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Chen Cui received his Ph.D. in Astronautical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 2023, where he also completed his Master’s degree in High-Performance Computing. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Beihang University in 2017. Before joining the University of…
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental EngineeringAssociate Chair for Academic Programs
My lifelong love for the outdoors translated directly into the study of environmental and water resource engineering. At UVa, I have the honor of working with a new generation of engineers who will work to create a sustainable future.
Professor, Computer ScienceDirector, Cyber Defense Program of Study
Jack W. Davidson is a Professor of Computer Science at UVA. He joined in 1981 after receiving his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Arizona. His research interests include compilers, computer security, programming languages, computer architecture, and embedded systems. He is the principal investigator on several ongoing grants.
As our technological creations increasingly permeate all that surrounds us, altering our behaviors and bodies in subtle and obvious ways, we ought to ask ourselves:
William Stansfield Calcott Professor of Engineering and Applied Science
Davis joined the faculty in Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia in 1990 as an assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor in 1996, and full professor in 2002.
Dedic received her B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Iowa State University in 2012 and 2017, respectively. After graduation she worked as a visiting scientist with the National Institute of Aerospace at NASA Langley Research Center and joined the University of Virginia as an assistant professor in 2018. Dedic is an active member of the AIAA.
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor DeLong began serving within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering within the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia in the Fall of 2015. Prior to that, he served at a number of other academic institutions, including Virginia…
Associate Professor of Biology Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Christopher Deppman has been interested in the mechanisms underlying long-distance signaling in the context of nervous system development since he was a post-doctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the laboratory of David Ginty (now at Harvard).
Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics, Department of Engineering and Society
I received my first Master of Science degree in the realm of earthquake engineering from the Iran University of Science & Technology (Centre of excellence for fundamental structural studies).
