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Dr. Ward received a B.S. (1998) in Chemical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology with a minor in Applied Mathematics, M.S. (2001) in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University and Ph.D. (2003) in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara.
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringAssistant Professor, Computer Science
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Amanda Watson’s research focuses on wearable technology for healthcare and athletic performance. Amanda Watson is an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Virginia. She is also affiliated with the UVA Link Lab, a multi-disciplinary center for research and education in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS).
Dr. Kent Wayland is an Assistant Professor in the science, technology & society program in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He teaches courses on science, technology, & society, writing, professional ethics, and cross-cultural engineering. He is…
My teaching interrogates the ways in which engineers can cultivate an understanding of the self in relation to the technologies they shape and the future they envision. In my courses I use fantasy tabletop roleplaying games as a means of working through complex ethical dilemmas in a…
Chen-Yu Wei is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science department at the University of Virginia. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Research Fellow at the Simons Institute. His research focuses on fundamental problems in interactive decision making and reinforcement learning.
Bobby Weikle's research focuses on millimeter-wave and terahertz electronics, applied electromagnetics, integrated antennas, novel high-speed devices and low-noise sensors for applications ranging from astronomy and spectroscopic sensing to metrology.
Dean, University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied ScienceSaunders Family Professor of EngineeringProfessor, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dean West is a transformational researcher, award-winning teacher and mentor, inventor and entrepreneur. Her research focuses on the use of biomaterials, nanotechnology and tissue engineering, applying engineering approaches to studying biological problems and solving unmet medical needs, particularly in the fight against cancer.
Dr. White is particularly interested in the integration of decision and information technologies and applications in aerospace, health-care, manufacturing, distribution, service, criminal justice, and military systems. He has published over 190 articles in these areas. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and other biographical directories
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringClark Scholars Faculty Director
Williams' completed my Ph.D. in materials physics at Penn State University in 2001, and undertook postdoctoral research in the Molecular Biophysics Group at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, thereafter establishing a nanophysics laboratory in the physics department at the University of Virginia.
Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics
Mark B. Williams received his PhD in physics at UVa in 1990. Following several years with the UVa Physics Department as a Research Scientist he joined the Radiology faculty. His lab applies physics principles to the design and development of systems for medical imaging.
