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Our faculty are not content to trod well-worn engineering paths. Instead, they are driven to pursue innovations in teaching, research that address truly complex challenges, and to pursue worldwide leadership roles in their fields.
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Wadley, Haydn N.
Read MoreUniversity Professor, Edgar Starke Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
HAYDN N. G. WADLEY is a University Professor and the Edgar A. Starke Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Virginia. He has broad interests in materials science, composite materials, micromechanics and thermal transport. His current research explores high...
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Wang, Hongning
Read MoreAssociate Professor, Computer Science
Research interests include:Machine Learning, Text Mining, Information Retrieval, Computational Statistics and Simulation/Statistical Modeling, Stochastic Modeling
Hongning Wang received his Ph.D. from the Department of Computer Science at University of...
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Watson, Layne T.
Read MoreVisiting Professor, Computer Science
Layne T. Watson received the B.A. degree (magna cum laude) in psychology and mathematics from the University of Evansville, Indiana, in 1969, and the Ph.D. degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1974. He has worked for USNAD Crane, Sandia National Laboratories, and...
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Weaver, Alfred C.
Read MoreEmeritus Professor of Computer Science, Chair, Faculty Senate (2017-18), Founding Director, Applied Research Institute
Research interests include:Electronic Commerce, Cybersecurity, Computer Networks, 3D Printing, Crowdsourcing
Alf Weaver received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois in 1976. He joined the...
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Weikle, II, Robert M.
Read MoreProfessor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Robert M. Weikle, II received his B.S. in electrical engineering and physics from Rice University in 1986, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1987 and 1992, respectively. At Caltech, he developed a variety of new techniques for...
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West, Jennifer L.
Read MoreDean, University of Virginia School of Engineering, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Dean West’s formidable record of accomplishments spans 25 years as 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...
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Westin, Peter Gustav
Read MoreLecturer, Science, Technology, and Society
I take an interdisciplinary approach across a broad spectrum to include technical systems, automobility/motorsports, technology and the environment, innovation, users and maintainers, and technology in modern European history. I came from the world our students will be entering. I also work on...
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White, Jr., K. Preston
Read MoreEmeritus Professor
Dr. White's research interests include Monte Carlo and discrete-event simulation; sequencing and scheduling; quality, reliability, and statistical engineering; and logistics and supply chains. He is particularly interested in the integration of decision and information technologies and...
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Whitfield, Milton
Read MoreExecutive Lecturer, Science, Technology, and Society
Milton is an experienced corporate, transactional and contracts lawyer who has extensive background in representing companies in complex corporate and technology transactions, including licensing and outsourcing of business processes, information technology, and related sourcing services a well...
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Williams, Les, CRM
Read MoreProfessor of Practice
Mr. Willams will teach an undergraduate course which explores and defines the intersection of engineering, especially mechanical engineering, and business in spring 2021 using the Harvard Business School case method.
He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering at UVA as a Rodman...