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Williams, Les, CRM
Read MoreProfessor of Practice
Mr. Willams teaches an undergraduate course which explores and defines the intersection of engineering, especially mechanical engineering, and business using the Harvard Business School case method.
He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering at UVA as a Rodman Scholar and then an MBA...
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Wilson, Stephen G.
Read MoreProfessor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Prof. Wilson received the Ph.D. from the University of Washington, an M.S. from the University of Michigan, and a B.S. from Iowa State, all in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Wilson has been a member of the faculty since 1976. He teaches courses and conducts research in digital communication systems...
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Wood, Houston
Read MoreProfessor
Dr. Houston G. Wood is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. He received his B.A. and M.S. in mathematics from Mississippi State University and his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of Virginia. Since 2009, he...
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Wulf, William
Read MoreAT&T Professor of Computer Science and University Professor (Emeritus)
Bill Wulf received the first Computer Science Ph.D. ever awarded at the University of Virginia in 1968. He then joined Carnegie-Mellon University as Assistant Professor of Computer Science, becoming Associate Professor...
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Wylie, Caitlin Donahue
Read MoreAssistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society
I've researched how science and society interact at the universities of Chicago and Cambridge, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin), the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and now at UVA. I focus on the unwritten work and workers in research communities, such as...
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Xu, Haifeng
Read MoreAlan Batson Career Enhancement Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Research interests include:Artificial Intelligence, Computational Game Theory, Machine Learning, Algorithms and Optimization
Haifeng Xu received his PhD from the University of Southern California in 2018, did a postdoc at Harvard from 2018 - 2019, and joined the...
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Xu, Baoxing
Read MoreAssociate Professor
Dr. Xu joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The University of Virginia in the fall of 2014. He received his PhD in Mechanics and Materials from Columbia University in 2012 and was a Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from...
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Yang, Zequan
Read MoreAssociate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
As a highly capable and compassionate physician, and well-trained in the area of general surgery, Dr.Yang brings dedication to providing the highest quality of patient care both within the office and hospital at all times without compromise. His utmost concern is with how the patient feels, and...
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Yates, Paul A.
Read MoreAssociate Professor of Ophthalmology
Dr. Yates graduated from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 2001. He works at the University of Virginia, specializing in ophthalmology. He speaks English and Spanish .
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Yi, Xu
Read MoreAssistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Assistant Professor, Physics (By Courtesy)
Xu Yi is an Assistant Professor in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, courtesy Assistant Professor in Department of Physics, University of Virginia. He received his B.S. in Physics from Peking University in 2012 and Ph.D. in Applied Physics from California Institute of Technology...