Join Us!

The University of Virginia and the School of Engineering and Applied Science will welcome students' families during Family Weekend Oct. 22-24.


As part of the Family Weekend activities, please join UVA Engineering students, faculty and staff on Friday, Oct. 22, for an afternoon of events, including an Undergraduate Research Expo, tours of design spaces and interaction with our student clubs.

Schedule of Events

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Undergraduate Research Expo (Darden Court and arcade)

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM – Engineering Tour (gather at 2 p.m. on the front steps outside the main entrance of Thornton Hall A-Wing facing McCormick Road)

Engineering School Map

Research Expo Individual Participants

Aerospace Engineering

Andrew Metro, 4th Year
Jackson Wray, 4th Year
Spencer Barnes, 4th Year

Biomedical Engineering

Diana Albarracin, 4th Year
Evan Clark, 4th Year
Kuba Lipowski, 4th Year
Nikita Sivakumar, 4th Year

Chemical Engineering

Emily Beyer (Giri Research Group), 4th Year
Shining Wang, 4th Year

Civil Engineering

Alden Summerville, 4th Year
Avery Walters, 4th Year
Julia Davis, 4th Year

Computer Engineering

Maria Parnell, 4th Year

Computer Science

Zhijun Cao, 3rd Year
Suraaj Kanniwadi

Engineering Science

Dylan Cudahy, 4th Year
Nick Wu, 3rd Year

Engineering Undeclared

Edward Wei, 1st Year

Materials Science and Engineering

Alex Uy, 2nd Year
Rachel McNamara, 4th Year

Mechanical Engineering

Amelia Kokernak, 4th Year
Kara Koopman, 4th Year

Systems Engineering

Aditi Jain, 3rd Year
Candace Miu, 4th Year

Student Clubs and Organizations:

ChemESports
Mechatronics and Robotics Society
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Out in Stem (oSTEM)
Solar Car Club
Starting and Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
Virginia Motorsports
Women in Computing Sciences (WiCS)

Tour of Labs

UVA Engineering student guides (E-Guides) will lead a tour from 2-3 p.m., gathering at 2 p.m. outdoors on the front steps of Thornton Hall (facing McCormick Road), and visiting select school labs and offices:

ChemE Lab
National Instruments Lab 
Rapid Prototyping Lab
Center for Engineering Career Development 
Engineering International Programs Office 
Office of Undergraduate Programs