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Driving directions

In Charlottesville:

Turn south onto Alderman Road where it intersects Ivy Road (Route 250 Business) at a set of traffic lights. At the next set of traffic lights turn right (west) onto McCormick Rd. Take the next right onto Edgemont Rd. The Slaughter Recreation Center is on the immediate left. Follow the road up the hill. ARL is the third building on the right after the Recreation Center. Parking is available at the Northern and Southern ends of the ARL building. Note: the University Avenue to Alderman Road section of McCormick Road is closed to through traffic Monday through Fridays during business hours in the semester.

From I-64 and Route 29:

On I-64, take Charlottesville exit 118B for the Route 29/250 bypass. Drive approximately 2 miles north on the bypass. On Route 29/250 bypass, take the off-ramp for Route 250 Business. This is the Ivy Road exit. Follow Ivy Road for approximately 1 mile and turn right onto Alderman Road (the second set of traffic lights). When approaching Charlottesville from the North, take the Route 29/250 bypass south instead of Route 29 Business.

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Before joining UVA in 1992, Professor Chelliah received his BSc degree from the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka in 1981, MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from SUNY at Stony Brook in 1984, and PhD degree from Princeton University in 1989. After earning his Ph.D., he worked at Princeton University as a Research Associate/Staff Member.