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UVA Wins $16M DOE Award to Launch Simulation Center for Predictive Science
Read NowThe SAGEST Center brings together advanced computing, data analytics and engineering to model extreme environments using hypersonic flight as a rigorous proving ground.
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UVA Engineering Welcomes New Faculty for 2025
Read NowThe University of Virginia is proud to welcome these outstanding new faculty members to our Engineering community.
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UVA Engineering Announces Newly Promoted and Tenured Faculty
Read NowThe University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science is proud to recognize the outstanding faculty members who have been promoted this year.
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Graduating Stars Prepare To Launch Their Careers
Read NowFourth-Year students share memories and show gratitude as they say goodbye.
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Celebrating Excellence: 2025 UVA Engineering Outstanding Student Award Winners
Read NowLearn who demonstrated exceptional achievement in academics, research, leadership and service.
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Students Develop Novel Plan for Low-Cost Hypersonic Research
Read NowCapstone students will find out in August with a NASA rocket launch if their glider concept works.
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Cooler Faster Better: UVA Engineers Uncover a New Way To Stop Electronics From Overheating
Read NowUVA engineers discovered a way to move heat ultrafast using crystal waves, offering a breakthrough in cooling advanced electronics.
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Dean Jennifer West Earns AIMBE’s 2025 Pierre Galletti Award
Read NowThe 2025 Pierre Galletti Award, the highest honor given by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), was given on March 30 to UVA Engineering Dean Jennifer L. West.
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UVA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Patrick Hopkins Elected AAAS Fellow
Read NowUVA professor’s in-demand laser testing techniques lead to myriad collaborations and advances in thermal properties of materials used in many engineering applications.
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Three UVA Engineering Faculty Elected as AAAS Fellows
Read NowUVA Engineering’s new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science represent three different departments and distinct areas of research.
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UVA’s 2024 Research Achievement Awards Feature Numerous Engineering Faculty
Read NowFive engineering faculty won three of the University of Virginia’s top research awards. Many more were recognized during an annual ceremony celebrating UVA’s research accomplishments.
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Unlocking Next-Gen Chip Efficiency: UVA Researchers Confirm Thermal Insights for Tiny Circuits
Read NowPh.D. student Md. Rafiqul Islam and a team of researchers unlock heat flow principles in ultra-thin metals, paving the way for faster, smaller, more efficient computer chips.