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Materials Science and Engineering Building Renamed for Esteemed Professor Emeritus
Read MoreWilliam A. Jesser Helped Inspire His First-ever Ph.D. Student, Greg Olsen, to Make the Largest Gift in the Engineering School’s History
In 2019, Olsen made a $25 million contribution to UVA Engineering. He dedicated his gift to Jesser.
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University of Virginia and Penn State Researchers Launch Program to Develop New Hardware System
Read MoreFerroCoDE Platform Will Efficiently Compute Solutions for Complex Problems
$1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s ASCENT program supports their research
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Olsen Fellows Pursue Passion for Metallurgy
Read MoreStudents Begin Ph.D. Program Empowered By Collaboration and Multidisciplinary Research
The Olsen Fellowship was established in 2019, endowed by alumnus Greg Olsen’s $25 million gift to UVA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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Alumnus Michael Gao Helps Realize Potential of High-Entropy Alloys
Read MorePhysical Scientist Spreads Knowledge and Passion for Materials Science as Member of Accelerator Study Group
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society convened the study group funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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Ji Ma Takes Fresh Look at Diffusion in Shape Memory Alloys
Read MoreNational Science Foundation Grant Will Allow Assistant Professor to Address a Vexing Question About the Material’s Behavior
Ma will study diffusion in shape memory alloys, working with beta titanium as a model material in which precipitate formation has a magnified effect.
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Materials Informatics Research Group Embraces Open Philosophy Toward Sharing Knowledge
Read MoreFocus on Machine Learning Provides Opportunities for International and High School Students
Sunidhi Garg and Paige Delsa developed R-Shiny web applications to make group members’ models more accessible and interactive.
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Liheng Cai Named Soft Matter Emerging Investigator
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The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Soft Matter journal editors have named Liheng Cai an emerging investigator in recognition of his potential to influence future directions in the field. Read the highlight in the journal’s 2021 Emerging Investigators collection.
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Third-Year Nick Wu Earns Distinguished Undergraduate Hypersonics Research Scholarship
Read MoreWu’s Work Supports 3-D Manufacture of Complex Parts in Hypersonic Vehicles
Wu applied machine learning and statistical techniques to reduce the variability in processing 3-D manufactured parts.
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Brendan Whalen Earns Virginia Space Grant Consortium Scholarship
Read MoreWhalen Models Laser-Material Interactions to Make 3-D Printing More Efficient and Accurate
Fourth-year Brendan Whalen has earned a scholarship from the Virginia Space Grant Consortium to improve 3-D printing processes.
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UVA Materials Science Engineers Strive to Reduce Emissions from Aircraft Engines
Read MoreWadley Group Innovates Material and Coating Process to Protect Ceramic Parts
Deijkers and Wadley found a way to greatly extend the life of the materials used in these jet engines. Their paper is published in Acta Materialia.