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Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student Wins UVA’s Inaugural Bhakta Rath Research Award
Tori Vigil is the first recipient of a new University award recognizing excellence in public impact research in areas anticipating future needs of the nation.
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Groups Honor UVA Faculty Members, Student for Outstanding Contributions
Assistant professors George Prpich of chemical engineering and Shannon Barker of biomedical engineering earned this year’s Hartfield Excellence in Teaching Award, presented to UVA Engineering faculty.
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CAREER Award: It’s a Dirty Job, but Some Catalyst Has Got to Do It
Prestigious NSF Award Funds Computational Approach to Improving Catalytic Materials for a Cleaner World
To make a better catalyst, Chris Paolucci is using quantum physics, chemical engineering knowhow and computing power to decode chemical reactions down to the atom.
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CAREER Award: Big Molecules, Boundless Possibilities
Prestigious NSF Grant Funds Rachel Letteri’s Biomaterials Research Harnessing the Powerful Chemistry of Polymer Science for Health Care
Rachel Letteri’s lab is building a system for producing hydrogels that capture the complex features of human tissues to use in cell culture studies, 3D printing-based...
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UVA Engineering Graduate Students Earn Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Eight graduate students and two graduating fourth-year students at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have received National Science Foundation...
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UVA Engineering Open House
All are welcome for UVA Engineering's popular open house, featuring demos and talks from faculty, students and staff. Join us on April 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Student Researcher Adding 3D Printers to the Anti-Cancer Arsenal
Ailene Edwards, biomedical engineering major and Harrison Undergraduate Research Grant recipient in Matt Lazzara’s chemical engineering lab, is trying to develop 3D models of tumors that can mimic real-life conditions.
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Company with UVA Engineering Roots, Silivhere Technologies, Receives Competitive NSF Small Business Grant
Grant will support the development of a next-generation MadiDrop+ for household water purification
Civil engineering professor Jim Smith co-invented the MadiDrop+ as an extremely low-cost means of providing safe drinking water for individual households.
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Chemical Engineering Alumnus Paul Mensah Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Paul Mensah, a key member of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine team, has received one of the engineering profession’s highest distinctions.
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UVA ChemE Alumna at Center of COVID-19 Response as Leader of Moderna’s Vaccine Program
In July 2021, Anne Aunins became program leader for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine program, joining more than a dozen UVA chemical engineering alumni in the race to defeat COVID-19...