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Top U.S. Transportation Accident Investigation Official Analyzes Fatal Bridge Collapse for Engineering Systems and Environment Students and Faculty
Read MoreNTSB chair Robert L. Sumwalt guest lectures in Forefronts of Civil Engineering graduate course
Top official presents an inside view of the federal agency’s breakdown of the engineering and judgment errors that led to six deaths.
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A Tale of Two Labs
Read MoreUVA engineering graduates, now teachers themselves, demonstrate to future engineering leaders the power of service and collaboration
UVA Engineering professor Jonathan L. Goodall and Charlottesville High School engineering teacher Matthew Shields both graduated from UVA Engineering in 2001. Now they are...
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For Good: Solving "Tuff" Problems
Read MoreLeon Yacoubian, Ph.D. Student, Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative
Ph.D. student Leon Yacoubian is working to understand people's needs in communities where disasters occurred so engineering solutions are thoughtful and helpful.
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For Good: Clean Water for All
Read MoreCourtney Hill, Ph.D. Candidate, Civil Engineering
Ph.D. candidate Courtney Hill is developing a device that will purify water in peoples' homes, in an effort to address the global challenge of clean drinking water. Her work...
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Epoch Convergence
Read MoreCivil engineering alumna guides digital transformation for global company
Heather Wishart-Smith’s job reflects how much civil engineering has always fundamentally been about interrelated systems, with infrastructure the underlying foundation.
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Engineering Equity in the Built Environment
Read MorePh.D. student plans career to serve the greater good and educate others
Bethany M. Gordon wants to build a more equitable world for the most disadvantaged populations — and a world that is sustainable for all.
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Civil Engineering Ph.D. Student is One of Two UVA Scholars to Land Ford Foundation Fellowship
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The Ford Foundation’s pre- and post-doctoral fellowship programs aim to increase the diversity of faculty at U.S. colleges and universities.
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NASA ‘Future Investigator’ Monitors Soil Moisture From Space
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Hyunglok Kim, whose research is aided by a NASA award, is assimilating data from multiple satellites to better understand Earth’s climate systems, which can potentially help reduce impact of natural disasters.
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Civil Engineering Alumnus Walks his Way Onto the Silver Screen
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Matt Green left an engineering career and set off to explore the country and New York’s urban landscape from a whole new perspective. His NYC trek is captured in a film documentary.
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A Colleague Remembers what Made Richard Jennings a Great Teacher and Engineer
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In his latest column for Forbes, W. Bernard Carlson, Joseph L. Vaughan Professor of Humanities and chair of the Department of Engineering and Society, wrote movingly about a revered former colleague.