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UVA Engineering Alumnus Elected to National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering's election of Charles P. “Chip” Blankenship, Jr., as an academy member, is among the most prestigious and important professional...
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Faculty Research Retreat
Hot on the Trail of the Next Big Idea
The faculty of the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science are working together to identify the best big ideas to pursue next.
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Community Outreach
Smart Enough for a Fifth-Grader
For several years, UVA Associate Professor Jerry Floro has been offering “NanoDays” demonstrations to local elementary schools on a volunteer basis, feeding his passion for...
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Faculty Accolade
UVA Engineering Dean Appointed to EPA Advisory Board Committee
Craig Benson, dean of the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board’s...
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A Powerful Idea
UVA-Led Team to Develop Offshore Wind Turbines to Withstand Extreme Weather
In 15 years, a forest of giant wind turbines – able to protect themselves in severe weather by folding in their rotor blades like palm trees in a hurricane – could be planted off...
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Faculty Accolade
Computer Science Chair Earns International Recognition for Advancing Computer Processor Design
Kevin Skadron, Harry Douglas Forsyth Professor and chair of Computer Science at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named a fellow of...
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Perfect Partners
Professors Show How to Pair Excellent Research and Teaching
Can great research scientists also be great teachers? Two professors in the University of Virginia Department of Materials Science and Engineering are showing how it can be done...
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Improving Jet Engines
Paving the Way for Hypersonic Propulsion
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research have joined forces with the National Science Foundation in awarding mechanical and aerospace engineering Professor Harsha Chelliah a $1...
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It’s FUNdamental
Electrical and Computer Engineering transforms undergraduate programs to boost student success
In 2013, the Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering's undergraduate programs committee undertook an overhaul of the undergraduate curriculum. The...
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Laser Focused
Pursuit of Excellence in Education
Professor Maite Brandt-Pearce will pursue three strategies in her new role as Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Virginia School of Engineering...