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Harrison Award recipients receive as much as $4,000 apiece to pursue their research interests, along with a faculty mentor – a process that has gone on every year since 2001. Four awardees are UVA Engineers.

Over the summer, BME Clinical Scholars are immersed in the clinical environment at UVA Health. What they learn there is spun off into design cases to explore in the classroom in the fall.

Jundong Li, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering with joint appointments in computer science and data science, has been awarded a COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant from UVA Global Infectious Diseases Institute.

Flagship Conference Plays to UVA Engineering’s Strengths in Thin Films, Nano-Science, 2-D Materials and Ferroelectrics

Students and faculty continued a long-standing engagement with the American Vacuum Society by chairing sessions, presenting papers and earning top honors.

Award Recognizes Development of an Anti-Corrosion Coating for Aerospace Aluminum Alloys

Research informs consideration of magnesium-based coatings as a safe and reliable alternative to existing coating technologies.

Computational Modeling Advances Design of Magnesium Alloys Free of Rare Earth Elements

Research group employed computational modeling to understand a magnesium-tin alloy’s precipitation sequence.

Decision Honors Outstanding Contributions of Past Chair and Professor Emeritus William A. Jesser

Greg Olsen, distinguished alumnus (MSE ’71) and successful entrepreneur, dedicated his historic $25 million gift to his former Ph.D. adviser.

Platform Enhances Functional Properties and Affordability of Materials for Next-Gen Devices

Nature and Nature Nanotechnology publish papers extending Lee's seminal research in epitaxy.

Associate professor Peter D. Norton of the Department of Engineering and Society discussed how the pandemic is changing our perception of urban outdoor spaces with historical context.