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UVA Engineering's faculty and students work to improve human health and create a sustainable and secure future.
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Before Machines Can Be Autonomous, Humans Must Work to Ensure Their Safety
Researchers in UVA's LESS Lab are developing sophisticated simulations and mathematical frameworks to ensure a future where people can safely trust driverless cars and other autonomous machines.
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The Conversation: To Swim Like a Tuna, Robotic Fish Need to Change How Stiff Their Tails Are in Real Time
Underwater vehicles haven’t changed much since the submarines of World War II. Assistant professor Dan Quinn's op-ed reveals how his new research could inspire new designs for submarines and airplanes.
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Alumnus Michael Gao Helps Realize Potential of High-Entropy Alloys
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
National Science Foundation Grant Will Allow Assistant Professor to Address a Vexing Question About the Material's Behavior
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Promoting the Public Good
Renée Cummings and Jonathan Goodall to Lead University of Virginia in Public Interest Technology University Network Initiatives
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Engineering and Society Has a New Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics
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Finding and Tracking Bats Under Bridges
A UVA civil engineering team working with VDOT is using imaging to locate bats roosting under bridges and overpasses.
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The Big Reveal in Fossil Research
Clever Hands and Minds Quietly Make it Possible to See and Study Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Species
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John Mather Nobel Scholar Wants to Design Extraterrestrial Habitats
Third-year civil engineering student Avery Walters crafts innovative designs for harsh environments.
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UVA Leading Grant to Advance Renewable Natural Gas
UVA Engineering faculty from the chemical engineering and engineering systems and environment departments are part of a multi-institution, Department of Energy-funded project seeking petroleum fuel replacements.
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Students Probe IP Possibilities of Synthetic Biology and Nanotechnology
nanoSTAR enabled nine students to explore intellectual property possibilities during the Summer 2021 Program for Entrepreneurial Nanoscale Engineering.
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A Civil Engineering Concentration Contributes to UVA’s New Real Estate Minor
The construction engineering and management track’s role in UVA’s new interdisciplinary minor helps fulfill some of the CEM concentration’s foundational goals.