• Jefferson Scholars Foundation Names Hartfield Excellence in Teaching Award Honoree

    Daniel Quinn, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has earned the 2024-2025 Hartfield Award, which recognizes faculty in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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  • Your Final Assignment: Build a System To Improve UVA Swim Starts

    UVA electrical and computer engineering students built a high-tech “smart” starting block as a training tool to help swimmers launch faster — potentially shaving crucial milliseconds off race times. 

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  • James H. Lambert Honored for Preparing a New Generation of Risk Analysis Leaders

    James H. Lambert has been recognized as a distinguished educator by the Society for Risk Analysis, an international scientific and professional society.

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  • Q&A: UVA’s Cindy Chang Talks About Her AI Tool for Optimizing Manufacturing Processes

    Her lab’s approach finds the connections between individual processes and the manufacturing system as a whole — and tries to coordinate everything at once, she tells Tech Briefs.

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  • New Graphic Novel from UVA Alum Astronaut Encourages Kids To Be ‘Space Chasers’

    Alumnus Leland Melvin went to space as a NASA astronaut who overcame challenges. His new graphic novel encourages youths to do the same.

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  • UVA’s 2024 Research Achievement Awards Feature Numerous Engineering Faculty

    Five engineering faculty won three of the University of Virginia’s top research awards. Many more were recognized during an annual ceremony celebrating UVA’s research accomplishments.

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  • UVA Engineering Seeks Applicants for Talent Pipeline

    UVA Engineering is recruiting talent for its Rising Scholars program.

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  • Innovators of the Year’s Technology ‘Springs’ Athletes to Better Health

    Biomedical engineering professor Silvia Blemker and her co-developers were recognized for FDA-approved technology that keeps athletes playing and offers help to some muscular dystrophy patients.

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  • Faculty Spotlight: Navy Veteran Brings Military Precision to Her Classroom

    Natasha Smith leans on her love of engineering and experience as a U.S. Navy Seabee to engage students in the classroom.

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