UVA Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of notable catalysis researcher Ayman Karim as the new chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering. 

UVA Engineering’s new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science represent three different departments and distinct areas of research. 

The UVA Engineering cyber defense team’s three-peat as regional champions sends them back to nationals to try for a fourth title in late April.

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.

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. 

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

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.

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

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.

UVA Engineering is recruiting talent for its Rising Scholars program.