Engineering a better future will require the best work of researchers collaborating along the spectrum from the tiniest building blocks of materials through the complex workings of entire societal systems. We work at the micro- and nano-scale in fields like heat transfer, catalysis and 2-D materials to identify fundamental properties of matter. Our goal is not simply to conduct research, but to pursue research with positive global impact.
Chris is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. He completed his B.S. and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame.
Jesse Pappas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Society. He currently teaches multiple sections of STS 2600: Engineering Ethics and serves as co-director of UVA's Engineering Character Strength Initiative and West Point's Character Assessment Planning Initiative.
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor, Systems and Information EngineeringDirector, Traffic Operations Laboratory
Currently Recruiting
Brian Park is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on improving the efficiency of surface transportation systems via connected automated vehicle controls, traffic operations and management strategies.
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)Associate Chair for Research & Strategic Initiatives (CEE)Professor, Systems & Information Engineering (SIE) (by courtesy)
Lisa Colosi Peterson is a professor in the departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Systems and Information Engineering (SIE) (by courtesy) as well as director of the UVA Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Lab.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Pompano's research interests center on developing microfluidic and chemical assays to unravel the complexity of the immune response and inform new immunotherapies. Her lab combines unique expertise in bioanalytical chemistry, microfluidics, bioengineering, and immunology to create…
William Barton Rogers Professor of PhysicsProfessor, Materials Science and Engineering (Courtesy)
Joseph Poon's research group focuses on three projects: i) Study of thermoelectric properties of semiconductors and semimetals ii) Synthesis of thin films study of ferrimagnetic and antiferromagnetic heterostructures that show skyrmionic state and anomalous Hall effect. iii) Study of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with properties in composition space.
Kun Qian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. He is also a member of the Link Lab. Before joining UVA, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California San Diego. He received his Ph.D. and B.E. from Tsinghua…
Quinn's research focuses on optimization and simulation methods used to inform the design and management of water resources systems with the goals of protecting people from nature (floods and droughts), and nature from people (pollution and consumption). She is interested in how advanced sensing and forecasting techniques inform this optimization.
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Currently Recruiting
Associate Professor Quinn first came to the University of Virginia as an undergraduate student in 2006. After graduating, he left to get his PhD at Princeton University, then returned in 2017 to be on the UVA faculty.
Adarsh Ramakrishnan is a product management leader and entrepreneur with a passion for engineering, design, and business. He founded 3 product-focused businesses and served in executive roles at an agency and manufacturing startup. He has also worked as a full-time product manager at…
Visiting Professor, Electrical EngineeringAssociate Vice President, Westlake University
Michael Reed is currently on leave from UVA, serving as Associate Vice President of Westlake University in Hangzhou, China. He has held appointments at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Carnegie-Mellon University, University of Twente, ETH Zürich, and the Albert Ludwigs Universität…
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