Research @ UVA Engineering

UVA chemical engineering professor Bryan Berger tells Newsweek a new report on widespread PFAS contamination confirms the need for technology like his lab’s testing and containment approach.

Nick Vecchiarello’s work on custom-designed molecular surfaces could make protein-based drugs safer, cheaper and easier to manufacture.

The path to better health is sometimes skin deep. John A. Rogers delivers the inaugural Jefferson Engineering Lecture.

UVA Engineering has twelve new National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow award winners and honorable mentions in the highly competitive GRFP program. 

Middle school is a time of figuring out who you are and what interests you. Two UVA biomedical engineering Ph.D. students built an afterschool program to tap the engineer within.

UVA biomedical engineer says UVA’s investment in focused ultrasound technology led to a discovery that halts brain lesion growth and redefines noninvasive treatment potential.

Using a new AI tool, biomedical engineering professor Jeff Saucerman’s team discovered a drug used by millions for anxiety and depression also has surprising heart-healing potential.

Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships award top U.S. undergraduates up to $7,500 per year in academic support in addition to tuition and fees.

Natasha Sheybani is focusing her research on defeating metastatic breast cancer.

Scott T. Acton, Gustavo Kunde Rohde and Shannon Barker have been recognized for contributions in biomedical imaging, modeling and education.

A UVA Engineering assistant professor of chemical engineering has won the NSF CAREER Award for her AI approach to studying peptide-covered surfaces.

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.