Research @ UVA Engineering

Engineering for a Sustainable Future

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.

Research Area

Optics, Photonics and Sensing Energy, Transportation and the Environment Materials and Nanotechnology 
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  • UVA Engineering and the II-VI Foundation: Decade-long Partnership Offers a Launchpad for Graduate Students

    Since 2012, UVA professor Jerrold A. Floro has earned II-VI Foundation funding for three projects resulting in new discoveries.

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    • UVA Engineering–Darden Team Wins $30,000 for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Business Plan

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  • Newer Tunabot Models Are Faster and Bigger — and May One Day Outperform Fish

    An accomplished UVA postdoctoral researcher knows the power of industry-academia collaborations for underwater vehicle design and development.

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    • UVA Helps Illuminate Path Toward Wind Energy and Storage Future

    Eric Loth joins top experts in wind energy systems, urban planning and anthropology to pave a way for large-scale wind energy.

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  • Class of 2022: Haoyi Ma

    Ma is joining Meta as a research scientist, where he hopes to facilitate better communications for people around the world.

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  • Playing with Dirt Leads to Big Potential for Sustainable Buildings

    Faculty in engineering, architecture and environmental sciences demonstrate that 3D-printed, geometrically complex structures made of soil and seed can support plant growth.

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  • In the Blink of An Eye

    Lee's vision for biomimicking sensor systems presents a complete story from materials to integration to application.

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  • UVA Researchers Harness the Power of a New Solid-State Thermal Technology

    Researchers at the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science have discovered a way to make a versatile thermal conductor, with promise for more energy-efficient electronic devices.

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  • UVA Engineering Team Debuts New Type of Chip

    Their chip achieves a 100-times improvement in computation with the same accuracy as conventional digital computing. 

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  • Class of 2022: Kara Koopman

    Koopman hopes to work the development and deployment of future technologies for sustainability.

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  • Class of 2022: Rachel McNamara

    McNamara will join UVA Engineering Assistant Professor Ji Ma's additive manufacturing research group to earn her Ph.D.

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  • Transforming Lives: PureMadi's Innovative Approach to Clean Water in South Africa

    Founder and civil engineering professor James Smith reflects on how UVA-born company PureMadi has grown and where it could go.

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