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 Engineering & Nanotechnology
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  • UVA Engineering Professor Secures Federal Small Business Grant to Improve Heat Management in Advanced Microelectronics

    Patrick E. Hopkins received funding to develop a tool that can precisely measure how heat moves through small electronics. 

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  • New AI Model Could Make Power Grids More Reliable Amid Rising Renewable Energy Use

    UVA researchers use AI to manage the growing complexity of modern power grids.

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  • Kory Burns Leads AI-Enhanced Breakthrough That Illuminates Materials Reactions at Nanoscale

    The researchers' new approach uses machine learning to identify defects that would otherwise go unspotted by human review of micrograph images.

     

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  • UVA Researchers Develop New Coatings To Boost Turbine Engine Efficiency

    A multidisciplinary UVA-led research group has formulated new protective coatings to allow turbine engines to run hotter — with potential dividends for the environment and people.

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  • Fast Company: How Hemp Plants Can Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’

    Chemical engineering’s Bryan Berger hopes his $1.6 million Environmental Protection Agency grant will eventually lead to a DIY protocol for removing toxic chemicals from farmland.

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  • UVA Researchers Pioneer AI-Driven Manufacturing Efficiency

    Cindy Chang and her team have created a more efficient way to optimize manufacturing systems, improving speed and quality while reducing waste.

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  • Systems and Information Engineering 2.0: The Future of Complex Systems

    Opinion: Integrating AI with human insight to revolutionize smart systems for a modern world.

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  • UVA Professor Receives $690,000 DOE Grant to Boost Energy Efficiency in Semiconductors

    Patrick E. Hopkins teams with NREL Center on Sustainability project. 

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  • Why Gulf Hurricanes Threaten Virginia, Southeast

    Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida, but has impacted thousand outside of the state. A UVA Engineering expert explains how and why this happens.

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  • If an Asteroid Heads Toward Earth, How Close to Harm's Way Will We Be?

    Joshua Handal, a 2012 UVA Engineering alumnus, explains why the best offense against meteors is the NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office.

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  • UVA Awarded $8M DARPA Grant to Develop Next-Generation Optical Detectors

    UVA is leading a groundbreaking project to create highly sensitive optical detectors to advance technologies in healthcare, defense and communications.

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  • UVA Engineering Professor Awarded $1.6M EPA Grant to Reduce PFAS Accumulation in Crops

    Bryan Berger will investigate how PFAS accumulates on farms and develop strategies to reduce exposure. 

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