Research @ UVA Engineering

Imagine a “Band-Aid” that wards off Lyme disease. With the big idea, chemical engineering grad student Tori Vigil led a team of cadets to win an international genetic engineering competition.

Kenneth Brown, this year’s 2024 UVERS winner, investigated the potential for a non-toxic solvent made from orange peels to be used in the production of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.

Classmates Payam Pourtaheri and Ameer Shakeel tell AgroSpheres’ story, from class project to agricultural technology no one else was doing — and what they learned along the way.

Biomedical engineering professor Thomas Barker and his team have developed a novel antibody treatment to precisely target and halt progression of lung fibrosis.

NBC29 covers BP America Professor Emeritus Jack Stankovic’s monitoring system that helps Alzheimer’s caregivers know when to take care of themselves. 

UVA Engineering researchers created AI that listens for mood changes and protects Alzheimer’s caregivers’ mental health.

In its debut podcast, the Coulter Center for Translational Research highlights health-care innovators at UVA and beyond who are translating scientific discoveries into tangible healthcare solutions. 

We take pride in the many innovative researchers among our faculty. Join us in celebrating some of the women who contribute to our school and community, shaping the future of engineering.

Rachel Letteri and Liheng Cai design polymer materials for applications such as treating disease or repairing tissue loss, soft robotics and wearable electronics.

With machine learning and human learning, scientists uncover the biological cause and effect of fibroblast behaviors after heart attack and advanced the development of new treatments.

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a key trigger for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition causing fat to build up in the liver for no clear reason.