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Alumna Jen Locke Recognized for Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Career Success
Locke Makes Path Easier for Those who Have it Harder than Herself
Jen Locke has earned the TMS Frank Crossley Diversity Award
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UVA Engineers Lead $4.3 Million, Multi-University DARPA Project to Strengthen Navy Ships and Defense Systems
Research Focuses on Predicting and Slowing Metal Fatigue
Team is designing coatings and new alloys that use material interfaces in an adaptive way to control corrosion.
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Ph.D. Candidate Ho Lun Chan Earns Scholarship and Two Top Poster Awards for Corrosion Science
Research Will Lead to Next-Generation Nuclear Energy Systems
A National Science Foundation graduate research fellowship program award supports Chan's research.
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UVA Engineering Alumna Mary Lyn Lim Earns Recognition for Corrosion Research
Lim and PPG Industries Colleagues Probe Protection Mechanisms of Zinc-rich Primers
Team earns the President’s Lecture Series Award at Coatings+ 2021.
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Q&A: Corrosion Science Expert Discusses Catastrophic Surfside Collapse
John R. Scully studies the mechanisms of corrosion and the potential costs to life and infrastructure, recently made all too real in Florida.
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Corrosion Experts Inform Public Dialogue on Personal Protective Gear to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
Editorial Explores Incorporation of Copper Oxidation Products as Antiviral Agents in Face Masks, Air Filters, Fabrics and Clothing
A range of temperatures, surface conditions and relative humidity could be investigated to where copper alloys and oxidized copper compounds are effective.
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UVA Engineering Helps Society Prepare for Net-Zero Carbon Future
Corrosion Science Keeps Nuclear Power in the Nation’s Energy Mix
Corrosion science meets challenges of storing and containing nuclear waste, and preserving materials in generation-IV reactors’ anticipated extreme environments.
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The Drive for Discovery
Olsen Fellows Find Practical Applications for High-Temperature, Corrosion-Resistant Alloys
The department welcomed three Olsen fellows to Grounds in fall 2020.
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University of Virginia Research Team Puts Antimicrobial Coatings to the Test
National Science Foundation RAPID Grant Combines UVA’s Materials Science and Engineering and Medical Expertise
Funding speeds development of antimicrobial coatings that reduce peoples’ risk of catching the COVID-19 virus from high-touch surfaces.
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Chao Liu’s Doctoral Research in Corrosion Earns Morris Cohen Graduate Student Award
Electrochemical Society Encourages Active Engagement in the Field After Graduation
Liu’s dissertation focused on understanding what controls corrosion attack in complicated structures used in modern aircraft.