Keivan Esfarjani
Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty, Tenure Track
Research Areas
- Computational Materials Science
- Nanoelectronics and 2-D Materials
- Nanoscale Heat Transfer
At The University and beyond...
Across UVA Grounds, throughout the Commonwealth and beyond, nanoSTAR strives to provide a collaborative platform for nanoscale research and commercialization of products, to provide excellence in teaching and to provide outreach that promotes science, education, and collaboration.
nanoSTAR Institute collaborates with businesses and other universities to leverage resources and expertise. These partnerships enable the acceleration of research discoveries through technology transfer and commercialization. nanoSTAR offers a web-based portal to facilitate nano-focused research interactions between engineers and scientists. Nanotechnology, which by definition sits at the cusp of engineering, materials science, and physics, enables the burgeoning medical concepts of personalized medicine, tissue re-engineering and regenerative medicine, artificial cells and exosomes, theranostics, microfluidics for diagnostics, and multi-modal imaging.
Our mission is to to make The University the premier destination for students to pursue education in nano science and medicine and for people and organizations seeking nanoscale technologies to gain access to intellectual and material resources in order to advance science and technology. We do this through facilitating not only cross-Grounds collaborations but also through collaborations with outside academic and industrial partners
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Our Faculty
David L. Green
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Colloids and Interfaces
- Assembly and Rheology
- Soft Materials and Soft Matter
Lloyd R. Harriott
Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas
- Microscale Heat Transfer
- Nanoelectronics and 2-D Materials
- Nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing
Steven R. Caliari
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Biomaterials
- Mechanobiology
- Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering
Petra Reinke
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Director Engineering Physics Program
Research Areas
- Nanoelectronics and 2-D Materials
- Corrosion and Electrochemical Sciences and Engineering
- Surface and Interface Science and Engineering
James Fitz-Gerald
Professor & Director of Undergraduate Programs, MSE, Director, Engineering Science Program
Research Areas
- Optoelectronic Devices
- Corrosion and Electrochemical Sciences and Engineering
- Surface and Interface Science and Engineering
Stuart S. Berr
Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Cardiovascular Engineering
John C. Bean
Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
George T. Gillies
Research Professor
Research Areas
- Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Biological Applications
- Cardiovascular Engineering
- Drug Delivery
Jerrold Anthony Floro
Professor, Associate Chair for Research, DMSE
Research Areas
- Epitaxial growth and self-assembly of semiconductors and metals
- Pattern formation across lengthscales by self-assembly
- Magnetic materials
Mircea R. Stan
Virginia Microelectronics Consortium (VMEC) Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas
- Internet of Things
- Low Power Design
- Processing in Memory
Christopher B. Highley
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Steven M. Bowers
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas
- Internet of Things
- Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Electronics
- Low Power Design
Kyle J. Lampe
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
- Biomaterials
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Biological Applications
Mark Kester
Director, nanoSTAR Institute, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, Molecular Physiology/Biophysics
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Signal and Image Processing
- Human Factors
N. Scott Barker
Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Fellow, IEEE, Chair, IEEE MTT-S Publications Committee, Co-Founder and CEO, Dominion MicroProbes Inc.
Research Areas
- Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Electronics
- Radio-Frequency Microelectromechanical Systems (RF-MEMS)
- Wireless and Optical Communication Systems
Liheng Cai
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering (by courtesy)
Research Areas
- Soft (bio)Materials
- Polymers
- Biophysics
Randall J. Moorman
Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Research Areas
- Cardiovascular Engineering
Robert M. Weikle, II
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas
- Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Electronics
- Wireless and Optical Communication Systems
Xiaodong (Chris) Li
Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Professor
Research Areas
- Additive Manufacturing/Smart Manufacturing
- Nanomaterial-enabled Energy Systems
- Biomaterials and Biomechanics
Richard J. Price
Lawrence R. Quarles Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Radiology & Medical Imaging, Research Director of the UVa Focused Ultrasound Center
Research Areas
- Drug and Gene Delivery
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Ammasi Periasamy
Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Center Director-WM Keck Center for Cellular Imaging
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
Kimberly A. Kelly
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Targeted Diagnostic Imaging
- Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery
- Cancer
Avik Ghosh
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor, Physics (By Courtesy)
Research Areas
- Internet of Things
- Optoelectronic Devices
- Microscale Heat Transfer
Giovanni Zangari
Professor
Research Areas
- Nanoelectronics and 2-D Materials
- Corrosion and Electrochemical Sciences and Engineering
- Metallurgy
Baoxing Xu
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Nanomechanics; Manufacturing; Low-dimensional functional materials and structures; soft-hard material integration
Rachel A. Letteri
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
- Polymer synthesis and characterization
- Peptide binding and assembly
- Biomaterials
Brian P. Helmke
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UVA Engineering Director of Undergraduate Research
Mark Bennett Williams
Professor of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, and Physics
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Quantitative Biosciences
P. Paxton Marshall
Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keith Williams
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
James T. Burns
Heinz and Doris Wilsdorf Distinguished Research Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Research Areas
- Materials Characterization
- Nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing
Rider W. Foley
Associate Professor, Science, Technology, and Society
Research Areas
- Wireless Health
- Smart Buildings/Cities
- Risk and Decision Analysis
Alexander L (Sasha) Klibanov
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Medical and Molecular Imaging
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
- Drug Delivery
Rebecca Pompano
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering
Research Areas
- Advanced Biomanufacturing
Matthew Panzer
Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy), Deputy Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics, Director of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Master of Engineering Program
Research Areas
- Injury Biomechanics
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Computational Biomechanics
Joe Charles Campbell
Lucien Carr III Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas
- Optoelectronic Devices
Pamela Marie Norris, Ph.D.
Executive Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Frederick Tracy Morse Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Areas
- Nanoscale Heat Transfer
- Interfacial Thermal Transport
- Thermal Management
Erik Fernandez
Professor Emeritus
Research Areas
- Molecular Analysis of Protein Adsorption and Purification
- Misfolding of Pharmaceutical Proteins and Proteins Relevant to Human Disease
Benton H. Calhoun
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas
- Internet of Things
- Low Power Design
- VLSI Design
Haydn N. Wadley
University Professor, Edgar Starke Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Research Areas
- High Temperature Materials Design
- Materials synthesis and processing
- Combinatorial synthesis and high throughput screening
Donald Richieri Griffin
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
- Novel Biomaterial Development
- Drug and Cell Delivery
- Regenerative Medicine
Nathan Swami
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas
- Signal and Image Processing
- Wireless Health
- Biomedical Data Sciences
Gary Koenig
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Research Areas
- Batteries and Energy Storage
- Particle Engineering and Characterization
- Materials Microstructure Control and Characterization
Patrick E. Hopkins
Professor, Graduate Director of Ph.D. and M.S. Programs
Research Areas
- Microscale Heat Transfer
- Nanoelectronics and 2-D Materials
- Surface and Interface Science and Engineering
Mool C. Gupta
Langley Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Areas
- Intelligent Processing of Materials
- Laser-materials interactions
- Nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing
James M. Howe
Thomas Goodwin Digges Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Director of the Nanoscale Materials Characterization Facility (NMCF), Faculty Advisor for the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Minor
Research Areas
- Phase Transformations
- Interfaces
- Materials Characterization
Joshua J. Choi
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Associate Professor of Physics (by courtesy)
Research Areas
- Materials Chemistry
- Optoelectronic Devices
- Solar Power
Hilary Bart-Smith
Professor
Research Areas
- Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
- Bio-inspired systems
Kenneth Brayman
Professor of Surgery, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering, Chief, Transplant Division, Department of Surgery
Research Areas
- 3D Bioprinting
- Gene Therapy
Geoffrey M. Geise
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering (by courtesy), ChE Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Research Areas
- Membrane Separations
- Polymers
- Redox Flow Battery / Fuel Cell Membranes