NanoSTAR Insitute's research encompasses three broad theme areas: electronics, biomedicine, and energy & the environment, and the University has several core facilities that support the research community.
Biomolecular Systems
Biomolecular Systems encompasses targeted drug and gene delivery, synthetic biology, and cell and molecular engineering. Biotechnology utilizes the manipulation of molecules of biological components in order to focus on molecular level solutions to issues and problems in the life sciences related to the environment agriculture energy industry, food production, biotechnology and medicine.
Sheybani, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was also UVA's first-ever recipient of the prestigious NIH Director's Early Independence Award.
UVA Biomedical Engineer Receives NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
National Institutes of Health announced that Natasha Sheybani is the recipient of the prestigious NIH Director’s Early Independence Award, which is given to outstanding junior scientists to...
Nanomanufacturing is both the production of nanoscaled materials, which can be powders or fluids, and the manufacturing of parts "bottom up" from nanoscaled materials or "top down" in smallest steps for high precision, used in several technologies such as laser ablation, etching and others.
nanoSTAR enabled nine students to explore intellectual property possibilities during the Summer 2021 Program for Entrepreneurial Nanoscale Engineering.
Norris' Unamimous Election Honors a Lifetime of Distinguished Achievement
Norris earned the prestigious award for her international leadership in research, dedication to diversity and excellence in mentoring future engineers.