Centers, Labs, Groups

In research labs and groups across UVA Engineering, our faculty and students are making discoveries and disseminating their breakthroughs across the globe.

  • Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems (CCALS)

    CCALS is a consortium of industry, government and universities that adapts and transforms advanced logistics systems for market-ready solutions. CCALS engages and benefits its members through applied research and innovation in data analytics, cyber-physical systems, and strategic investments. Contact: Thomas Polmateer.

  • Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM)

    CCAM is a public-private research partnership created by the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, Canon, Chromalloy, Newport News Shipbuilding, Rolls-Royce, Sandvik Coromant, Siemens, and Sulzer Metco. The center’s overall goal is to accelerate new technologies from initial creation through application and proof of concept and into commercial practice by bringing researchers from the universities and industry into a shared collaborative environment. UVA Advanced Manufacturing Fellow: Richard Martukanitz.

  • Computational Biomedical Imaging Group (CBIG)

  • Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics Group

    The Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics Group, led by Professor Bi-Cheng Zhou, focuses on research areas that include computational thermodynamics and kinetics (the CALPHAD method), Ab initio modeling of thermodynamics and diffusion based on density functional theory, physical metallurgy and theoretical modeling of phase transformations in alloys, oxidation and corrosion in high-temperature systems, electrochemical corrosion of alloys.

  • Computer Vision Lab

    This research aims to reduce the cost and variability of human annotations in vision tasks while advancing holistic 3D scene understanding and reconstruction with minimal supervision. It also applies computer vision across disciplines such as ecology, chemistry, and climate science, showcasing its wide interdisciplinary impact.

  • Computing Hardware Research Lab

    The Computing Hardware Research Lab (CHRL) is led by Prof. Nikhil Shukla. The lab is dedicated to research in the areas of microelectronic devices and circuits and the development of new computing approaches to enable energy-efficient computation.

  • Coulter Center for Translational Research

    All too often, innovations in biomedical engineering that could significantly improve the healthcare of people around the world never enter the marketplace. The University of Virginia has joined forces with the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation in a groundbreaking effort to address the root causes of this bottleneck and commercialize promising treatments and techniques.
    Capabilities
    • Early stage funding
    • Translational research management

  • CVPFS

  • DART Lab

    The DART Lab at the University of Virginia, led by Wajih Ul Hassan, develops scalable, data-driven methods for detecting and investigating cyber threats. Its work also strengthens Security Operations Centers by improving efficiency and enabling faster, more precise threat responses.

  • Davis Lab Group

    Led by Professor Robert Davis, The Davis Laboratory is a research group at the University of Virginia interested in developing new or improved catalytic materials by studying how the structure of a catalyst affects its performance in a chemical reaction