Engineering for Environmental and Energy Applications

Renowned Academic Group Creates Roadmap for Attaining Wind Energy-Driven Decarbonization Goals Using Community Voice

Eric Loth joins top experts in wind energy systems, urban planning and anthropology to pave a way for large-scale wind energy.

Mool Gupta, Langley Professor of electrical and computer engineering, will demonstrate a new, environmentally friendly way to remove and purify silver from old solar panels for re-use in photovoltaics, solar-thermal technologies and biomedical devices.

Chemical engineering associate professor Bryan Berger talked with UVA Today about his company’s alternative to agricultural pesticides and disinfectants.

Wind turbine innovator professor Eric Loth creates a leading design in the international race to optimize offshore wind power.

Tori Vigil is the first recipient of a new University award recognizing excellence in public impact research in areas anticipating future needs of the nation.

New Study Will Characterize Microstructure of Ceramics Suitable for Solid-State Lithium Batteries

Ian Brummel studies materials that will make the lithium battery safer and allow it to charge faster.

UVA Engineering Team Pools Expertise to Reduce Emissions from the Diesel Engines that Move Goods Around the Globe

Decarbonizing heavy freight trucks won’t be easy; no technology today has the power and efficiency to replace diesel engines for moving goods over long distances.

Researchers Use Machine Learning to Tap Perovskites’ Potential for Lowering Solar Energy Cost

Imagine if you could buy rolls of inexpensive, reliable and efficient solar cells at your local hardware store and install them yourself? A UVA chemical engineering professor...

Larry Band, environmental science and engineering systems and environment professor, is part of a UVA team partnering with Virginia communities to manage the impacts of a changing climate.

UVA Engineering faculty from the chemical engineering and engineering systems and environment departments are part of a multi-institution, Department of Energy-funded project seeking petroleum fuel replacements.