Engineering for Environmental and Energy Applications

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.

Billy Bardin spoke about his time at the University of Virginia, serving on the chemical engineering industrial advisory board and his current role at Dow.

Engineering Systems and Environment’s Jonathan L. Goodall, an expert in hydroinformatics, speaks with The Washington Post about the strain that climate change is placing on our infrastructure.

Engineering Systems and Environment’s Jon Goodall, an expert in hydroinformatics, presented on changing rainfall patterns to a joint commission of the Virginia General Assembly.

Civil engineering alumna Anna Cerf — a 2020 UVA Engineering Outstanding Student — will continue research in urban water management, waste management, hydrochemistry and environmental microbiology.