Engineering for Environmental and Energy Applications

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.

UVA Engineering is Leading a Three-year, $3.5 Million, Multi-institution Study to Build an Eco-friendly Device that Will Convert River Currents to Electrical Currents

More than 3.5 million miles of rivers snake though countryside and cities alike in the United States. Worldwide, half the population lives within a few miles of a river, while...

Engineering Systems and Environment Professor Andres Clarens advocated for decentralized wind and solar power infrastructure in an interview on local public radio.