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Going to Extremes
Ambitious UVA-Led Wind Energy Team, Powered by $6.1 Million in Grants, Partners with GE Global Research Center on Giant Wind Turbines
If successful, the revolutionary extreme-scale wind turbine would provide 25 MW of energy — five times the energy output of a conventional turbine — and not only make offshore...
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Naiming Liu’s Dissertation Research Achieves Breakthrough in Thermoelectrics
Dissertation Research Published in July 2019 Issue of Advanced Functional Materials
Novel Process Enhances Overall Electron Mobility while Maintaining the Low Thermal Conductivity Needed to Improve the Performance
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These Giant Wind Turbines, Inspired by Palm Trees, May Be the Future of Renewable Energy
See how University of Virginia MAE researchers, inspired by the structure and resilience of palm trees, are revolutionizing the design of wind turbines to provide more renewable energy in the U.S. and, eventually, around the world.
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UVA Researchers Share Findings from Studies of Green Stormwater Management Innovations
Professor Teresa Culver and her graduate students, Maria Rossetti and Md Ibrahim Sabit, presented at the 2019 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress in Pittsburgh.
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ChemE Professor Bryan Berger’s Hemp Research Part of Economic Development Collaboration in Appalachia
Bryan Berger, an associate professor of chemical engineering, is collaborating with UVA and UVA-Wise researchers to spur economic development in Southwest Virginia through an Appalachian Prosperity Project fellowship.
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Eric Loth Op-Ed: Offshore Wind Will Drive America’s Future in Energy Technology and Manufacturing
"If we can drive this technology forward and showcase the economic benefits of offshore wind, we can coalesce the public viewpoint around a common strength and vision for the future of energy technology and manufacturing." - Eric Loth
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Two of Three Goldwater Scholarships at UVA Go to Chemical Engineering Undergraduates
Undergraduate researchers in Profs. Davis and Giri’s labs received Goldwater Scholarships, a prestigious national honor recognizing science, math and engineering majors.
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Class of 2019: Blacksmith and Former Restaurant Manager Forges Second Career in Environmental Engineering
Matt Stromberg, 34, found connections with his UVA Engineering professors and seized the opportunities the School offered him en route to a new path in life.
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CHEERS Toasts Chemical Engineering Research and Connects Grad Students With Industry Reps
Chemical Engineering graduate students at UVA organized a new symposium to showcase their research and to mix with alumni and industry experts.
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One Extreme Step Towards Energy Sustainability
Carlos Noyes, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering graduate student, won second place at the 2018 UVA Three Minute Thesis competition with his talk "One Extreme Step Towards...