Engineering for Environmental and Energy Applications

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.

Paper in Nature Energy demonstrates that modernizing power grids and using renewable energy will be cheaper than repairing hurricane damage.

Team Engages in NASA’s Artemis Program Mission

Their proof-of-concept, called BELLE, offers way to energize rover systems operating in expansive and deep lunar craters.

Corrosion Science Keeps Nuclear Power in the Nation’s Energy Mix

Corrosion science meets challenges of storing and containing nuclear waste, and preserving materials in generation-IV reactors’ anticipated extreme environments.

UVA-Led Team Amps Up Battery Technology to Deliver Big Punch from Smaller Package

Flow batteries have many advantages over lithium-ion systems for renewable energy storage — but they take up a lot of space.

UVA Engineering professor Venkataraman Lakshmi has spent considerable years seeking to understand the vadose zone, the section of Earth that anchors the systems of human life.

Engineering Systems and Environment associate professor Osman Ozbulut argues investing in advanced building technologies is a good buy for state and federal governments.

In a world that shakes daily, UVA Engineering professor Osman Ozbulut and his team are researching smart metals for resilient buildings.

A story about earthquakes, smart metals, and a UVA Engineering professor's family connection from half a world away.

From healing wounds to protecting the environment to transforming how data is characterized, chemical engineering’s Gaden, Gainer and Kirwan Fellows are hard at work.