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Rotary Scholarship to Carry Anna Cerf and her Research to Germany
Civil engineering alumna Anna Cerf — a 2020 UVA Engineering Outstanding Student — will continue research in urban water management, waste management, hydrochemistry and environmental microbiology.
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Going with the Flow
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...
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Green Energy Can Be Cheaper, More Resilient
Engineering Systems and Environment Professor Andres Clarens advocated for decentralized wind and solar power infrastructure in an interview on local public radio.
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UVA-Led Team Expands Power Grid Planning to Improve System Resilience
Paper in Nature Energy demonstrates that modernizing power grids and using renewable energy will be cheaper than repairing hurricane damage.
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UVA Engineering Team Competes in NASA's BIG Idea Virtual Forum
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.
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UVA Engineering Helps Society Prepare for Net-Zero Carbon Future
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.
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Let it Flow
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.
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Venkataraman Lakshmi Earns Place as Fellow of Geological Society of America
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.
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Smarter Engineering Could Help Recovery from Major Disasters
Engineering Systems and Environment associate professor Osman Ozbulut argues investing in advanced building technologies is a good buy for state and federal governments.
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Leave No Building Behind
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.