Next Generation Transportation

Professor Christopher P. Goyne leads a new team developing hypersonic engines that will enable more maneuverable missiles, jets and — eventually — spacecraft.

Mallory DeCoster worked with NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to change the orbit of an asteroid.

The latest UVA-led collaboration for the Department of Defense will involve multiple partners and hands-on experience for students.

Harris is an expert in infrastructure systems and leader in research that aims to improve built environments

Harris brings extensive research accomplishments in what researchers call “built environments,” which refers to the physical places where people live and interact, such as homes,...

Alumnus Wesley L. Harris has been elected to serve a four-year term as National Academy of Engineering vice president.

As fourth-year aerospace engineering student Joshua Franklin traverses a path that may lead to becoming an astronaut, he will leave behind a legacy of promoting diversity and inclusivity across Grounds.

Associate Professor Christopher P. Goyne is featured in Airman Magazine. His lab is providing valuable data to help develop technologies for the extreme environment of hypersonic flight.

Jackson Wray, a student in the MAE Flow Simulations Research Group, is featured in a story by the American Physical Society. The tail beats form a perfect efficiency curve, something Wray and his collaborators did not expect

Associate professor of science, technology and society Peter Norton talked to Bloomberg’s CityLab about his new book, “Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving.”

Researchers in UVA’s LESS Lab are developing sophisticated simulations and mathematical frameworks to ensure a future where people can safely trust driverless cars and other autonomous machines.

Researchers in the Department of Computer Science are hard at work developing methods they hope will bring greater confidence to the machine-learning world.