Science and Application of Materials

Norris' Unamimous Election Honors a Lifetime of Distinguished Achievement

Norris earned the prestigious award for her international leadership in research, dedication to diversity and excellence in mentoring future engineers.

UVA Researchers Uncover the Secrets of the Tuna’s Skillful Swimming to Inform Drone Design

Assistant professor Daniel Quinn is laying the groundwork for a new generation of intelligent swimming and flying machines.

Bi-Cheng Zhou’s New Thermodynamic Model Expands Widely Used Design Tool to Complex Concentrated Alloys

Zhou’s physics-based approach to computational materials promises a deeper understanding of materials’ equilibrium structure under any given condition.

National Science Foundation Grant Advances Academic Excellence through Diversity

The Advanced Materials Synthesis Research Experience for Undergraduates site will immerse rising sophomores through seniors in authentic materials research projects.

Double Major in Materials Science and Engineering Feeds Passion for Aircraft Design

The desire to seek and learn from different perspectives is key to Dozier’s academic success.

Editorial Explores Incorporation of Copper Oxidation Products as Antiviral Agents in Face Masks, Air Filters, Fabrics and Clothing

A range of temperatures, surface conditions and relative humidity could be investigated to where copper alloys and oxidized copper compounds are effective.

UVA Engineering Team Provides Unprecedented Insight into the Mechanisms of Corrosion in Wet and Dry Environments

To understand the early stages of oxidation, think locally, with a heterogeneous point of view.

Elegant Approach Treats Oxidation as a Design Element

Opila collaborates with two MURI teams to investigate materials capable of operating at temperatures that can reach 3,000 degrees Celsius.

Ph.D. student Darius Carter presents at prestigious conference: Future Leaders in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Celebrating Diversity and Innovation. Join him at the webinar.

Rising star and mechanical engineer Chloe Dedic is measuring the elusive qualities of flame to inform hypersonic engine design

Studying combustion is a way to start solving the problem of intense heat that destroys a hypersonic engine after one use.