Science and Application of Materials

Research Focuses on Predicting and Slowing Metal Fatigue

Team is designing coatings and new alloys that use material interfaces in an adaptive way to control corrosion.

UVA Materials Scientists Study Xenotime’s Potential to Protect Turbine Engines in Extreme Environments

New suite of tests compares rare earth elements to assess which have favorable properties and which characteristics could apply to most any xenotime sample or mineral deposit.

Foundation Emphasizes Both Science and Student Training

Since 2012, UVA professor Jerrold A. Floro has earned II-VI Foundation funding for three projects resulting in new discoveries.

UVA Researcher’s New Sensor System for Internet of Things Devices Integrates Processing and Computing to Save Energy and Protect Data

Lee's vision for biomimicking sensor systems presents a complete story from materials to integration to application.

Research Aims to Help Semiconductor Industry Make Computing Less of an Energy Hog

Samantha Jaszewski and Shelby Fields publish landmark studies on stability of ferroelectric hafnium oxides.

Mool Gupta's laser research group will construct an optical probe for an autonomous mini-rover to analyze rocks, ice and other ground samples at the microscopic level to obtain biological and elemental signatures.

Mool Gupta, Langley Professor of electrical and computer engineering, will demonstrate a new, environmentally friendly way to remove and purify silver from old solar panels for re-use in photovoltaics, solar-thermal technologies and biomedical devices.

UVA Researchers 3D-print Soil Structures that Can Grow Plants

Faculty in engineering, architecture and environmental sciences demonstrate that 3D-printed, geometrically complex structures made of soil and seed can support plant growth.

UVA Engineers Prove That a Single Material Can be Both a Thermal Conductor and an Insulator on Demand

Their discovery holds promise for more energy-efficient electronic devices, green buildings and space exploration.

Tori Vigil is the first recipient of a new University award recognizing excellence in public impact research in areas anticipating future needs of the nation.