Science and Application of Materials

Energy Science and Technology Lab Is Research Hub for Solid-State Thermionic Devices

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UVA Engineering's thermionic device is among the only solid-state options proven to have achieved heat transfer and cooling at the nanoscale.

UVA Engineering-led Research Team Innovates Design and Additive Manufacturing of Coin-sized Thermoelectric Generators

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They aim to design and document a single-step fabrication technique of thermoelectric devices with 40% increased efficiency and 20% cost reduction over conventional practice.

National Science Foundation RAPID Grant Combines UVA’s Materials Science and Engineering and Medical Expertise

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Funding speeds development of antimicrobial coatings that reduce peoples’ risk of catching the COVID-19 virus from high-touch surfaces.

Research into hypersonic travel is soaring again in the United States, and UVA Engineering is contributing historic expertise.

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With renewed interest nationally in hypersonic research, UVA Engineering has formed the UVA Hypersonic Research Complex, a collaboration of 17 faculty and their labs across...

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

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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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UVA Engineering's focus on recruiting excellent faculty is paying big dividends in achieving the school's mission to make the world a better place by creating and disseminating...

Materials Science Addresses Need to Recycle and Re-Use Metal Powders

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Materials scientists have discovered why some powders left behind after a build process may fail to meet specifications.

Material Properties Are Couched in the Language of Artificial Intelligence

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Balachandran has earned a Young Faculty Award to better target research and development of high entropy alloys that perform well in extreme environments.

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

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

Experiments in the Oxidation of Super Alloys Explain Corrosion Resistance

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A typical approach would look at how metals break down, Reinke wants to start with a really clean metal to explain how oxidation begins.