Science and Application of Materials

A New Book Highlights the Ongoing Contributions of UVA Women in Nanotechnology

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Book: Women in Nanotechnology: Contributions from the Atomic Level and Up Co-edited by Executive Dean Pamela M. Norris

Materials Science Meets Nanoscale Heat Transfer

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Scientists estimate that more than 60% of energy consumed in the United States is wasted. “The question is, ‘How do we make materials that can be more energy efficient, that can...

Endowments Will Support Faculty Recruitment and Retention, Ph.D. Fellowships and Strategic Initiatives

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Alumnus Greg Olsen credits his materials science and engineering faculty mentor, William A. Jesser, for launching his career and inspiring his historic contribution.

Partnership Advances Mission to Engineer Materials of the Future

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As one of only three Rolls-Royce University Technology centers in the country, UVA Engineering is engaged in world-class, collaborative research and development programs in...

R&D Partnerships Accelerate Use of New Coating

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U.S. Navy turns to UVA's Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering to protect littoral combat ships from pervasive threat of corrosion.

UVA and Duke Team Up to Create New Coatings for Turbine Engines

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Research team develops materials that can withstand the extreme stress and heat of turbine engines.

Alumnus Extends Track Record of Innovation as Professor of Practice

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“Take a job not for what it is in the moment, but what it could be.” Charles P. “Chip” Blankenship has followed this advice throughout his professional career, including his new...

Multidisciplinary Team Embraces New Paradigm for Magnetic Storage

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Nanomagnetism research team engineers skyrmions in quest to simultaneously increase memory, processing speed and power economy for conventional memory and unconventional computing.

Balachandran Brings Machine Learning to the Search for New Materials

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Prasanna Balachandran is one of 20 rising stars identified by the editors of Computational Materials Science.

With a better understanding of how fish move, researchers eventually could develop faster, more efficient propulsion systems for manned and unmanned underwater vehicles.

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Mechanical engineers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering, leading a collaboration with biologists from Harvard University, have created the first robotic fish...