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The Need for Speed
Research into Hypersonic Travel is Soaring Again in the United States, and UVA Engineering is Contributing Historic Expertise
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...
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Three UVA Engineering Professors Earn Coveted DARPA Young Faculty Awards
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...
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How to Catch Fire
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.
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Using Space-Based Sensors to Tackle Real-World Problems
UVA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is working with Mitre Corp MITRE Corporation and four other universities to use space-based satellites to tackle real-world problems on earth.
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Q&A: The World is Going to Mars. An Aerospace Engineer Explains.
UVA’s Aerospace Lab director and associate professor Chris Goyne answers questions about Mars.
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WIRED.com: The Rocket Motor of the Future Breathes Air Like a Jet Engine
UVA’s Aerospace Lab director and professor Chris Goyne weighs in with other experts about new rocket tech.
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Uva Engineering Joins New Center Seeking To Protect Connecting Systems
The University of Virginia School of Engineering is a founding partner of a new national research center that is addressing these urgent challenges. The Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust, known as CHEST, earned a prestigious designation as a National Science Foundation...
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Christoper P. Goyne Appointed to the Aerospace Advisory Council of Virginia
UVA's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of associate professor Christoper P. Goyne to the Aerospace Advisory Council...
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Engineering Professor Selected for Defense Advisory Group
Patrick Hopkins, a mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, has been selected for the U.S. Defense Science Study Group, a program bringing together top American scientists and engineers to address national security challenges.
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Laser Diagnostics for the Design of Faster, Cleaner Engines
Assistant Professor Chloe Dedic is advancing supersonic flight through the use of state-of-the-art laser spectroscopy and imaging diagnostics. Supersonic conditions require...