Playing with Dirt Leads to Big Potential for Sustainable Buildings
Faculty in engineering, architecture and environmental sciences demonstrate that 3D-printed, geometrically complex structures made of soil and seed can support plant growth.
UVA Researchers Harness the Power of a New Solid-State Thermal Technology
Researchers at the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science have discovered a way to make a versatile thermal conductor, with promise for more energy-efficient electronic devices.
Class of 2022: Rachel McNamara
McNamara will join UVA Engineering Assistant Professor Ji Ma's additive manufacturing research group to earn her Ph.D.
Alum Leland Melvin Has the Right Stuff
Former NFL athlete and NASA astronaut inspires community crowd at film screening.
Catherine Dukes
Catherine Dukes directs the Laboratory for Astrophysics and Surface Physics (LASP) and provides expertise in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for the University of Virginia's Nanoscale Materials Characterization Facility (NMCF). Her NSF and NASA funded research focuses on the interaction of radiation with surfaces.
Diane Dickie
Dr. Diane Dickie joined the Chemistry Department in January 2018 as a Senior Scientist and X-Ray Crystallographer. She is has a joint appointment with the Materials Science Department. Her office is Room 103 in Jesser Hall (Materials Science and Engineering).
Helge Heinrich
Dr. Helge Heinrich joined the NMCF as the Principal Scientist for High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy, with expertise in focused ion beam sample preparation and cross sectional electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) from the University of Central Florida.
Richard White
Richard White is the NMCF Laboratory Manager and Electron Microscopy & Metallurgy Specialist. He specializes in Scanning Electron Microscopy imaging and compositional analysis; Optical Microscopy; Hardness Measurements; and Metallurgical Techniques for SEM and TEM.
Joe Thompson
Joe Thompson joined the NMCF as a Laboratory Specialist, also providing analysis for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). He specializes in Raman Spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, and Optical and Electron Microscopies.
Space for Us All: UVA Alumnus and Astronaut Leland Melvin Empowers Youth through STEM and Stories
UVA Engineering hosts pre-release screening of "The Space Race," a documentary on Black astronauts, featuring Leland Melvin, inspiring STEM advocate and astronaut.