Dana M. Elzey
My interests are in computational thermodynamics and kinetics of materials, including first-principles alloy theory, CALPHAD, theories of phase transformations, and nonequilibrium thermodynamics. These methods are applied to lightweight alloys, high-temperature materials, and corrosion.
Finding the Most Heat-Resistant Substances Ever Made
Materials science engineering and geology experts will copy Mother Nature’s use of mineral compositions, temperature and pressure to make next-generation materials.
UVA Engineering Celebrates Newly Tenured and Promoted Faculty
UVA-Led Discovery Challenges 30-Year-Old Dogma in Associative Polymers Research
A new study appears to challenge a long-held understanding of how the widely used materials function at the molecular level.
'Hoos Who Inspire: Gregory Olsen
UVA Engineering Alum Passes on Wisdom From His Extraordinary Life
Maximizing Excitons as Energy Carriers
Kyusang Lee has received a prestigious award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to investigate promising new semiconductor material systems.
Engineering Grad Students Shine in Teaching Excellence Awards, Claiming UVA’s Top Honors
The School of Engineering was well represented among this year’s All-University Graduate Teaching Award honorees.
NMCF Named Part of Gov. Youngkin's Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology
Along with the University of Virginia's Innovations in Fabrication Lab (IFAB), the Nanoscale Materials Characterization Facility (NMCF) has been earmarked as part of the Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology (VAST), which was announced by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on April 21, 2023.
MURI Project Awarded!
Prof. Zhou is part of the winning team of the DoD Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Program in 2023. The title of the awarded project is "Planetary- and Geologically-Inspired Discovery of Refractory Materials". He and other five PIs from UVA and ASU aim to use planetary-inspired and geomimetic processes to design refractory materials that will outperform existing ones.