Thomas Ward

Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Currently Recruiting
Thomas Ward

Dr. Ward received a B.S. (1998) in Chemical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology with a minor in Applied Mathematics, M.S. (2001) in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University and Ph.D. (2003) in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara.
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  • Xinfeng Gao

    Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    Currently Recruiting
    Xinfeng Gao

    Xinfeng Gao's research is focused on the development of high-performance computing (HPC) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) algorithms for a wide range of applications in aerospace and mechanical engineering, involving shock waves, turbulence, combustion, plasma, and multifluids. 

     
    CFD & Propulsion Laboratory

    • Ye (Sarah) Sun

    Associate Professor
    Sarah Sun

    Sun joined UVA as an associate professor in 2021. Prior to her position at UVA, Sun was an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University.
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    • Stephen Baek

    Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Courtesy)
    Stephen Baek

    Stephen Baek is an Associate Professor of Data Science at the University of Virginia, where he also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
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    Richard W. Kent

    Frederick Tracy Morse Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Professor, Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy) Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery (Courtesy)
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    Dr. Kent is the Frederick Tracy Morse Professor and Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Virginia, and co-Founder of the UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics.

  • Patrick E. Hopkins

    Whitney Stone Professor of Engineering Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor, Materials Science and Engineering (Courtesy) Professor, Physics (Courtesy)
    Currently Recruiting
    Patrick E. Hopkins

    Patrick E. Hopkins is a Whitney Stone Professor in Engineering at the University of Virginia, with a primary appointment in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and courtesy appointments in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Physics. He is also the director of the ExSiTE Lab.
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    • Matthew B. Panzer

    Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Post-Doctoral Affairs, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy) Deputy Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics
    Currently Recruiting
    Matthew Panzer

    Dr. Panzer is the Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Post-Doctoral Affairs for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, a Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia, and the Deputy Director at the Center for Applied Biomechanics.
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  • Lin Ma

    Professor
    Lin Ma

    4D Diagnostics & Thermal-Fluids​
    Development of novel diagnostics with 4D spatiotemporal resolution to study combustion, propulsion and fluid dynamics
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