
Virginia Business: 100 People to Meet in 2024
Christopher Goyne, hypersonics innovator and associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, makes the list along with two UVA Engineering alumni.

Discovery Could Make Football Much Safer
A UVA professor and colleagues have created a new material that promises to make football padding more effective, among many potential uses.

Want to Buy a Humanlike ‘Soft Robot’? UVA Shares Manufacturing Secret
UVA mechanical engineers have developed a new manufacturing process that may result in more realistic robots and a host of other internet-based flexible products.

Laser Focus: UVA-Born Company Revolutionizing Thermal Measurements
Alumnus John Gaskins and Professor Patrick Hopkins, co-founders of Laser Thermal, announced a $2.9 million investment to expand the company’s Charlottesville facilities

UVA Helps Illuminate Path Toward Wind Energy and Storage Future
Eric Loth joins top experts in wind energy systems, urban planning and anthropology to pave a way for large-scale wind energy.

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: Kara Koopman
Koopman hopes to work the development and deployment of future technologies for sustainability.
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Thomas R. Hartka

Dr. Hartka is currently board certified in Emergency Medicine and works clinically in the Emergency Department. He is also involved in medical student education, resident education, biomechanical instrumentation, and motor vehicle collision analysis.