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Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Professor Lagor's current research interests focus on estimation and control for autonomous systems interacting with their fluid environments. He received his Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland in 2017, prior to which he worked for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company where he was a Certified Principal Engineer.
John L. Newcomb Professor of EngineeringPresident Hydrology Section, American Geophysical Union
Venkat's areas of research interest are catchment hydrology, satellite data validation and assimilation, field experiments, land-atmosphere interactions, satellite data downscaling, vadose zone and water resources.
Janet Scott Hamilton & John Downman Hamilton ProfessorDirector, Center for Risk Management of Engineering SystemsSite Director, NSF Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security & TrustProfessor of Systems & Information EngineeringProfessor of Civil & Environmental EngineeringFaculty Representative, and Member, UVA Board of Visitors (2025-26)Past Chair, UVA Faculty Senate (2025-26)
Dr. Lambert is a Keynote Speaker of the 12th IEEE CoDIT (CoDIT2026), Bari, Italy. He is a Program Co-Chair of the 3rd IEEE ICCTIX.0, Paris, France, 2026. He received the 2025 Richard J. Burk Distinguished Service Award of the Society for Risk Analysis. He received the 2025 Aspen…
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience (by courtesy)
Kyle Lampe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia, and by courtesy, Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience.
Asst. Professor, Academic General FacultyCenter for Applied Mathematics (primary appointment)Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering (joint appointment)Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics
James W. Lark is Associate Professor, Academic General Faculty in the Center for Applied Mathematics and Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering, as well as Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics. He recieved his B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1977 and Ph.D. from UVA in 1990.
Ben Laugelli is an associate professor of engineering and society at the University of Virginia. His work examines social and ethical aspects of technology and engineering practice with an emphasis on sustainable design values, technology & science fiction, and the LEGO® Group's design values & practices.
Professor of Chemical Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering Member, UVA Cancer Center
Currently Recruiting
Work in the Lazzara Lab employs a combination of experimental and computational methods to study problems in cell signaling, the complex biochemical process cells use to make decisions.
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringAssistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Kyusang Lee is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering departments at University of Virginia. He received his B.S. degree from Korea University in 2005, M.S. degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2009, and Ph.D. degree from University of Michigan in 2014, all in Electrical Engi
Rachel A. Letteri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. After obtaining a B.S. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, she completed a Ph.D. in Polymer Science & Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst…
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Primary) Associate Professor, Computer Science (Secondary)
Currently Recruiting
Li's research interests are generally in AI, Data Mining, and Machine Learning. As a result of his research work, he has published over 200 papers in high-impact venues. He has won several prestigious awards, and his work is supported by NSF, DOE, ONR, JP Morgan, Netflix, Cisco, Snap, and NEC America.
