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  • Full Power: The Inspiring Life of Kitty O'Brien Joyner

    This is the story of the first female engineer at NASA, who was also the first woman to graduate from the UVA School of Engineering.

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  • Air Force ROTC Expands Flight Opportunities for Cadets With Help From UVA Engineering

    The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is upgrading its flight simulator and will donate the old one to UVA’s Air Force ROTC detachment, says MAE chair Richard Kent.

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  • Jefferson Scholars Foundation Names Class of 2028 Scholarship Recipients, Ph.D. Fellows

    Six incoming UVA Engineering undergraduates and three Ph.D. students merit funding from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation to launch their UVA careers and futures as leaders and citizens.

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  • The Power of Low-Energy Coding Techniques

    Mircea Stan’s first-authored paper on using code to reduce power consumption in electronics won the IEEE A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award.

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  • Help Is on the Way: UVA Students Streamline Athletic Injury Care

    A.J. Peppers, a 2024 computer science graduate, put his technical skills to work on the award-winning EZ-EAP, a phone app that automates emergency action plans for sports venues.

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  • Are You Curious? Alum Says It Will Serve You Well in the Coming AI Storm

    Curiosity may have killed the cat, but a systems engineering alum at NASA says it can also save us. 

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  • UVA Engineering Hopes to Improve Hurricane Evacuation Orders

    A new hurricane response data tracking system could help determine the right time to order evacuations to minimize disruption and economic costs while saving lives.

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  • Winning Advice: These 6 Engineering Advisers Gave the Year’s Best

    If you’re ever in need of advice, you can count on the winners of this year’s Undergraduate Advising Excellence awards. 

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  • Hoos Standing Out: These 2024 Ph.D. Graduates Made Their Marks in Research and Beyond

    Five exemplary graduating Ph.D. students were honored for their professional accomplishments and contributions to the UVA and scientific communities in their fields.

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  • Photo Gallery: Final Exercises 2024

    Clad in caps and gowns, the Class of 2024 reflected on their college years surrounded by cheering family and friends.

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  • New Undergrad Major Propels Student on a Hypersonic Path to NASA

    If you’re considering a career in hypersonics, Morgan Small, a member of UVA Engineering’s Class of 2024, would like to recommend UVA's new undergraduate degree in materials science engineering.   

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  • Hoo Made an Impact: Meet 4 of UVA’s Outstanding Class of ’24 Engineers

    Help us congratulate these undergraduate students who were recognized for their outstanding contributions as part of the class of 2024.

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