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Interim Department ChairProfessorProfessor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Courtesy)
My research interests span the fields of haptics, computational neuroscience, biomechanics, human–machine interaction, UX/UI, and human factors and ergonomics. We investigate cutaneous and proprioceptive cues that convey an object’s softness, and neural and biomechanical bases of social and emotional touch, and soft tissue manipulation or massage.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, School of Engineering and Applied ScienceAssociate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Currently Recruiting
My lab uses molecular biomechanics and engineering design to better understand movement of single cells and to improve the treatment of human disease. We also study human learning and use that knowledge to improve the delivery of core courses in biomedical engineering.
Associate Professor of Emergency MedicineAssociate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Courtesy)Vice-Chair of Research for Emergency MedicineAssistant Medical Director, UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics
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.
Brian Helmke researches the relationship between cell mechanics and cell function using new tools in materials science and molecular biology, with a focus on cardiovascular disease. His laboratory employs a multidisciplinary biomedical engineering approach to understand the relationship between intracellular mechanics and cell function.
Frederick Tracy Morse Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace EngineeringProfessor, Mechanical & Aerospace EngineeringProfessor, Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy)Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery (Courtesy)
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.
Commonwealth ProfessorProfessor, Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringProfessor, Orthopaedic Surgery (Courtesy)Director, Center for Applied Biomechanics
Prof. Kerrigan's research in injury biomechanics uses data analysis, computational modeling, and mechanical experiments with human tissue to prevent and mitigate injuries to motor vehicle occupants and athletes. Right now he is working on occupant protection for future vehicles, shoe-turf interaction mechanics, and characterizing injury tolerance.
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Currently Recruiting
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.
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.
Rolls-Royce Commonwealth ProfessorASME Fellow, SEM Fellow
Dr. Li’s expertise and interests include (but not limited to) additive manufacturing, smart manufacturing, nanomaterial-enabled energy systems, biological and bio-inspired materials and devices, biomechanics, micro/nanomechanics, surface engineering, and tribology. His stature in the…
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biomedical Engineering
As a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Silvia Blemker's M3 laboratory at UVA, Emily McCain is working toward the development of sex-specific musculoskeletal models to investigate how sex differences affect muscle function during movement.
Dr. McMurry is a biostatistician in the Department of Public Health Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, San Diego. He then taught statistics at DePaul University and worked as a statistical consultant in Chicago for 7 years before moving…
