Engineering a better future will require the best work of researchers collaborating along the spectrum from the tiniest building blocks of materials through the complex workings of entire societal systems. We work at the micro- and nano-scale in fields like heat transfer, catalysis and 2-D materials to identify fundamental properties of matter. Our goal is not simply to conduct research, but to pursue research with positive global impact.
William G. Reynolds Professor of Materials ScienceProfessor of Materials Science and EngineeringProfessor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Courtesy)
Our research is focused primarily on metals analysis, including magnesium alloy formability, intermetallic behaviors, and aluminum alloy fatigue.
Heinz and Doris Wilsdorf Research Associate Professor of Materials Science and EngineeringAssociate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Courtesy)
My interests are in materials informatics, density functional theory, machine learning, bayesian inference, and optimal design methods applied to accelerate the search and discovery of novel 2D materials, metallic alloys, ferroic and electronic materials.
Professor Bart-Smith joined the University of Virginia faculty in the fall of 2002. Dr. Bart-Smith came to UVA from Princeton University where she worked at the Princeton Materials Institute with A.G. Evans. Bart-Smith has founded the Multifunctional Materials and Structures Laboratory and the Bio-inspired Engineering Research Laboratory.
Assistant Professor, Chemical EngineeringAssistant Professor, Chemistry (by courtesy)
Currently Recruiting
Bates research group synthesizes catalysts with well-defined structures and use quantitative kinetic measurements and characterizations of their active centers to elucidate structure–reactivity relationships.
Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied EthicsChair, Department of Engineering and SocietyCo-director, Online Ethics CenterDirector, Engineering Character Strength Initiative
Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD is the Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics and Chair of the Department of Engineering and Society in the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, where she has been a faculty member since 1999 and co-directs the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science (OEC).
School of Engineering and Applied Science Copenhaver FellowAssociate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Currently Recruiting
James T Burns is the School of Engineering and Applied Science Copenhaver Fellow and Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Virginia. He received his B.S. from the US Air Force Academy in 2002, M.S. from UVA in 2006, and Ph.D. from UVA in 2010.
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Currently Recruiting
Kory Burns is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering starting Summer 2024. Kory obtained a B.S. in Chemistry from Valdosta State University, an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (Nuclear Engineering Program).
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (by courtesy)Associate Professor of Chemistry (by courtesy)
Currently Recruiting
My lab’s research lies at the interface of soft (bio)materials and biology. We seek to understand and control the interactions between soft (bio)materials and living systems to solve challenges in sustainability and health. We do this using a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches.
Associate Professor of Chemical EngineeringAssociate Professor of Biomedical EngineeringChE Graduate Program Director
The Caliari Lab designs, synthesizes, and characterizes new biomaterials to explore the dynamic interplay between cells and their microenvironment, applying these platforms to address fundamental human health challenges in understanding disease and engineering tissues.
School of Engineering and Applied Science Copenhaver FellowAssociate Professor
Dr. Coleen Carrigan is a Copenhaver Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. Using ethnography, her research advances knowledge on the allocation of resources, opportunities and respect in US engineering and computer science.
Qing Chang’s current research interests include math-based and data-enabled modeling and analysis of dynamic manufacturing systems, improving manufacturing efficiency and sustainability through adaptive control and machine learning-based methods, and driving innovation in human-robot…
Professor Chelliah is currently serving as the Program Director for Combustion and Fire Systems in the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems at the National Science Foundation (NSF). His research interests are vast and include fundamental investigations on interaction of finite-rate kinetics with transport.
