Research @ UVA Engineering
Engineering for a Sustainable FutureEngineering 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.
Research Area
Optics, Photonics and Sensing Energy, Transportation and the Environment Materials and Nanotechnology-
UVA Awarded $8M DARPA Grant to Develop Next-Generation Optical Detectors
Read NowUVA is leading a groundbreaking project to create highly sensitive optical detectors to advance technologies in healthcare, defense and communications.
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UVA Engineering Assistant Professors Named ‘Rising Stars’ in Polymers Research
Read NowRachel Letteri and Liheng Cai design polymer materials for applications such as treating disease or repairing tissue loss, soft robotics and wearable electronics.
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Professor Unlocks Promise of Better GPS, Radar, Other Technologies
Read NowThe lowest noise in the electronic world was just created.
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UVA Researchers Harness the Power of a New Solid-State Thermal Technology
Read NowResearchers 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.
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UVA Engineering Team Debuts New Type of Chip
Read NowTheir chip achieves a 100-times improvement in computation with the same accuracy as conventional digital computing.
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Bringing Quantum Computing to Light
Read NowXu Yi’s pioneering work leverages light wave technology in hopes of making quantum computing scalable and error-resistant.
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In the Blink of An Eye
Read NowLee's vision for biomimicking sensor systems presents a complete story from materials to integration to application.
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UVA Materials Science Engineers Work on New Material for Computer Chips
Read NowSamantha Jaszewski and Shelby Fields publish landmark studies on stability of ferroelectric hafnium oxides.
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CAREER Award: Designing the Next Generation of Wireless Communications Systems
Read NowWorking in partnership with industry, Shen's machine-learning models can be prototyped, standardized and integrated into real systems.
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Rescuing the Endangered Telescope
Read NowRead how UVA and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory made Charlottesville a nexus for the world's radio astronomers.
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UVA-led Research Team Pursues Next Big Leap in Radar and GPS
