Research @ UVA Engineering
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Need To Know: Engineering Skills To Get a Job in the 'New Industrial Revolution’
Professor Qing (Cindy) Chang explains how students can prepare to find work in the modern manufacturing industry, including the automotive sector.
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Shear Genius: UVA Finds Way To Scale Up Wonder Material, Which Could Do Wonders for the Earth
UVA researchers have found a way to scale up a substance called MOF-525, which could turn captured carbon dioxide into something useful.
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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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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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Cville Solar Team Powers Food Truck at UVA
Cville Solar Team powers a food truck at UVA for a day with solar-powered batteries.
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Graduating Engineer Took These Steps to a Career in Greener Energy
Want to land a job at an employer like Equinor? Engineer Reese Hertel first had to assess his interests and core beliefs. He then relied on UVA advisers to help him refine his focus.
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Her Path to NASA Research and Helping South America Manage Future Droughts
Jessica Besnier is collaborating with NASA climatologists to understand historical drought conditions in South America.
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Winners Circle: Oranges Offer Appealing Solution to a Toxic Problem
Kenneth Brown, this year’s 2024 UVERS winner, investigated the potential for a non-toxic solvent made from orange peels to be used in the production of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.
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Generating Temperature Comparable to a Star — In the Lab
Mechanical and aerospace engineering researchers achieve thermal conductivity milestone.
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Biomedical Engineering Alumni and AgroSpheres Co-Founders Share Lessons in Ag Biotech
Classmates Payam Pourtaheri and Ameer Shakeel tell AgroSpheres’ story, from class project to agricultural technology no one else was doing — and what they learned along the way.
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University Embarks Upon Its Plug-In Future
Emissions reductions associated with UVA’s transition to electric tools and vehicles are enormous, says Andrés Clarens, professor of civil and environmental engineering.
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Who Won HooHacks 2024? These 2 UVA Teams Are Still Glowing
Who won the state’s premier collegiate hackathon? Meet two victorious UVA teams and see the complete list of winners.