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 Engineering & Nanotechnology-
UVA Research Team Detects Additive Manufacturing Defects in Real-Time
Read NowResearchers can now detect the formation of keyhole pores, one of the most challenging defects common in additive manufacturing, with incredible accuracy.
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Two UVA Engineering Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Inventors
Read NowProfessors John A. Hossack and Mool C. Gupta have been recognized for their innovations.
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UVA’s Professor Mool Gupta Elected to the National Academy of Inventors
Read NowEngineering Luminary Designs Laser and Light Technologies That Shape Our Society
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Wearable Electronics: Do You Have Exoskeletons in Your Closet?
Read NowWith this assistive technology, those who suffer from neuromuscular diseases like cerebral palsy or ALS and have a loss of motor control could do things like drink a cup of coffee, have dinners and ma
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UVA Engineers Lead $4.3 Million, Multi-University DARPA Project to Strengthen Navy Ships and Defense Systems
Read NowTeam is designing coatings and new alloys that use material interfaces in an adaptive way to control corrosion.
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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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Discovery Unravels How Atomic Vibrations Emerge in Nanomaterials
Read NowAdvances in Microscopy Reveal Source of Phonons' Puzzling Behavior
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Test Kitchens for Solar Cells
Read NowResearchers use machine learning to tap perovskites’ potential to lower the cost of solar energy.
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CAREER Award: Swimming Fast is One Thing, Swimming Fast While Steering is Another
Read NowAssistant professor Daniel Quinn is laying the groundwork for a new generation of intelligent swimming and flying machines.
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CAREER Award: Opening Vistas for Materials Design
Read NowBi-Cheng Zhou's New Thermodynamic Model Expands Widely Used Design Tool to Complex Concentrated Alloys
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Small Steps Have Outsized Impact
Read NowThe Advanced Materials Synthesis Research Experience for Undergraduates site will immerse rising sophomores through seniors in authentic materials research projects.