Research @ UVA Engineering
Engineering For HealthUVA Engineering is co-located with the top-ranked UVA School of Medicine and UVA Health System, and our culture values and rewards collaboration and initiative.
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Operations Research and Analytics
Systems and Information Engineering Systems researchers model, analyze and improve the most complex systems in th world, using analytics. , including machine learning and artificial intelligence, optimization, stochastic processes, and discrete-event and agent-based simulation to improve domains from manufacturing, human health, defense and energy. -
Photonics
Electrical and Computer Engineering We lead in photodetector research on high-speed, high-power photodiodes and low noise avalanche photodiodes. -
Simulation and Complex Systems
Chemical Engineering WE use Monte Carlo methods to predict bacteria spread in groundwater as well as mMolecular dynamics simulations explore protein interactions, aiding design of stimuli-responsive materials for drug delivery, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine -
Smart Cities
Civil and Environmental Engineering Enabling communities to improve built infrastructure and resources through cyber technologies. -
Soft Materials
Materials Science and Engineering We study and develop soft materials to solve challenges in sustainability and health. -
Software Engineering
Computer Science The critical role that software plays means that individuals, organizations, and institutions must determine whether to trust that its operation is safe, secure, and fair. Using current approaches to developing software-intensive systems. -
Structural materials
Materials Science and Engineering We pioneer research in aluminum and magnesium alloys and advance the state-of-the-art in materials for extreme environments. -
Sustainable Systems
Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil and environmental engineers work to advance sustainable systems by seeking to understand and mitigate the impacts of human activities on the natural environment. -
Systems Biology and Biomedical Data Sciences
Biomedical Engineering Tackling complex challenges in human health requires the systematic analysis of molecular, cellular, and multi-cellular processes in a quantitative framework. -
Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering we push the boundaries through the development, optimization, and implementation of new and exciting chemistry, biology, and advanced biomanufacturing technology. Our ultimate goal is to control and replicate cells and tissues with the same precision and function as is found in nature, in order to provide greater translational therapies.