UVA Engineering

Prof. Kevin Janes discusses his research on cancer and infectious disease for Research in Motion: “We combine quantitative experiments in the laboratory with computer models that formalize how we think the disease works.” @UVABME @MedicineUVA Watch here: at.virginia.edu/4wsheo

Assistant professor Chen Cui is finding the hidden patterns in electric propulsion plasma beams that could help ensure the success of long-term space missions to the moon and beyond. at.virginia.edu/c3ogys @IOPPublishing @uvamae

Last semester, Professor Matthew Lazzara convened a Teaching Triangles group where CHE instructors formed groups of three, sat in each other's classes, and reflected on strategies that might improve their own courses. Read more: at.virginia.edu/rxxuwp @cte_uva @uvachechair

New research from BME Ph.D. student Jordan Reed and her UVA team showed how weight and metabolism are likely determined more by a person’s genetics than their diet. Read more: at.virginia.edu/mavqf3 @iScience_CP @UVABME

For a lab experiment meant to train engineers to manage risks of catastrophic workplace accidents, this dust explosion tube is just the thing. at.virginia.edu/b2x81g @uvachechair @ChEnected

Systems engineering professor Roman Krzysztofowicz, known for modeling high-stakes decision making, has authored a textbook synthesizing his research across the years. at.virginia.edu/uq7qlg

ECE chair Scott Acton’s AI-powered video analysis technology can help teachers improve performance. Read about the new project in collaboration with @UVAEdu and supported by the @gatesfoundation. @uvaece at.virginia.edu/cw08kx

Researchers in @UVAEdu and @UVAEngineers are teaming up to develop an AI-based program to help improve math education in public schools buff.ly/4a9FbLk

Four autonomous race cars + open format racing. Tomorrow, the track goes green at @IndyAChallenge during #CES2025 (2–5 PM PT). Join us as we push the limits of #AutonomousRacing, #AI, and #Robotics! @OpenRoboticsOrg @UVAEngineers @IndyCar @F1

Congratulations to senior financial generalist Sherri Sullivan in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering for receiving the Leonard W. Sandridge Outstanding Contributor Award! The award is the highest individual employee honor given by UVA. at.virginia.edu/rcg69f

UVA biomedical engineering researchers have developed an MRI technique to analyze the fat surrounding a patient’s heart, potentially enabling earlier heart disease interventions. Read more: at.virginia.edu/bu6ofs @UVABME @EarthDotCom

What happens when 21 Link Lab mentors team up with 42 CHS students across 20 projects? 🚀 Innovation, inspiration, and a semester of engineering success! Watch the full story on NBC29 News: 29news.com/2024/12/11/cha… @UVAEngineers #CPS #mentorship #STEM

New UVA Professor’s Research May Boost Next-Generation Space Rockets @UVAEngineers engineering.virginia.edu/news-events/ne…

With a $1.4M grant from @gatesfoundation, Professor Peter Youngs is leading a new project that will use AI to provide real-time feedback to teachers—enhancing math instruction and making professional development more accessible and equitable. @UVAEngineers ow.ly/bB8650UsLQI

A micro-farm created by UVA Engineering alumni is now part of Darden’s sustainable food project. at.virginia.edu/ayib5m @UVABME @DardenMBA

Chemical engineering professor William Epling's lab has discovered a way to make a common manufacturing chemical more efficiently, allowing smaller, flexible production sites to replace massive factories. at.virginia.edu/ha431r @uvachechair

Assistant professor Sepideh Dolatshahi and Ph.D. student Remziye Wessel lead research on vaccines that may help save more moms and newborns with personalized therapies. at.virginia.edu/7r9v9b @UVABME

New insights from research led by UVA Engineering professor Kevin Janes could change the game for treating viral heart infections and preventing heart failure. at.virginia.edu/pf96hx @UVABME @ScienceAdvances

UVA researchers’ new polymer strategy shifts a centuries-old engineering paradigm with a molecular design that doesn’t sacrifice stretchability for stiffness. at.virginia.edu/yyvtgk @ScienceAdvances @uvachechair

Podcast: Associate Professor Madhur Behl reveals how artificial intelligence and engineering brilliance combine to control vehicles moving at nearly 200 mph, all without a human driver behind the wheel. at.virginia.edu/2o1p77 @CS_UVA @pauljperrone @UVALinkLab