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Engineering 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.

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Diana Franco Duran

Assistant Professor Director, Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program Director, Civil Engineering Minor Director, Construction Engineering and Management Track

Diana Franco Duran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She is the director of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program, and manages the Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) concentration.

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Tomonari Furukawa

Professor and Zinn Faculty Scholar Director of VICTOR Lab

Professor Furukawa received his B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Waseda University, Japan, in 1990, and a M.Eng. (Research) in Mechatronic Engineering from University of Sydney, Australia, in 1993 and a Ph.D in Quantum Engineering and Systems Science from University of Tokyo…

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Xinfeng Gao

Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Currently Recruiting

Xinfeng Gao's research is focused on the development of high-performance computing (HPC) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) algorithms for a wide range of applications in aerospace and mechanical engineering, involving shock waves, turbulence, combustion, plasma, and multifluids.

CFD & Propulsion Laboratory

Gavin Garner

Associate Professor Director of Experiential Learning

Gavin Garner joined the University of Virginia faculty in 2009. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Colby College and Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Virginia in both Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

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Geoff Geise

Associate Professor Director, Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Programs

Geoffrey M. Geise is an associate professor at the University of Virginia with appointments in chemical engineering and materials science and engineering (by courtesy). At UVA, his research focuses on studying the fundamentals of chemically- and electrochemically-driven small molecule transport in polymeric membranes for clean water and energy.

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Bradley D. Gelfand, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Dr. Gelfand graduated with a degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Iowa (Iowa City). He next attended the University of Virginia (Charlottesville) where he earned his Ph.D. also in Biomedical Engineering. Brad next joined the Ambati Laboratory at the University of Kentucky in 2010 as a Postdoc and joined the faculty in 2012.

Gelfand Laboratory

Avik Ghosh

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Physics (By Courtesy)

Avik Ghosh is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia. He has over 100 refereed papers and book chapters and 2 upcoming books in the areas of computational nano-electronics and low power devices.

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Benjamin Goldschneider

Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, First Year Engineering Center

Benjamin Goldschneider is an Assistant Professor and founding member of the First-Year Engineering Center. Through a combination of teaching, advising, curriculum development, and research, Benjamin seeks to foster students’ passions for engineering and help them navigate the…

Jose Pantaleon Gomez III

Lecturer

Jose Gomez was recently the Director of Research for the Virginia Transportation Research Council, the Virginia Department of Transportation’s research division until he retired in 2016. Highlights from his career include co-Principal Investigator on 16 external grants totaling over $5.4 million in research and co-author of 42 research reports.

Christopher Goyne

Professor Director of the UVA Aerospace Research Laboratory

Currently Recruiting

Professor Goyne, after groundbreaking research at his alma mater University of Queensland, Australia, and UVA Engineering, continues his work in hypersonic air-breathing propulsion, supersonic aerodynamics, hypersonic ground and flight test techniques, diagnostic and measurement technique development, controls and advanced manufacturing.

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David L. Green

Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering (Joint Appointment) Assoicate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Courtesy)

Our group focuses on the synthesis of well-defined nanoparticles, their dispersion into polymer solutions and melts, and their suspension rheology. With our fundamental studies, we seek to optimize processing to achieve a desirable microstructure in industrial suspensions, and to set a foundation for developing constitutive rheological models.