Research @ UVA Engineering

Engineering for a Sustainable Future

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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Optics, Photonics and Sensing Energy, Transportation and the Environment Materials Engineering & Nanotechnology
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    Anne McAlister

    Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, First Year Engineering Center
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    My research centers on the intersection of engineering identity, social identity, and social justice for students in higher education.
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    Stephen J. McDonnell

    Associate Professor
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    Stephen McDonnell’s current research interests are centered interfaces relevant to next generation nanoelectronics devices.
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    Michael Momot

    Distinguished Lecturer
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    Dr. Momot worked for a short time as a manufacturing engineer at General Electric's NELA park before obtaining a job with IBM as a design engineer working on printers. After obtaining his doctorate, he went to teach at Virginia Military Institute. After five years at VMI, he went to…

    Kathryn A. Neeley

    Associate Professor
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    Neeley has been on faculty of the School of Engineering & Applied Science since 1979 and might be best described as a English major who found her calling in engineering. She is inspired by the potential of technology to promote human flourishing and by an understanding of engineering as a potentially ideal combination of practicality and vision.

    Omid Noroozian

    Visiting Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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    Dr. Noroozian is a civil servant electro-optical detectors systems engineer in the Detector Systems branch (code 553) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. His research is centered around developing low-noise electro-optical instrumentation and detector technologies for…
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    Peter Norton

    Associate Professor
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    Peter Norton is associate professor of history in the Department of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia, where he teaches history of technology, social dimensions of engineering, research, and professional ethics. He is the author of Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the…
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    Elizabeth J. Opila

    Department Chair, Rolls Royce Commonwealth Professor of Engineering Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Director, Rolls Royce University Technology Center on Advanced Material Systems Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Courtesy)
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    Our research focuses on materials for use in extreme environments and can be applied to materials for use in aircraft engines, rocket engines, energy conversion technologies, and thermal protection systems.
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    Osman E. Ozbulut

    Professor
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    Osman Ozbulut is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia.
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    Chris Paolucci

    Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
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    Chris is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering.  He completed his B.S. and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame.
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    Jesse Pappas

    Assistant Professor
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    Jesse Pappas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Society. He currently teaches multiple sections of STS 2600: Engineering Ethics and serves as co-director of UVA's Engineering Character Strength Initiative and West Point's Character Assessment Planning Initiative.

    B. Brian Park

    Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor, Systems and Information Engineering Director, Traffic Operations Laboratory
    Currently Recruiting
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    Brian Park is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on improving the efficiency of surface transportation systems via connected automated vehicle controls, traffic operations and management strategies.  
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    Lisa Colosi Peterson

    Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Associate Chair for Research & Strategic Initiatives (CEE) Professor, Systems & Information Engineering (SIE) (by courtesy)
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    Lisa Colosi Peterson is a professor in the departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Systems and Information Engineering (SIE) (by courtesy) as well as director of the UVA Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Lab.
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