Faculty

Our faculty are not content to trod well-worn engineering paths. Instead, they are driven to pursue innovations in teaching, research that address truly complex challenges, and to pursue worldwide leadership roles in their fields. See Also: Emeritus Faculty Directory.

Petra Reinke

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Petra Reinke received her first degree, a diploma (M.S.) from the University of Konstanz in Germany, in Chemistry where she focused on physical chemistry.

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Charles Reiss

Assistant Professor Academic General Faculty Teaching Track, Computer Science

Charles Reiss is an Assistant Professor, specializing in computer systems-related topics.Before joining UVa, he received in PhD from Berkeley, developing systems to analyze memory requirements in analytics systems like Apache Spark.
Research interests include:
Computer Science Education, Computer Science Systems.

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George F. Rich

Harrison Medical Teaching Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology Professor of Biomedical Engineering

George F. Rich, M.D. is the Harrison Medical Teaching Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia.

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Karina Rider

Assistant Professor

Karina researches how people think about "good work" in the digital age. Trained as a sociologist, they use qualitative methods to get at how people critique technology and labor, and how they try to fix it. They are writing a book for MIT Press about what happens when high-status tech workers in Silicon Valley become disillusioned with their jobs.

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Robert Riggs

Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track Director of Undergraduate Programs in Systems Engineering Systems ME and VEO Advisor

My research interest include integer programming and combinatorial optimization, healthcare systems engineering, Six Sigma and process improvement, applying lean enterprise to healthcare and manufacturing applications, optimization of disassembly and remanufacturing systems.
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Sara Lu Riggs

Associate Professor

My research focuses on task sharing, attention management, and interruption management in complex environments that have included aviation, healthcare, military operations, and manufacturing. These work environments impose considerable and continually increasing attentional demands on…
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Gustavo Kunde Rohde, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Currently Recruiting

Dr. Rohde develops computational predictive models with applications in pathology, radiology, systems biology, and mobile sensing.

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Daniel J. Rosenkrantz

Distinguished Professor, Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative, Computer Science (by Courtesy)

Dr. Daniel J. Rosenkrantz is a Distinguished Institute Professor with the Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative at the University of Virginia. He has made fundamental contributions to many areas of computer science including formal languages, theory of computation, etc and is listed in notable “Who’s Who” lists for his many scientific achievements

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Shawn Russell

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professo, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Courtesy)

Russell's research interests lie in the increased understanding of the mechanisms of human movement

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Megan Ryals

Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Track, Applied Mathematics

Megan Ryals joined the Applied Mathematics faculty in 2017 as an Assistant Professor. She received her masters degree in mathematics (2003) and Ph.D. in mathematics education (2014) from North Carolina State University. Her research focused on students’ transition from high school to…