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UVA Engineering's faculty and students work to improve human health and create a sustainable and secure future.
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Computer Science Alum at Forefront of Startup
Nazer Hasanian, who received his bachelor’s in computer science in 2020, helped launch Traba, a company aiming to address the labor shortage.
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Chemical Engineering Alumnus Paul Mensah Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Paul Mensah, a key member of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine team, has received one of the engineering profession’s highest distinctions.
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UVA ChemE Alumna at Center of COVID-19 Response as Leader of Moderna’s Vaccine Program
In July 2021, Anne Aunins became program leader for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine program, joining more than a dozen UVA chemical engineering alumni in the race to defeat COVID-19 through vaccines.
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UVA MAE Alumni Come Back To Give Back
Still devoted to their alma mater, many alums have returned to the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering to pass on their unique knowledge, skills and insights.
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Scott T. Acton Appointed Chair of UVA’s Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Acton is passionate about opening doors for students traditionally underrepresented in engineering.
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Discovery Unravels How Atomic Vibrations Emerge in Nanomaterials
Advances in Microscopy Reveal Source of Phonons' Puzzling Behavior
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NSF Grant Sparks Third Iteration of UVA-Developed Water Treatment Tablets
Jim Smith, Henry L. Kinnier Professor of Civil Engineering, is working with chemical engineering assistant professor Rachel Letteri on the next-generation MadiDrop+, a water-treatment technology Smith co-invented for use in the developing world.
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Policy Internship Program Alumnus Vinu Ilakkuvan's TEDx Talk on Our Approach to Health
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UVA Honors Faculty for Research and Scholarship
Kevin Janes, professor of biomedical engineering, received the Research Mentor Award for “initiatives to improve scholarship, mentorship, diversity and inclusion and student advocacy.” Faculty from across UVA Engineering also were recognized for research contributions.
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UVA Researchers Advance Bioprinting
Rsearcher’s paper, Digital Assembly of Spherical Viscoelastic Bio-ink Particles, termed DASP, is featured as a cover article in Advanced Functional Materials.
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UVA Engineering Alumna Mary Lyn Lim Earns Recognition for Corrosion Research
Lim and PPG Industries Colleagues Probe Protection Mechanisms of Zinc-rich Primers
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UVA Multifunctional Thin Film Group Lends Expertise to Electric Vehicle Battery Challenge
Ian Brummel studies materials that will make the lithium battery safer and allow it to charge faster.