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HOSSEIN HAJ-HARIRI Professor and Chair hh2b@virginia.edu Research: Stability, fluid dynamics, mechanics, applied mathematics. |
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PAUL E. ALLAIRE Professor pea@virginia.edu Research: Magnetic bearings, rotor dynamics, fluid bearings, controls. |
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HILARY BART-SMITH Associate Professor hilary@virginia.edu Research: Mechanics of ultralight materials, morphing structures, and nano structured polymer composites. http://www.bartsmithlabs.com |
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BRADFORD BENNETT Courtesy Appointment, School of Medicine bcb3a@virginia.edu Research: Orthapaedics, Biomechanics, Gait biomechanics and Organization. http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/clinical/departments/orthopaedics/ |
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EDWARD J. BERGER Associate Professor ejb9z@virginia.edu Transient interface mechanics, friction and friction damping, atomic force microscopy, and mechanics of soft materials. |
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SILVIA S. BLEMKER Courtesy Appointment, Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering ssblemker@virginia.edu Neuromuscular biomechanics, movement disorders, musculoskeletal modeling & simulation, medical imaging,and constitutive modeling. |
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HARSHA K. CHELLIAH Professor hkc3w@virginia.edu Combustion. |
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JEFFERY A. CRANDALL Professor jrc2h@virginia.edu Auto safety and biomechanics. Center for Applied Biomechanics |
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BORIS DISKIN Research Associate Professor bdiskin@nianet.org Numerical optimization methods, Analysis of unstructured-grid discretizations, Multigrid solvers on structured/unstructured grids, Multiscale methods for modeling turbulent flows, Multiscale methods for simulations of advanced materials. http://www.nianet.org/resources/Research/Research-Staff/Boris-Diskin/Boris-Diskin.aspx |
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GAVIN GARNER Research Associate Professor gtg7g@virginia.edu Mechatronics and Education of Mechatronics. |
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GEORGE T. GILLIES Research Professor gtg@virginia.edu Precision measurements, medical physics, gravitation. |
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CHRISTOPHER P. GOYNE Research Assistant Professor goyne@virginia.edu Scramjets, hypersonics, laser diagnostics. |
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PATRICK E. HOPKINS Assistant Professor phopkins@virginia.edu Nanoscale Energy Transport, short pulsed interactions with solids, solid-solid and solid-liquid interfacial heat transport, nonequilibrium electron transport, opto-electronic interaction at surfaces. The Hopkins Research Group – patrickehopkins.com |
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RICHARD W. KENT Professor rwk3c@virginia.edu Injury biomechanics, automobile safety. Center for Applied Biomechanics |
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CARL R. KNOSPE Associate Professor crk4y@virginia.edu Control theory and experiments, time-delay systems, magnetic bearings. |
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JAMES P. LANDERS Courtesy Appointment, Chemistry jpl5e@virginia.edu Integrating Functionality, Fluidic Control, Genetic Analysis, Protein and Small Molecule Analysis. |
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GABRIEL LAUFER Associate Professor gl4z@virginia.edu Gas dynamics, laser diagnostics, supersonic combustion. |
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ROBERT LINDBERG JR. Research Professor rel5za@virginia.edu Space flight mechanics and control, space robotics, aerospace mechanisms. |
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ERIC LOTH Professor el9r@virginia.edu Supersonic flow multiphase flow nano-texture and nano-additives wind turbines aerodynamics propulsion systems |
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JAMES C. MCDANIEL Professor jcm@virginia.edu Gas dynamics, flow diagnostics, supersonic combustion. http://hypersonicpropulsioncenter.us/ |
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PAMELA M. NORRIS Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs Frederick Tracy Morse Professor pamela@virginia.edu Microscale Heat Transfer, Optical Temperature Measurement Techniques, Sol-gel Technology, Applications of Aerogels, Thermal Management, Novel Applications of Heat Pipes. The Norris Research Group |
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CHEOL PARK Research Associate Professor c.park@larc.nasa.gov Development of intelligent multifunctional polymer nanocomposites with nano-scale inclusions for aerospace applications; sensing and actuating capabilities of nanotube reinforced electroactive polymer nanocomposites have been studied to improve controlled responses upon various external stimuli during aeronautic aviation and space exploration. http://ns1.nianet.org/researchstaff/park.php |
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LARRY G. RICHARDS Professor lgr@virginia.edu Computer aided design and manufacturing, statistics. |
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DAVID A. SHEFFLER Lecturer das2jt@virginia.edu Jet Engine Design. |
| JOHN G. THACKER Professor jgt@virginia.edu Machine design, manufacturing processes, biomechanics. |
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KATHRYN THORNTON Retired NASA astronaut and associate dean of graduate programs at the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. |
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HAYDN N. WADLEY Courtesy Appointment, Materials Science Engineering haydn@virginia.edu Design and fabrication of synthetic cellular materials, thermal management and impulse load mitigation; novel fabrication approaches that enable the topology and cell wall materials to be varied to maximize performance. http://www.virginia.edu/ms/faculty/wadley.html |
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HOUSTON WOOD Professor hgw9p@Virginia.EDU Dynamics of rotating flows. Centrifuges, uranium enrichment and cascades. Heart pumps. Turbo-machinery. Nuclear non-proliferation. |



























