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| September 2005 |
| Welcome to the University of Virginia's E-News Online, a monthly electronic
publication of the U.Va. Engineering School. Please take a moment
to explore the stories featured here. Read the online
version of Virginia
Engineering Magazine and the news posted on the Engineering
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U.Va. SEAS
Student Body Grows in Response to Hurricane Katrina
The University of Virginia
School of Engineering and Applied Science squeezed in
a few more students on Labor Day, as part of an effort
to assist students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Tulane University students Jason Yates, Chuck Bretzin,
Kevin Whitaker, Ben Segal, and Ross Veillette and Loyola
University student Andriana Genualdi are among the approximately
130 students who were admitted to U.Va. as visiting
students from schools in the areas hit hardest by the
hurricane.
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U.Va. Researchers Developing Low-Cost Biohazard Sensors
Matt Begley takes the practice of civil engineering to extremes. While typical civil engineers deal with qualities of life-sized structures and materials, the University of Virginia researcher works with objects whose size is measured in one-billionth to one-millionth of a meter. Collaborating with biochemist James Landers, he is working to construct nanoscale polymer features that deform in the presence of a particular molecule. This system sets the stage for more responsive, less expensive sensors that can be used to detect pathogens or other hazardous materials.
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U.Va. Professor Wins Augusta Ada Lovelace Award
The Association for Women in Computing has awarded to Professor Anita Jones, the Lawrence R. Quarles Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, the Augusta Ada Lovelace Award in recognition of her outstanding scientific and technical achievements, her technical accomplishments in software systems and computer security, and her extraordinary record of public service, including five years as director of defense research and engineering at the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Teaching Regional High Schoolers What Engineering Is All About
What exactly is the difference between science and engineering? Stereotypes reinforce the image of scientists in white coats bustling around sterile labs and engineers with thick glasses soldering circuit boards together. These images persist in part because young students rarely learn how scientists and engineers work.
A new distance education course sponsored by the University of Virginia helps high school students figure this out.
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U.Va. Aerospace Students Win First Place in National NASA Competition
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science 4th-year aerospace students who are enrolled in an undergraduate aircraft design class recently won first place in the national NASA Revolutionary Vehicles Competition.
The students designed an unmanned aerial vehicle for flying scientific missions on Mars. The aircraft uses a unique blended wing/body and a rocket burning magnesium in the carbon dioxide atmosphere on Mars.
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