Engineering on the Move at U.Va.
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By any measure, research at the School of Engineering and Applied Science is thriving. In the last two years, close to 70 percent of our research proposals have been accepted, far outstripping the National Science Foundation average, and we are well on our way to meeting our goal of doubling external research funding in the next five years.
The Elements of Catalysis
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Matthew Neurock, the Alice M. and Guy A. Wilson Professor of Chemical Engineering, is developing and applying quantum mechanical methods and computer simulations to understand the atomic features and molecular phenomena that govern catalysis.
The Road to Biodiesel
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Despite all the hoopla, the nation’s fleet of trucks and buses will not be pulling up to their local fast food joint and filling up with a tankful of kitchen grease any time soon.
Fuel Cells in the Basement
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Fuel cells have been touted as the environmentally sound replacement for everything from AAA batteries to the massive steam turbines that run our power plants.
A Revolution in Metallurgy
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More than 20 years ago, physicist Joseph Poon was searching for a book at the U.Va. library, only to find out that materials scientist Gary Shiflet had already taken it out.
The Terahertz Window on the World
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The terahertz spectrum, wedged between the infrared wavelengths and microwave, used to be terra incognito, but no more.
