Researchers
Andarawewa, Kumari
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Department of Radiation Oncology
Barker, Scott
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
RF-MEMS phase shifters for phased-array antennas
Tunable matching networks for adaptive RF front-ends
Micromachining submillimeter waveguide components using SU-8
Microwave circuits
MEMS
Bart-Smith, Hilary
Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringResearch Interests
Lightweight metallic structures (lattice truss structures, nanoporous films, hierarchical structures)
Statically determinate and tensegrity morphing structures
Polymer electro-mechanical systems (PEM)
Bean, John
Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
GeSi Quantum Structure Self-Assembly
Molecular Electronics
Organo-Molecular / Semiconductor Heterostructures
Molecular Scale Printing
World Wide Web based Science Education
Berger, Bryan
Associate Professor
Chemical EngineeringResearch Interests
Synthetic biology
Biomanufacturing
Biofilm
Protein engineering
Biomineralization
Biosurfactants
Drug formulation and delivery
Membrane biophysics
Berr, Stuart
Professor
RadiologyResearch Interests
Magnetic resonance (MR) techniques as a tool for basic biomedical research
Micro-imaging techniques for the study of the heart and vascular system
Bowers, Steven
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
High frequency mm-wave integrated circuits and systems
Integrated RF silicon photonics
Integrated electromagnetic radiators
mm-wave and THz imaging
Brown, Jay
Professor
MicrobiologyResearch Interests
Structure and Assembly of the Herpes Simplex Virus Capsid
Burns, James
Assistant Professor
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Fracture mechanics, metallurgy, hydrogen embrittlement, stress corrosion cracking, and environment fatigue.
Cai, Liheng
Asswistant Professor
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
3D printable soft materials
Human lung defense
Biofilms
Calhoun, Benton H.
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Low power digital circuit design
Sub-threshold digital circuits
SRAM design for end-of-the-roadmap silicon
Variation tolerant circuit design methodologies
Medical applications for low energy electronics
Caliari, Steven
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
Biomedicine
Research Interests
Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Biological Applications
Biomechanics/Injury Biomechanics or Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
Drug Delivery
Quantitative Biosciences
Campbell, Joe C.
Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Photodetectors
Infrared
Focal Plane Arrays
Quantum Dots,
High Detectivity
Chatterjee, Utpal
Assistant Professor
PhysicsResearch Interests
Condensed Matter Physics
Experimental investigations of various solid state systems which exhibit novel electronic and magnetic properties
Choi, Joshua
Assistant Professor
Chemical EngineeringResearch Interests
Nanomaterials for solar energy conversion
Nanoparticle Self-assembly
Materials Chemistry
Optoelectronics
Columbus, Linda
Assistant Professor
ChemistryResearch Interests
Function, structure and dynamics of membrane proteins
Spectroscopy
Liposomes
Criss, Alison
Assistant Professor
MicrobiologyResearch Interests
Host-pathogen interactions
Signal transduction
Function, structure, and dynamics of membrane proteins
Cui, Quanjun
Assistant Professor
Orthopedic SurgeryResearch Interests
Cellular and gene therapy
Development of novel composite bone graft sustitutes
Osteonecrosis
Angiogenesis
Bone morphogenetic protein
Davis, Robert J.
Earnest Jackson Oglesby Professor
Chemical EngineeringResearch Interests
Heterogenous catalysis
In-situ spectroscopy
Reaction kinetics
Dillingham, Rebecca
Associate Director of the Center for Global Health
Assistant Professor
MedicineResearch Interests
HIV
Diarrhea
Nutrition
Diagnostic technology
Water
Esfarjani, Keivan
Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringResearch Interests
Computational Materials Science, first-principles modeling of heat and charge transport: thermoelectric and thermionic effects, energy conversion and storage.
Fernandez, Erik
Professor
Chemical EngineeringResearch Interests
Molecular Scale Analysis of Protein Adsorption, Purification, and Biointerfaces
Aggregation of Protein Biopharmaceuticals
Alzheimer's Disease
Fitz-Gerald, James M.
Associate Professor
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Laser Processing
Non-Equilibrium
Thin Films
NanoScale Characterization
Floro, Jerry
Professor
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Thermal and Electronic Transport Processes in Monolayer-scale Chemically Ordered Semiconductor Films
Exchange-Coupled Magnetism in Self-Organized Metal Alloy Nanochessboard Structures
Thermal and Electronic Transport in Eutectoidally-nanostructured β-FeSi2 with Si Nanorods
Foley, Rider
Assistant Professor- Science, Technolgy & Scoiety
Engineering and SocietyResearch Interests
Sustainability Science (problem-oriented and solutions-focused), Governance (adaptive management, risk and anticipatory governance), Applied Ethics (practitioner responsibilities, tacit beliefs, and collectives), Capacity Building (knowledge transfer, translation, and usable knowledge), Technological Innovation (process mapping, future scenarios, and implications), Social Entrepreneurship (problem-solving approaches, public-private partnerships)
Fraser, Cassandra
Professor
ChemistryResearch Interests
Biomaterials
Metallopolymers
Luminescence
Imaging
Sensing
Geise, Geoffrey
Assistant Professor
Chemical EngineeringResearch Interests
Macromolecular engineering for separations and clean energy, water purification, membrane design, ion and water transport, polymer science.
Gelmont, Boris
Research Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Electronic materials and devices
Theory of novel semiconductor devices
Transport and optical properties of semiconductors
Simulation of Terahertz Frequency Source
Ghosh, Avik
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Quantum transport
Non-equilibrium many-body physics
Solid-state devices
Spintronics
Nanoelectronics
Gillies, George
Research Professor
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Medical College of Virginia
Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringResearch Interests
Uncertainty Principle
Gravitational Physics
Tumor Therapies
Brain Tumors
Neurocatheters
Globus, Tatiana
Research Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Sub-terahertz
Vibrational Spectroscopy
Biomaterials
Photovoltaics
Gorman, Michael
Professor
Science, Technology and SocietyResearch Interests
Psychology of science and technology
Scientific and technological collaboration
Ethical and societal dimensions of nanotechnology
Green, David
Assistant Professor
Chemical EngineeringResearch Interests
Surface/Interface Engineering
Reaction Engineering and Synthesis
Characterization
Complex Fluids
Rheology
Griffin, Don
Biomedical EngineeringResearch Interests
Novel Biomaterial Development Drug and Cell Delivery
Regenerative Medicine
Gupta, Mool
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Photovoltaics
Lasers
Carbon Nanotubes
Harriott, Lloyd
Virginia Microelectronics Consortium Professor and Chair
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Nanoelectronic Devices
Molecular Electronics
Nanofabrication
Lithography
Photovoltaics
Harrison, Ian
Professor
ChemistryResearch Interests
Surface science
Reaction dynamics
Catalysis
Photochemistry
Electron-induced chemistry
He, Jiang
Associate Proffesor
RadiologyResearch Interests
develop nanotechnology based imaging agents and drug/gene delivery for cancer, cardiovascular diseases and neurological diseases
Helmke, Brian
Associate Professor
Biomedical EngineeringResearch Interests
Investigating cellular mechanotransduction
High-resolution optical sectioning microscopy, deconvolution, and 3-D image restoration
Hewlett, Erik
Professor
MedicineResearch Interests
Structure and Function of Bacterial Toxins: Roles in Microbial Pathogenesis and Uses in Biomedical Research
Highley, Chris
Assistant professor
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering, Chemical EngineeringResearch Interests
Research in our lab focuses on the design, application, and continued development of technology for building material and cellular systems that address biological, medical, and societal needs. We aim to design in vitro models of biological systems and to create cell and materials-based therapies to address injury and disease. A central focus of the lab's work is the use and development of biomanufacturing technology, including materials and hardware, to build constructs based on engineering principles.
Holmes, Archie
Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Epitaxial Growth of III-V Semiconductors
Nanostructures (quantum dots, nanowires, etc.)
Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices (transistors, detectors, lasers, etc.)
Hopkins, Patrick
Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringResearch Interests
Nanoscale thermal transport
Ultrashort pulsed lasers
Optical interactions with nanostructures
Solid, liquid, and gas interfacial heat transfer
Howe, James
Professor
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Application of high-resolution and analytical transmission electron microscope techniques
Atomic Mechanisms
Kinetics of Interphase Boundary Motion
Hudson, John
Wills Johnson Professor
Chemical EngineeringResearch Interests
Studies on complex dynamic chemical and biological systems: Applications from electrochemistry to medicine
Kelly, Kimberly A.
Assistant Professor
Biomedical EngineeringResearch Interests
Bionanomaterials
Imaging Agents
Targets
Biomarkers
Kester, Mark
Professor of Pharmacology
Co-Director of nanoSTAR
MedicineResearch Interests
Design, characterization and validation of nanotechnologies for targeted drug delivery
Nanoliposmes, nanodendrimers, and nanocolloids as effective drug delivery vehicles for pharmacological and molecular agents
Nontoxic nanoscale systemic delivery systems for hydrophobic pro-apoptotic lipids and siRNAs that target mutated tumorigenic proteins
Kiessling, Volker
Assistant Professor
Physics, PhysiologyResearch Interests
Membrane fusion
Fluorescence laser microscopy
Single molecule imaging
Artificial membranes on solid supports
Biomembranes on chips
Klibanov, Alexander L. (Sasha)
Associate Professor
Biomedical EngineeringResearch Interests
Targeted delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic imaging agents
Design of ultrasound contrast materials
Attachment of targeting ligands to contrast materials
Colloid based delivery systems (microbubbles and liposomes)
Long-circulating liposomes and particulates
Koenig, Gary
Chemical EngineeringResearch Interests
Materials for Energy Storage
Composite Materials
Colloid and Interface Science
Kretsinger, Robert H.
Professor
BiologyResearch Interests
Protein Structure Determination
Annexin
Protein Kinase C (PKC)
3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate-7-phosphate synthase (DAHPS)
Lach, John
Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Body Sensor Network
Integrated Circuit Design Methodologies
Fault-Tolerant and Safety-Critical Hardware Design
Embedded Systems
Lampe, Kyle
Assistant Professor
Chemical EngineeringResearch Interests
BiomaterialsTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Biological Applications Drug Delivery
Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering (Biomolecular Design, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering)
Bio-inspired systems
Landers, James P.
Professor
ChemistryResearch Interests
Integrating Functionality into microdevices
Fluidic Control within microdevices
Genetic Analysis with microdevices
Protein and Small Molecule Analysis in microdevices
Lawrence, Michael B.
Associate Professor
Biomedical EngineeringResearch Interests
Drug and Gene Delivery
Platelet-Leukocyte-Vessel Wall Interactions
Regulatory effects of blood flow
Adhesion Receptor Expression
Chemokines on inflammatory responses
Blood clotting
Levy, William
Professor
Neurological SurgeryResearch Interests
Neural bases of cognition
Computational theories of brain function
Constraint-based interpretation of neural information processing
Lichtenberger, Arthur
Research Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Superconducting materials, devices, and circuits
Loth, Eric
Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringResearch Interests
Supersonic Flow
Multiphase Flow
Nano-texture and Nano-additive Wind Turbines
Aerodynamic Propulsion Systems
Lu, Jiwei
Research Assistant Professor
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Spintronics
Multifunctional oxide films
Correlated electronic oxides
Marshall, Paxton
Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Photovoltaics
Thin-films
Carrier-multiplication
Carrier Mobility
Recombination
Moorman, Joseph
Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
Norris, Pamela M.
Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringResearch Interests
Microscale Heat Transfer
Advancement of Aerogel Technologies
Integration of Sol-Gel Materials into Microanalytical Devices
Ultra-Fast Laser Material Interactions
Novel Applications of Heat Pipes
Panzer, Matthew
Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringResearch Interests
Computational mechanics of the human body
Impact and injury biomechanics
Protective equipment and injury mitigation
Dynamic material characterization and constitutive model development
Periasamy, Ammasi
Professor
Director of W.M. Keck Center for Cellular Imaging
BiologyResearch Interests
Cellular and Tissue Imaging
Light Microscopy
Protein-Protein Interactions
Characterization of Cancer Tissue
In Vivo Imaging
Pompano, Rebecca
Assistant Professor
ChemistryResearch Interests
Microfluidics for biological analysis and local stimulation
Organ-on-a-chip devices
Complex biological systems
Immunity and Inflammation
Poon, Joseph
William Barton Rogers Professor
PhysicsResearch Interests
Amorphous and nanostructured alloys
Magnetic properties
Mechanical properties
Thermoelectricity
Experiment and theory
Price, Richard J.
Associate Professor
Biomedical EngineeringResearch Interests
Nanoparticles
Drug delivery
Microcirculation
Ultrasound
Microbubbles
Read, Paul W.
Associate Professor
Radiation OncologyResearch Interests
Breast and head and neck cancer treatments
Integrating MRI into treatment planning
Stereotactic body radiation therapy
Adaptive radiation therapy
Reinke, Petra
Associate Professor
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Carbon, semiconductor and metal nanostructures
Scanning Probe Microscopy (STM, AFM) and photoelectron spectroscopy
Rijke, Arie M.
Visiting Principal Scientist
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Biomaterials
Surface Physics
Polymer Physics
Ligament Injury Analysis
Sackett, Cass
Associate Professor
PhysicsResearch Interests
Atom Interferomtery
Bose-Einstein Condensation
Laser Cooling
Atomic Physics
Shiflet, Gary
William G. Reynolds Professor
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Kinetics and thermodynamics of phase transformations in crystalline and amorphous solids
Shivaram, Bellave S.
Associate Professor
PhysicsResearch Interests
Nanomaterials for energy
Nanoelectro mechanics
Nanoacoustics
Simmonds, Jim
Professor (Emeritus)
Civil and Environmental EngineeringResearch Interests
Theory of elastic shells
Perturbation theory
Innovative approaches to undergraduate teaching
Smith, James
Professor
Civil and Environmental EngineeringResearch Interests
Pollutant Transport
Point of Use Water Treatment
Ground-water Remediation
Sorption
Silver Nanoparticles
Spano, Anthony
Research Assistant Professor
BiologyResearch Interests
Photosynthesis
Photovoltaic Devices
Virus Self-Assembly
Drug Delivery
Stan, Mircea
Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Low-power Circuits
Temperature-Aware Design
Hybrid CMOS/Molecular Circuits
Graphene Devices & Circuits
Swami, Nathan
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Lab-on-a-chip bioelectric devices
Electrically guided self-assembly for tissue regeneration
Molecular Electronics & Sensing
Environmental and Bio-Sensing Devices
Tamm, Lukas
Professor
MedicineResearch Interests
Structural biology of membrane proteins
Biomembranes on solid supports, semi-conductors, optical devices
Single molecule detection
Biosensors
Venton, Jill
Associate Professor
ChemistryResearch Interests
Carbon nanotube electrodes
In vivo electrochemistry
Neuroscience
Wadley, Haydn N.
Edgar Starke Professor
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Cellular materials
Directed vapor deposition
Weikle, Robert
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Antennas
High-frequency semiconductor devices
Millimeter and Submillimeter-wave Electronics Quasi-optics
Submillimeter Electronics
Weller, Daniel
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer EngineeringResearch Interests
Magnetic resonance imaging (acquisition and reconstruction)
signal processing and estimation theory
sampling and reconstruction theory
Werhane, Patricia H.
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Business Ethics
Organization Ethics for Health Care
Employment and Employee Rights
Williams, Keith
Assistant Professor
PhysicsResearch Interests
Nanoscience
Electronics
Photonics
Spectroscopy
Williams, Mark B.
Professor
Radiation OncologyResearch Interests
Medical imaging
Molecular imaging
Nuclear medicine
Breast cancer
Small animal imaging
Wolf, Stuart A.
Co-Director
Professor
Material Sciences and Engineering, PhysicsResearch Interests
Composites
Metamaterials
Organic Nanomaterials
Quantum Dots
Spintronics
Xu, Baoxing
Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringResearch Interests
Mechanics for functional materials design
Bioinspired and biointegrated flexible devices and structures
Adaptive soft materials
Porous (-liquid) materials and structures
Nanomechanics
Multiscale modeling and computations (e.g. FEM, CPFEM, MD, DFT)
Zangari, Giovanni
Professor
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Electrodesposition
Nanostructures
Energy Conversion
Electrochemical Interfaces
Metal Oxides
Zebarjadi , Mona
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Electron and phonon transport modeling, materials and device design, fabrication and characterization of energy conversion systems such as thermoelectrics, solar cells, and diffusion cells. Heat management in high power electronics and optoelectronic devices.
Zhigilei, Leonid
Material Sciences and EngineeringResearch Interests
Computational materials science
Atomistic and mesoscopic modeling
Laser-materials interactions
Nano-structured materials
Mechanisms of phase transformers