University of virginia
School of Engineering
& Applied Science
new people — new ideas
On the Path to Hiring 90 Faculty
New Faculty hires
2014–2015
letter from
the dean
In our engineering design classes, change is one of the principal
constraints we ask our students to address. For a design to endure,
we tell them, it must be built for the future. A similar truth applies to
an institution. If it is to provide value to society over the long term,
an institution must continually reimagine itself.
This idea was very much on my mind as I welcomed the 14 faculty
members we appointed to positions this year. As a result of the
growth of the Engineering School and the generational turnover, 90
of the 170 faculty members projected to be in place by 2020 will have
been hired in the previous seven years. It will be their responsibility
to ensure the continued relevancy of the School through the middle
years of this century.
Accordingly, as this brochure’s contents indicate, we select faculty
members not simply for their achievements, but also for what these
achievements tell us about their capacity to innovate. As you’ll see
from their biographies, their selection bodes well for the School.
Adjusting to change is not something we can postpone. One of the most
significant challenges for engineering schools nationwide is the decline
in federal funding for research. In response, we have both expanded
and strengthened our corporate relationships. Over the past five years,
corporate support has doubled, to 20 percent of our research budget, up
from 10 percent. We are proud to say that we have successfully managed
this transition at a time when many of the most prestigious corporations
have limited their university partnerships to a select few institutions.
This shift means much more than substituting one source of
research funding for another. One of the advantages of corporate
partnerships is that they create opportunities for our students in the
form of internships and full-time jobs. This year, a record number of
companies recruited at the Engineering School.
Equally important, our engagement with industry helps us better
prepare for the future. By standing side by side with industry, we
can better align our programs of research and education to more
effectively anticipate the needs of society.
Sincerely,
J a m e s H . Ay l o r
Louis T. Rader Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science
STEVEN BOWERS
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2013
Research Interests
MM-wave circuits
RF circuits
High-frequency, mixed-signal circuits
Advanced analog circuits
Silicon photonics
Selected Publications
S. Bowers, B. Abiri, F. Aflatouni and
A. Hajimiri (2014)
“A Compact Optically Driven Travelling-Wave
Radiating Source,” OSA Technical Digest
(Optical Society of America, Optical Fiber
Communications (OFC) Conference) Tu2A.3,
San Francisco
awardS
Caltech Institute Fellowship
IEEE International Microwave Symposium
(IMS) Best Student Paper Award
IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits
(RFIC) Conference Best Student Paper Award
Analog Devices Outstanding Student
Designer Award
WEBSITE
www.ece.virginia.edu/faculty/bowers.html
contact
[email protected]
S. Bowers and A. Hajimiri (2013)
“Multi-Port Driven Radiators,” IEEE Transactions on
Microwave Theory and Techniques 61(12):4428–4441
S. Bowers, K. Sengupta, K. Dasgupta, B. Parker and
A. Hajimiri (2013)
“Integrated Self-Healing for MM-Wave Power
Amplifiers,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave
Theory and Techniques 61(3):1301–1315
S. Bowers and A. Hajimiri (2013)
“An Integrated Multi-Port Driven Radiating
Source,” Microwave Symposium Digest, IEEE
MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)
1–3, Seattle
JAMES BURNS
Assistant Professor of Materials Science
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2010
Research Interests
Fracture mechanics
Metallurgy
Hydrogen embrittlement
Stress corrosion cracking
Environmental fatigue
Selected Publications
awardS
Committee Chairmanship of the 10th
International Conference on Fatigue Damage
of Structural Materials
U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal
Outstanding Performer, Air Battle Damage
Repair Engineer in Operational Readiness
Exercises (two consecutive years)
Company Grade Officer of the Quarter, C-130
System Program Office
Engineering Team of the Quarter, C-130
System Program Office
WEBSITE
www.virginia.edu/ms/people/faculty/burns.html
contact
[email protected]
R.P. Gangloff, H. Ha, J.T. Burns and
J.R. Scully (2014)
“Measurement and Modeling of Hydrogen
Environment-Assisted Cracking in Monel K-500,”
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
45(9):3814–3834
J.T. Burns and R.P. Gangloff (2013)
“Effect of Low Temperature on Fatigue Crack
Formation and Microstructure-Scale Growth from
Corrosion Damage in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu,” Metallurgical
and Materials Transactions 44(5):2083–2105
J.T. Burns, J.M. Larsen and R.P. Gangloff (2011)
“Driving Forces for Localized Corrosion to Fatigue
Crack Transition in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu,” Fatigue and
Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures
34(10):745–773
J.T. Burns and R.P. Gangloff (2011)
“Scientific Advances Enabling Next Generation
Management of Corrosion Induced Fatigue,”
Procedia Engineering, 11th International
Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of
Materials (ICM11) 10:362–369
J.T. Burns, S. Kim and R.P. Gangloff (2010)
“Effect of Corrosion Severity on Fatigue
Evolution in Al–Zn–Mg–Cu,” Corrosion Science
52(2):498–508
JOSHUA CHOI
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2012
Research Interests
Nanomaterials for solar energy conversion
Nanoparticle self-assembly
Materials chemistry
Optoelectronics
Selected Publications
J. Choi,* X. Yang,* Z. Norman, S. Billinge and
J. Owen (2014)
“Structure of Methylammonium Lead Iodide
Within Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide: Active
Material in High-Performance Perovskite Solar
Cells,” Nano Letters 14(1):127–133
L. Sun,* J. Choi,* D. Stachnik, A. Bartnik, B. Hyun,
G. Malliaras, T. Hanrath and F. Wise (2012)
“Bright Infrared Quantum-Dot LightEmitting Diodes Through Inter-Dot Spacing
Control,” Nature Nanotechnology 7(6):396–373
awards
NSF Integrative Graduate Education and
Research Traineeship (IGERT) Fellowship
Cornell University Chemical Engineering
Hooey Fellowship
Tau Beta Pi
Website
www.che.virginia.edu/people/faculty/choi.html
contact
[email protected]
J. Choi, C. Bealing, K. Bian, K. Hughes,
W. Zhang, D. Smilgies, R. Hennig, J. Engstrom and
T. Hanrath (2011)
“Controlling Nanocrystal Superlattice Symmetry
and Shape-Anisotropic Interactions Through
Variable Ligand Surface Coverage,” Journal of the
American Chemical Society 133(9):3131–3138
J. Choi, Y. Lim, M. Santiago-Berrios, M. Oh, B. Hyun,
L. Sun, A. Bartnik, A. Goedhart, G. Malliaras,
H. Abruña, F. Wise and T. Hanrath (2009)
“PbSe Nanocrystal Excitonic Solar Cells,” Nano
Letters 9(11)3749–3755
*Contributed equally to this work
GEORGE CHRIST
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D., Wake Forest University, 1987
Research Interests
Tissue engineering
Regenerative medicine
Skeletal and smooth muscle physiology
and pharmacology
Regenerative pharmacology
SELECTED Publications
B.T. Corona, C.L. Ward, H.B. Baker, T.J. Walters and
G.J. Christ (2014)
“Implantation of In Vitro Tissue Engineered
Muscle Repair (TEMR) Constructs and Bladder
Acellular Matrices (BAM) Partially Restore In
Vivo Skeletal Muscle Function in a Rat Model of
Volumetric Muscle Loss (VML) Injury,” Tissue
Engineering Part A 20(3–4):705–715
awards
Lifeline Resident Research Prize and RIC/
ATVB Travel Scholarship (Senior Author)
People’s Choice Award Poster (Senior
Author), Armed Forces Institute of
Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM)
Wake Forest Innovation Award
(inaugural award)
Website
bme.virginia.edu/people/christ.html
contact
[email protected]
G.J. Christ, J.M. Saul, M.E. Furth and
K.E. Andersson (2013)
“The Pharmacology of Regenerative Medicine,”
Pharmacological Review 65(3):1091–1333
C. Ward, B. Corona, B. Harrison, J.L. Yoo and
G.J. Christ (2013)
“Oxygen Generating Biomaterials Preserve
Skeletal Muscle Homeostasis Under Hypoxic and
Ischemic Conditions,” PLoS ONE 8(8):e72485
B.T. Corona, M.A. Machingal, T. Criswell,
M. Vadhavkar, A. Dannahower, C. Bergman,
W. Zhao and G.J. Christ (2012)
“Further Development of a Tissue Engineered
Muscle Repair (TEMR) Construct In Vitro
for Enhanced Functional Recovery Following
Implantation In Vivo in a Murine Model of
Volumetric Muscle Loss (VML) Injury,” Tissue
Engineering Part A 18(11–12):1213–1228
RIDER FOLEY
Assistant Professor of Engineering and Society
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2013
Research Interests
Sustainability science
Governance
Applied ethics
Capacity building
Technological innovation
Social entrepreneurship
SELECTED Publications
B. Wender, R. Foley, V. Prado-Lopez, D. Eisenberg,
D. Ravikumar, T. Hottle, J. Sadowski, W. Flanagan,
A. Fisher, L. Laurin, T. Seager, M. Fraser and
D. Guston (2014)
“Illustrating Anticipatory Life Cycle Assessment
for Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies,”
Environmental Science and Technology
48(18):10531–10538
R. Foley, W. Rider and A. Wiek (2013)
“Patterns of Nanotechnology Innovation and
Governance Within a Metropolitan Area,”
Technology in Society 35(4):233–247
Website
www.sts.virginia.edu/foley/
contact
[email protected]
R. Foley, W. Rider, I. Bennett and J. Wetmore (2012)
“Practitioners’ Views on Responsibility: Applying
Nanoethics,” NanoEthics 6(3):231–241
A. Wiek , R. Foley and D. Guston (2012)
“Nanotechnology for Sustainability: What Does
Nanotechnology Offer to Address Complex
Sustainability Problems?” Journal of Nanoparticle
Research 14(Aug):1093
Geoffrey Geise
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2012
Research Interests
Macromolecular engineering
Membrane separations
Ion and water transport in polymers
Clean energy
Water purification
SELECTED Publications
G. Geise, B. Freeman and D. Paul (2014)
“Fundamental Water and Salt Transport Properties
of Polymeric Materials,” Progress in Polymer
Science 39(1):1–42
awards
Excellence in Diversity Fellow at the
University of Virginia
International Congress on Membranes and
Membrane Processes (ICOM) Outstanding
Oral Presentation Award
North American Membrane Society (NAMS)
Travel Award
University of Texas Graduate Fellowship
in Engineering
Merck & Co. Inc. Student Fellowship
Website
www.che.virginia.edu/people/faculty/geise.html
contact
[email protected]
G. Geise, C. Willis, C. Doherty, A. Hill, T. Bastow,
J. Ford, K. Winey, B. Freeman and D. Paul (2013)
“Characterization of Aluminum-Neutralized
Sulfonated Styrenic Pentablock Copolymer
Films,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry
Research 52(3):1056–1068
G. Geise, M. Hickner and B. Logan (2013)
“Ionic Resistance and Permselectivity Tradeoffs
in Anion Exchange Membranes,” ACS Applied
Materials & Interfaces 5(20):10294–10301
G. Geise, L. Falcon, B. Freeman and D. Paul (2012)
“Sodium Chloride Sorption in Sulfonated
Polymers for Membrane Applications,” Journal of
Membrane Science 423–424(12/15):195–208
G. Geise, H. Cassady, D. Paul, B. Logan and
M. Hickner (2014)
“Specific Ion Effects on Membrane Potential and
the Permselectivity of Ion Exchange Membranes,”
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
16(39):21673–21681
Matthew Gerber
Assistant Professor of Systems and Information Engineering
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2011
Research Interests
Natural language processing
Geographic information systems
Spatiotemporal prediction
awards
Michigan State University Dissertation
Completion Fellowship
Best Long Paper Award of 48th Annual Meeting
of the Association for Computational Linguistics
(from 638 submissions)
NSF Integrated Graduate Education and
Research Training (IGERT) Fellowship at
Michigan State University
Selected Publications
M. Gerber (2014)
“Predicting Crime Using Twitter and Kernel
Density Estimation,” Decision Support Systems
61(15 May):115–125
Website
web.sys.virginia.edu/matthew-gerber.html
contact
[email protected]
M. Gerber and L. Tang (2013)
“Automatic Quality Control of Transportation
Reports Using Statistical Language Processing,”
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation
Systems 14(4):1681–1689
M. Gerber and J. Chai (2012)
“Semantic Role Labeling of Implicit Arguments for
Nominal Predicates,” Computational Linguistics
38(4):755–798
Quanquan Gu
Assistant Professor of Systems and Information Engineering
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 2014
Research Interests
Machine learning
Data mining
High-dimensional statistical inference
Optimization
SELECTED Publications
Q. Gu, Z. Wang, H. Liu (2014)
“Sparse PCA with Oracle Property,”
Proceedings of Advances in Neural
Information Processing Systems
(NIPS 2014 Conference) 27, Montreal
awards
IBM Ph.D. Fellowship
Yahoo-DAIS Research Excellence Award, CS,
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
(three separate years)
Data Mining Research Award, CS, UIUC
(three separate years)
UIUC Computer Science Department
Fellowship
Website
web.sys.virginia.edu/quanquan-gu.html
contact
[email protected]
Q. Gu, H. Gui and J. Han (2014)
“Robust Tensor Decomposition with Gross
Corruption,” Proceedings of Advances in
Neural Information Processing Systems
(NIPS 2014) 27, Montreal
Q. Gu, C. Aggarwal, J. Liu and J. Han (2013)
“Selective Sampling on Graphs for
Classification,” Proceedings of the 19th
ACM SIGKDD International Conference on
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD
2013) 131–139, Chicago
Q. Gu, T. Zhang, C. Ding and J. Han (2012)
“Selective Labeling via Error Bound
Minimization,” Proceedings of Advances
in Neural Information Processing Systems
(NIPS 2012) 25:332–340, Lake Tahoe
Q. Gu and J. Zhou (2009)
“Co-clustering on Manifolds,” Proceedings
of the 15th ACM SIGKDD International
Conference on Knowledge Discovery and
Data Mining (KDD 2009) 359–368, Paris
JASON KERRIGAN
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2008
Research Interests
Injury biomechanics
Automotive safety
Biological tissue characterization
Orthopedic biomechanics
Selected Publications
J.R. Kerrigan, D. Sanchez-Molina, J. Neggers,
C. Arregui-Dalmases, J. Velazquez-Ameijide and
J.R. Crandall (2014)
“Indentation Response of Human Patella With
Material Parameter Correlation to Localized
Fractal Dimension and Bone Mineral Density,”
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical
Materials 33(May):99–108
awards
International Research Council on
the Biomechanics of Injury Young
Researcher Award
Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE) Myers Award for Outstanding
Student Paper
University of Virginia Award for
Excellence in Scholarship in the Sciences
and Engineering
Website
www.centerforappliedbiomechanics.org
contact
[email protected]
Q. Zhang, M. Kindig, Z. Li, J.R. Crandall and
J.R. Kerrigan (2014)
“Development of Structural and Material Clavicle
Response Corridors Under Axial Compression
and Three Point Bending Loading for Clavicle
Finite Element Model Validation,” Journal of
Biomechanics 47(11):2563–2570
M. Sochor and J.R. Kerrigan (2013)
“Commentary: NHTSA Notes: Making Progress
But Not There Yet,” Annals of Emergency
Medicine 61(4):485–487
J.R. Kerrigan, C. Arregui-Dalmases and
J. Crandall (2012)
“Assessment of Pedestrian Head Impact Dynamics
in Small Sedan and Large SUV Collisions,”
International Journal of Crashworthiness
17(3):243–258
LISA MESSERI
Assistant Professor of Engineering and Society
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011
Research Interests
Science, technology and society
Space and place
Scientific cultures
Public engagement of science
Cultural anthropology
Ethnographic methods
awards
NSF Dissertation Improvement Grant
NSF Integrative Graduate Education and
Research Training (IGERT) Fellowship
SELECTED Publications
L. Messeri (Forthcoming)
Placing Outer Space: An Earthly Ethnography
of Other Worlds, Duke University Press
L. Messeri and J. Vertesi (Forthcoming)
“The Greatest Missions Never Flown:
Anticipatory Discourse and the ‘Projectory’
in Technological Communities,” Technology
and Culture
Website
www.lisamesseri.com
contact
[email protected]
L. Messeri (2010)
“The Problem with Pluto: Conflicting
Cosmologies and the Classification of
Planets,” Social Studies of Science 40(2):187–214
L. Messeri and M. Richards (2009)
“Standards in the Space Industry: Looking
Back, Looking Forward,” Management &
Organizational History 4(3):281–297
Matthew Panzer
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ph.D., Duke University, 2012
Research Interests
Computational solid mechanics (finite element
analysis, multibody dynamics)
Impact and injury biomechanics
Traumatic brain injury
Dynamic material characterization and
constitutive model development
Development and simulation of human body
models for injury assessment
Shock wave and blast dynamics, shock tube and
blast experimental design
Selected Publications
M. Panzer, G. Wood and C. Bass (2014)
“Scaling in Neurotrauma: How Do We Apply
Animal Experiments to People?” Experimental
Neurology 261C(Nov):120–126
M. Panzer, B. Myers, B. Capehart and C. Bass (2012)
“Development of a Finite Element Model for Blast
Brain Injury and the Effects of CSF Cavitation,”
Annals of Biomedical Engineering 40(7):1530–1544
awards
Duke University James McElhaney
Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering
Website
www.centerforappliedbiomechanics.org
contact
[email protected]
C. Bass, M. Panzer, K. Rafaels, G. Wood and
B. Capehart (2012)
“Brain Injuries from Blast,” Annals of Biomedical
Engineering 40(1):185–202
M. Panzer, K. Matthews, A. Yu, B. Morrison III,
D. Meaney and C. Bass (2012)
“A Multiscale Approach to Blast Neurotrauma
Modeling: Part I—Development of Novel Test
Devices in In Vivo and In Vitro Blast Injury
Models,” Frontiers in Neurology 3:46
M. Panzer, J. Fice and D. Cronin (2011)
“Cervical Spine Response in Frontal Crash,”
Medical Engineering and Physics 33(9):1147–1159
HONGNING WANG
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 2014
Research Interests
Machine learning
Data mining
Information retrieval
User behavior modeling and
decision optimization
SELECTED Publications
H. Wang, X. He, M. Chang, Y. Song, R. White
and W. Chu (2013)
“Personalized Ranking Model Adaptation
for Web Search,” Proceedings of the 36th
Annual ACM SIGIR Conference (SIGIR 2013)
323–332, Dublin awards
Yahoo Academic Career
Enhancement Award
University of Virginia Excellence in
Diversity Fellowship
Google Ph.D. Fellowship in Search and
Information Retrieval
Yahoo Key Scientific Challenge Award
Website
www.cs.virginia.edu/people/faculty/hwang.html
contact
[email protected]
H. Wang, Y. Song, M. Chang, X. He, R. White
and W. Chu (2013)
“Learning to Extract Cross-Session Search
Tasks,” Proceedings of the 23rd International
World Wide Web Conference (WWW
2013) 1353–1364, Rio de Janeiro
H. Wang, Y. Lu and C. Zhai (2011)
“Latent Aspect Rating Analysis Without
Aspect Keyword Supervision,” Proceedings
of the 17th ACM SIGKDD Conference on
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
(KDD 2011) 618–626, San Diego
H. Wang, Y. Lu and C. Zhai (2010)
“Latent Aspect Rating Analysis on
Review Text Data: A Rating Regression
Approach,” Proceedings of the 16th ACM
SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge
Discovery and Data Mining (KDD 2010)
783–792, Washington, D.C.
DANIEL WELLER
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012
Research Interests
Medical imaging, especially magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI)
Signal processing and estimation
Non-ideal sampling and reconstruction
Selected Publications
D. Weller, S. Ramani, J. Nielsen and J. Fessler (2014)
“Monte Carlo SURE-Based Parameter
Selection for Parallel Magnetic Resonance
Imaging Reconstruction,” Magnetic Resonance
in Medicine 71(5):1760–1770
D. Weller, S. Ramani and J. Fessler (2014)
“Augmented Lagrangian with Variable Splitting
for Faster Non-Cartesian L1-SPIRiT MR Image
Reconstruction,” IEEE Transactions on Medical
Imaging 33(2):351–361
awards
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research
Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship,
University of Michigan
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Program Award
National Defense Science and Engineering
Graduate Fellowship
Website
www.ece.virginia.edu/faculty/weller.html
contact
[email protected]
D. Weller, J. Polimeni, L. Grady, L. Wald,
E. Adalsteinsson and V. Goyal (2013)
“Sparsity-Promoting Calibration for GRAPPA
Accelerated Parallel MRI Reconstruction,” IEEE
Transactions on Medical Imaging 32(7):1325–1335
D. Weller, J. Polimeni, L. Grady, L. Wald,
E. Adalsteinsson and V. Goyal (2012)
“Denoising Sparse Images from GRAPPA Using
the Nullspace Method,” Magnetic Resonance in
Medicine 68(4):1176–1189
Baoxing Xu
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ph.D., Columbia University, 2012
Research Interests
Mechanics of nano/energy materials
Bioinspired and biointegrated flexible
devices and structures
Adaptive soft materials
Nanoporous materials and structures
Micro/Nanomechanical characterization at
extreme conditions
Multiscale modeling and simulation
Selected Publications
B. Xu, Y. Qiao and X. Chen (2014)
“Mitigating Impact/Blast Energy via a Novel
Nanofluidic Energy Capture Mechanism,”
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
62(Jan):194–208
B. Xu and X. Chen (2013)
“Electrical-Driven Transport of Endohedral
Fullerene Encapsulating a Single Water Molecule,”
Physical Review Letters 110(Apr):156103
awards
Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship
at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign
Website
www.mae.virginia.edu/NewMAE/baoxing-xu
contact
[email protected]
B. Xu, L. Liu, H. Lim, Y. Qiao and X. Chen (2012)
“Harvesting Energy From Low-Grade Heat Based
on Nanofluids,” Nano Energy 1(6)805–811
B. Xu, Y. Qiao, M. Tak, T. Park, W. Lu and X. Chen (2011)
“A Conceptual Thermal Actuation System Driven
by Interface Tension of Nanofluids,” Energy &
Environmental Science 4(9):3632–3639
B. Xu and X. Chen (2010)
“Determining Engineering Stress-Strain Curve
Directly from the Load-Depth Curve of Spherical
Indentation Test,” Journal of Materials Research
25(12):2297–2307
The School Finds Common
Ground with Corporations
Corporate partnerships are powerful because they touch all aspects of the Engineering
School’s mission. With corporate support, we are rethinking the curriculum and creating more
international experiences for students. We are launching challenging research projects that bring
undergraduates into our laboratories. And we are offering opportunities for student internships
and employment that otherwise would not be available.
One of the strengths of our corporate relationships is its diversity. We work closely with
an expanding group of corporations to ensure that all members of the Engineering School
community benefit.
The following survey overview includes a few of the many corporate relationships that we have
developed to sustain our missions of research and education.
Representative Corporate Relationships
Alcoa Inc.
National Instruments Corp.
Our relationship with Alcoa recently
achieved a new milestone with the
company’s announcement of a substantial
gift to be used to hire a research scientist
in light metals and provide support for
graduate and undergraduate students. We
have participated in the Alcoa campus
partnership program for many years.
Thanks to a series of generous gifts from
National Instruments, faculty at our Charles L.
Brown Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering have been able to redesign the
undergraduate curriculum to emphasize handson learning and integrated knowledge.
leidos
We are one of a handful of institutions
that qualified for Leidos’ strategic partner
program. Among its other initiatives, the
company has provided fellowships for
graduate and undergraduate students,
support for Capstone projects, and funding
to name the atrium of Rice Hall after
Computer Science Professor Emerita Anita
Jones. It has also partnered with faculty on
successful research proposals.
Micron Technology Inc.
Rolls-Royce Ltd.
Our relationship with Rolls-Royce was the
impetus for the Commonwealth Center for
Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) and the
inspiration for such similar centers as the
Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics
Systems. The Rolls-Royce relationship through
CCAM has enabled us to build new laboratories,
hire additional professors and expand the
internships we offer students. At the same time,
it provides a platform to introduce the School to
CCAM companies like Canon and Airbus.
Trane Inc.
In collaboration with Micron Technology,
we have launched the Center for Automata
Processing. This is the only center worldwide
designed to explore and harness the power
of this revolutionary chip design. Thanks
to the chip’s pattern-matching powers, its
applications are expected to range from
security to genetic matching.
With support from Trane, we incorporated
17,000 sensors into the design of Rice Hall, our
recently completed computer science building.
The sensors register data reflecting the status
of the building’s heating, cooling, lighting
and energy-recovery systems, converting the
facility into a living laboratory for new HVAC
strategies. Trane has also supported research
and graduate student fellowships.
Microsoft Corp.
volkswagen
The company has long funded research
for computer science faculty, but in the
past five years it has increased the pace of
student recruitment. Last summer, 20 of
our graduates joined the company and 27
students traveled to the firm’s Redmond,
Washington, headquarters as interns.
Each year, our students participate in Global
Ingenuity 21, an intensive two-week program
in Germany that pairs them with students from
the Technical University of Braunschweig.
Together, they address a design challenge
posed by the program’s sponsor, Volkswagen
Group of America.
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