Karen Walker

Computing consumes ever-increasing amounts of the world’s power. UVA’s Engineering School is studying ways to reduce that power consumption.

Faculty and students from the schools of Engineering and Architecture are working on a construction technique that would literally grow parts of buildings using soils infused with seeds.

Homa Alemzadeh is working on ways to have doctors team with robot surgeons, which could mean a future where life-saving surgeries can happen even in small, rural areas.

UVA engineers prove that a single material can be both a thermal conductor and an insulator on demand.

Colleagues remember computer engineering professor Malathi Veeraraghavan’s curiosity, warmth and lifelong passion for teaching and travel.