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Research in the department is focused around four central clusters. There are extensive faculty and student interactions within each cluster, and with other departments. Please explore the areas below to learn more about specific research topics at the University of Virginia Department of Chemical Engineering!

Protein separation, protein and viral engineering, aggregation and misfolding, biorythmic control
Faculty: Carta, Fernandez, Ford, Hudson, Kwon, Shirts
 
Catalysis, fuel cells, electrochemistry, biorenewable conversion, bioremediation
Faculty: Davis, Ford, McIntosh, Neurock
 
Biomaterials, advanced polymeric materials, manostructured fluids, novel catalytic materials
Faculty: Davis, Green, McIntosh, Kwon, Neurock
 
Quantum and Monte Carlo simulations of catalysis, protein structure and dynamics, drug design, modeling of bacterial chemotaxis, modeling of complex dynamic processes
Faculty: Ford, Fernandez, Hudson, Neurock, Shirts