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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = School of Engineering and Applied Science
 | image                  = Thornton Hall.JPG
 | image_size             = 300px
 | caption                = Thornton Hall, the long-time home of the SEAS
 | established            = {{start date and age|1836}}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[Engineering school]]
 | affiliations           = [[University of Virginia]]
 | dean                   = Jennifer L. West
 | city                   = [[Charlottesville]]
 | state                  = [[Virginia]]
 | country                = U.S.
 | website                = {{URL|https://engineering.virginia.edu}}
}}

The '''University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science''' is the undergraduate and graduate [[Engineering education|engineering school]] of the [[University of Virginia]]. Established in 1836, the school is the oldest [[University|university-affiliated]] engineering school in [[United States]], and oldest engineering school in the [[Southern United States]].

One of 12 schools and colleges at the [[University of Virginia]], the school is home to nine departments: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering and Society, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Systems and Information Engineering.

==History==

In 1836, the Board of Visitors made civil engineering a formal course of study at the [[University of Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1836 to 1860: Getting Started|url=http://www.seas.virginia.edu/events/175th/1836.html|website=virginia.edu|publisher=University of Virginia School of Engineering|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> At the time, there were just three institutions of higher learning in the U.S. wholly devoted to engineering instruction.<ref name="letter">{{cite web|last1=Aylor|first1=James|title=175 Years of Engineering at the University of Virginia|url=http://www.seas.virginia.edu/events/175th/dean.html|website=virginia.edu|access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> With its 1836 resolution, the University of Virginia became the first enduring engineering program established in the South and the first in the nation at a comprehensive university.<ref name="letter" />

In 2012, the Engineering School established the Department of Engineering and Society (E&S). Along with providing many of the foundational courses in the School's curriculum, E&S is responsible for the following programs for undergraduates: the undergraduate thesis, the Washington, D.C. Science and Technology Policy Internship, Rodman Scholars, international studies, online courses, and hands-on activities such as the electric vehicle project.
[[File:Markings along Engineer's Way.jpg|thumb|Markings along Engineer's Way]]

Starting in 2015, a team led by [[mechanical engineering]] professor Eric Loth began research into a UVA design of [[offshore wind turbine]]s that would potentially dwarf the size and scope of any being produced or researched anywhere else.<ref name=WindTurbines>[https://news.virginia.edu/content/palm-trees-inspire-uva-teams-revolutionary-design-offshore-wind-turbines Palm Trees Inspire UVA Team's Revolutionary Design of Offshore Wind Turbines], accessed April 30, 2019</ref> The innovative design inspired by [[palm tree]]s led to Roth being named to a ''[[Popular Science]]'' list of “The Brilliant Minds Behind The New Energy Revolution” in June of that year.<ref name=WindTurbines /><ref>[https://www.popsci.com/new-faces-energy The Brilliant Minds Behind The New Energy Revolution: These Are The Faces of Change] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221183840/http://www.popsci.com/new-faces-energy |date=2017-02-21 }}, accessed April 30, 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.popsci.com/eric-loth-thinks-wind Eric Loth Builds Smarter Wind Turbines], accessed April 30, 2019</ref>

In 2018 and 2019, teams consisting of [[computer science]] undergraduates twice won the Alamo Cup and repeat national championships at the [[National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition]].<ref name=NCCDC19>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/university-virginia-defends-national-cyber-205700624.html University of Virginia Defends National Cyber Title], accessed April 30, 2019</ref> This is the best known collegiate [[information security]] competition in the United States, and the University of Virginia won the 2019 competition over 235 competing universities.<ref name=NCCDC19 />

==Special Scholars and Societies==
===Clark Scholars Program===
The A. James Clark Scholars Program was established in 2018 as the result of a $15 million gift from the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=New $30 Million Clark Scholars Program Supports Underrepresented Engineering Students|url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/new-30-million-clark-scholars-program-supports-underrepresented-engineering-students|access-date=20 November 2018|work=UVAToday}}</ref> Clark Scholars are selected from underserved demographics for their academic excellence, track record of leadership, and commitment to community service. The inaugural cohort of 16, led in the 2018-2019 school year by [[Stephanie Gernentz]], [[Joshua Sahaya Arul|Joshua Arul]], and [[Rachel Zhang]], entered in June 2018.

===Rodman Scholars Program===
The Rodman Scholars Program, founded in 1979,<ref name="rotundatales-rodman">{{cite book |last=Vaughan |first=Joseph |title=Rotunda Tales: Stories from the University of Virginia, 1920-1960 |pages=150–153}}</ref> consists of the top 5-6 percent of each class of engineering students.

=== The Society of P.R.I. ===
One of the [[Secret societies at the University of Virginia|many secret societies at U.Va.]], The Society of P.R.I. is exclusive to the engineering community. It is known for honoring faculty, staff, and students for exceptional service to their respective communities.

==Departments and Degree Programs==

There are nine departments home to eleven degree programs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Departments|date=22 March 2017|url=https://engineering.virginia.edu/departments|access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=UVA Engineering Degree Programs|date=25 September 2018|url=https://engineering.virginia.edu/degree-programs|access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>

*Biomedical Engineering
*Chemical Engineering
*Civil and Environmental Engineering
*Computer Science
*Electrical and Computer Engineering
*Engineering and Society
*Materials Science and Engineering
*Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
*Systems and Information Engineering

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  !! Undergraduate !! Graduate !! Ph.D.
|-
| [[Aerospace Engineering]] || X || X || X
|-
| [[Biomedical Engineering]] || X || X || X
|-
| [[Chemical Engineering]] || X || X || X
|-
| [[Civil Engineering]] || X || X || X
|-
| [[Computer Engineering]] || X || X || X
|-
| [[Computer Science]] || X || X || X
|-
| [[Electrical Engineering]] || X || X || X
|-
| Engineering Science || X ||  || 
|-
| [[Materials Science and Engineering]] || X|| X || X
|-
| [[Mechanical Engineering]] || X || X || X
|-
| [[Systems Engineering]] || X || X || X
|}

Undergraduate students at the U.Va. Engineering School may minor in applied math, engineering business, the history of science and technology, materials science and engineering, science and technology policy, technology and the environment, technology leaders and any variety of studies within the [[University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts & Sciences]].

The School offers four online and collaborative programs: the Accelerated master's degree in Systems Engineering, the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program, Engineers PRODUCED in Virginia and the MBA/ME Program.

==Centers and Institutes==
Listed are the Centers and Institutes associated with the School of Engineering and Applied Science:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://engineering.virginia.edu/research/centers|title=Centers and Institutes|work=engineering.virginia.edu|date=21 June 2017}}</ref>

* Center for Advanced Biomanufacturing
* Center for Applied Biomechanics
* Center for Automata Processing
* Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering
* Center for Research in Intelligent Storage and Processing in Memory
* Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems
* Center for Transportation Studies
* Center for Visual and Decision Informatics
* Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems (CCALS)
* Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM)
* Environmental Resilience Institute
* Global Infectious Diseases Institute
* nanoSTAR Institute
* NSF I/UCRC Center for Laser & Plasma For Advanced Manufacturing (LAM)
* Mid-Atlantic Transportation Sustainability University Transportation Center (MATS UTC)
* Multi-Functional Integrated System Technology (MIST) Center
* NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST)
* Rolls-Royce University Technology Center
* Virginia Center for Grid Research
* UVA Center for Wireless Health

==Undergraduate Research Journal==

Founded in 2009 and first issue published in April 2010, The Spectra: The Virginia Engineering and Science Research Journal, is a peer reviewed undergraduate research journal published by the U.Va. School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.virginia.edu/content/undergraduate-students-initiate-academic-engineering-and-science-research-journal |title=Undergraduate Students Initiate an Academic Engineering and Science Research Journal |website=news.virginia.edu |date= 19 January 2010|access-date=July 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190227104205/http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/79bd/f8bf7d3e7f26bb99ce5152a497edc40c1ad9.pdf] Retrieved July 9, 2019</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flipsnack.com/UVAengineering/the-spectra-volume-x-spring-2019.html |title=2019 UVA Engineering Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal |website=www.flipsnack.com |access-date=July 9, 2019}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/uvaseas/docs/spectra_2010|title = The Spectra Research Journal}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://engineering.virginia.edu The School of Engineering & Applied Science] at the [[University of Virginia]]
*[http://www.rodmanscholars.org/ The Rodman Scholars Program]

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