Engineering Open House 2014 - Date: TBA

The following is content from the March 2013 Engineering Open House.

The School of Engineering and Applied Science offers an annual, free and open to the public event that provides an opportunity for visitors to meet faculty and staff, interact with current students, take tours of state-of-the-art facilities, and attend interesting exhibits, presentations and demonstrations. Bring friends, family members and others who have always wanted to know the answer to the question: “What do Engineers do?”Presentations often include "Sights and Sounds of Spaceflight," by former astronaut, Kathy Thornton; a discussion of admissions and curriculum by representatives from the U.Va. Admissions Office and the office of undergraduate programs in the Engineering School; and "Engineering Greats" by Professor Larry Richards. The day also includes exhibits in each department and walking tours of the Biomedical Engineering building and the Engineering School complex, led by faculty and students as well as activities planned by the Center for Diversity in Engineering.

If you are thinking about engineering as a career or want your students to gain a more comprehensive idea of the opportunities available to engineers, check back to this site to find out when in March 2013 the next open house will be held. The SEAS Open House is of particular interest to prospective students and school groups of all grade levels.

There is no preregistration required for this event. Schedules and maps will be distributed from the registration table in the lobby of Thornton Hall on the day of the event and will be available on this site the week before.

General Information 2013

• General Curriculum and Admissions Information
  
• Presentations
• Map, Directions, Parking
• Tours
• Other Information
• Additional Program Activities

Contact 2013

Open House 2013
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Virginia
Thornton Hall, McCormick Road
P.O. Box 400743
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4743
seas-openhouse@virginia.edu ( best way to contact! )

Presentations 2013

Presentations	Conducted by	Location	Time
BME faculty and students Q&A	Faculty and students	Gilmer Hall 190	9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Chemical Engineering: Engineering Molecular and Biomolecular Change	Professor Giorgio Carta	CHE 005	10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Engineering Overview	Dean James Aylor	Rice 130	10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at U.Va.	Professor Hossein Haj-Hariri	MEC 205	10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
BME faculty and students Q&A	Faculty and students	Gilmer Hall 190	10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Overview	Professor Archie Holmes	THN E316	10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Systems Engineering at U.Va. and Beyond	Professor Barry Horowitz	OLS 120	11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Chemical Engineering: Engineering Molecular and Biomolecular Change	Professor Giorgio Carta	CHE 005	11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Engineering Greats: How Engineers Have Changed the World	Professor Larry Richards	MEC 339	11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Overview	Professor Archie Holmes	THN E316	11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Why Might You Want to Major in Computer Science?	Professors Jim Cohoon and Tom Horton	Rice 130	11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Civil and Environmental Engineering at U.Va.	Professor Brian Smith	THN D221	11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Admission to SEAS	Dean Edward Berger	MEC 205	11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Admission to SEAS	Dean Edward Berger	MEC 205	12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Why Might You Want to Major in Computer Science?	Professors Jim Cohoon and Tom Horton	Rice 130	12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Teaching Engineering in Middle Schools	Professors Larry G. Richards and Susan Donohue	MEC 339	12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Sights and Sounds of Space	Professor and Former Astronaut Kathy Thornton	MEC 205	1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BME faculty and students Q&A	Faculty and students	Gilmer Hall 190	1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Civil and Environmental Engineering at U.Va.	Professor Brian Smith	THN D221	1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
BME faculty and students Q&A	Faculty and students	Gilmer Hall 190	2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Exhibits 2013

Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering is the rational application of engineering principles to biology and medicine. Those practicing in this inherently multi-disciplinary field strive to better human health through research, design and technology development. Current areas of research interest in Biomedical Engineering include improving and discovering new ultrasound and MRI methods for imaging selected tissues and organs within the body, developing new drug delivery technologies for treating cardiovascular disease, correcting bone defects by growing stem-cell based tissue replacements, studying how cells and tissues sense and respond to their physical surroundings, and using computational models to better understand complex intracellular signaling systems and the formation of new blood vessels in both normal and pathological conditions.

BME Exhibits:

Exhibits	Faculty/Students	Location	Time
BME faculty and students Q&A	Faculty and students	Gilmer Hall 190	9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Poster Sessions	BME and Nanomedicine students including research, design, courses, premed, student experience	Gilmer Lobby	9:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
BME faculty and students Q&A	Faculty and students	Gilmer Hall 190	10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
BME faculty and students Q&A	Faculty and students	Gilmer Hall 190	1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
BME faculty and students Q&A	Faculty and students	Gilmer Hall 190	2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineers combine chemistry, biology, and other natural sciences with engineering to efficiently and safely create products for our modern world. They help give us fuels, food, synthetic materials, medicines, biotechnology products, electronic materials, paper, and many other consumer products. They also have important roles in cleaning up the environment and in pollution prevention.

ChE Exhibits:

Exhibits	Faculty/Students	Location	Time
Engineering Molecular Transformations:  Simulating Chemistry on the Computer	Professor Michael Shirts Research Group	ChE Lobby	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Biorenewable Chemicals and Fuels	Professor Robert Davis Research Group	ChE 229	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Chemical Engineering: Engineering Molecular and Biomolecular Change	Professor Giorgio Carta	CHE 005	10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Chemical Engineering: Engineering Molecular and Biomolecular Change	Professor Giorgio Carta	CHE 005	11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Battery Technologies	Professor Gary Koenig Research Group	ChE 317	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory	Professor John O'Connell & Eric Anderson & ChE Students	Wilsdorf 301	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
1-1 Meetings with faculty and students	Faculty and Students	ChE Lobby	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil engineers build the physical foundation of society, protect the environment and develop the infrastructure of our communities. Their work spans the planning, design, construction and maintenance of projects including dams, bridges, transportation systems, materials, water resources, aerospace structure, ships, tanks, towers, hydraulic systems, and hazardous waste management programs. They work as environmental, geotechnical, hydraulic, structural or transportation engineers in design, construction or research areas. An important part of civil engineering is applied mechanics, which focuses on the fundamentals essential in many areas of engineering, including mechanical and thermal modeling and behavior of solids and fluids in a variety of configurations.

CEE Exhibits:

Exhibits	Faculty/Students	Location	Time
Connected Vehicles - Harnessing Information and Communication Technology for Improved Travel	Brian Park and students	THN D112	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Flow and transport beneath the ground - visualizing groundwater hydrology	Andres Clarens and students	THN B123	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
PureMadi - Sustainable water purification for the developing world	James Smith and students	THN D222	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Computer-Aided Materials by Design: Micromechanics at Its Finest	Marek Pindera and students	THN D222	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
What's Shaking? Vibration measurment and modeling	Thomas Baber and students	THN D222	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Steel bridge competition - An annual student design competition	The undergraduate steel bridge design team	Outside THN D Wing	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Civil and Environmental Engineering at U.Va.	Professor Brian Smith	THN D221	11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Civil and Environmental Engineering at U.Va.	Professor Brian Smith	THN D221	1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Virginia provides outstanding educational programs in computer science and computer engineering at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The department offers undergraduate degree programs in both the School of Engineering and Applied Science and in the College of Arts and Sciences. A principal part of our activity involves basic and applied scientific research, and research fundamental to the engineering process. Topics include the theory and foundations of computing, software and computer system design, human-computer interactions, prototyping, development and evaluation of cutting-edge computing and communications systems. Our research is essential to our doctoral programs. It ensures that faculty knowledge is up-to-date. Our research is also integral to our educational activities at all levels. Many of our undergraduate students become involved in research. Our undergraduates are among the mostly successful in the nation in competitions for undergraduate research awards. Through our activities, we contribute to the success of our students and to the strengthening of scientific and engineering research potential and the workforce in science and engineering: in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the nation, and for the global community.

CS Exhibits:

Exhibits	Faculty/Students	Location	Time
Meet with CS Department Chair	Professor Kevin Skadron	Rice 120	9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Meet with CS Faculty	Professor Jack Davidson Professor Andrew Grimshaw Professor John Knight Professor Gabriel Robins Professor Jack Stankovic Professor Alf Weaver Professor Marty Humphrey Professor Worthy Martin Professor Kevin Sullivan Professor Dave Evans	Rice 120	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Meet with CS Undergraduate Majors	Casey Huang John Murdock Kevin Whelan Kevin Hoffman (until 11:30 a.m.) Rebecca Boswell Justin Ingram	Rice 120	9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Why Might You Want to Major in Computer Science?	Professors Jim Cohoon and Tom Horton	Rice 130	11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Why Might You Want to Major in Computer Science?	Professors Jim Cohoon and Tom Horton	Rice 130	12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Summer Workshop Opportunity for High School Teachers	Professor Jim Cohoon	Rice 130	2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
U.Va. Chapter of ACM-W: Women in Computing	Graduate students: Liliya Besaleva, Tian Jin, Samyukta Jadhwani, Tung Dao Undergraduate student: Jenny Cha	Rice Hall 1st Floor, Davis Commons	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
3-D Object Localization with Radio Frequency ID Tags!	Undergraduate researchers Chris McFarland, William Thomason, Devon Peroutky, Connor Shope, and Ph.D. student Kirti Chawla.	Rice 226	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Smart Homes!	Graduate students Devika Pisharoty, Shahriar Nirjon, Ifat Emi, Mohsin Ahmed, Enamul Hoque, and Rob Dickerson.	Rice 540	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Software and Security!	Jonathan Dorn Zak Fry Ben Rodes Sudeep Ghosh	Rice 434	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Distributed Systems and Scientific Computing!	Ashwin Raghav Mohan Ganesh, Jacob Steele	Rice 414	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hot Topics in Computer Architecture!	Donnie Newell, Lukasz Szafaryn, Ke Wang, Liang Wang, Runjie Zhang	Rice 332	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Student Game Developers!	Undergraduate students Zack Reilly, Hunter Williams, Paul Huang, Nick Lytle and Tracy Alers.	Rice 514	9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical engineers find new ways of using electricity and electronic devices to improve technology and turn ideas into reality. They use their knowledge of science and mathematics to design and build microelectronic circuits, robots, communication systems and computers. In addition, they use their knowledge of physics and materials to develop new technologies for faster and more capable electronic devices, which find application in computers, radio astronomy, lasers, aircraft and medicine, among other fields.

Some venues are subject to change. On the day of the event, the ECE main office at Thornton Hall will have posters directing visitors to the demos.

ECE Exhibits:

Exhibits	Faculty/Students	Location	Time
Wearable Body Sensors	Shanshan Chen	THN C310	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Rice Nook Sensor	Jonathan Blonchek	Rice 342	10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Overview	Professor Archie Holmes	THN E316	10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Overview	Professor Archie Holmes	THN E316	11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Feedback Control	Thummaros Rugthum	THN C311	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Magnetic suspension by feedback control	Dee Long	THN C311	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Software-defined radio: Surfing the spectrum	Professor Steve Wilson	THN C310	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Student Projects	Professor Harry Powell	THN C311	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Solar Energy	Keye Sun	THN C310	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Understanding Nano-Electronic Devices	Redwan Sajjad	THN C310	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Engineering and Society
This department provides the ethical, sociological, historical, and communication components of professional engineering education in the SEAS. E&S courses encourage students to think about their role as engineers and scientists in society, and to speak and write effectively. The department also encompasses the Engineering Business programs. Faculty in E&S, who are trained in a variety of disciplines from the humanities and social sciences, conduct research on the intellectual, social, and cultural contexts of technology and technological change.

E&S Exhibits:

The Engineering & Society Department will staff a table in the A-wing lobby from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. Faculty representatives staffing the table will be on hand to take questions and to review STS, APMA, experiential learning, and other E&S programs.

Materials Science and Engineering
Materials scientists and engineers develop new materials, new processing technology and new understanding of how a material's properties and performance derive from its underlying structure. Advances in materials are critically important to improving current technologies and enabling new technologies never before imagined. The Materials Science and Engineering Department also oversees the Engineering Science program, which allows students to design a flexibly, interdisciplinary program of study towards a bachelor's degree that recognizes the growing need for engineers who can work across the boundaries of the traditional disciplines.

MSE Exhibits:

Exhibits	Faculty/Students	Location	Time
Join in ongoing, informal conversations with faculty, students and staff about the Engineering Science Major & the Materials Science Program.	Faculty and students in MSE/ES	Wilsdorf Hall	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Guided Lab Tours from the Wilsdorf Cafe: Electron microscopes (Titan and SEM), X-ray scattering, Spintronics Lab.	Faculty and students in MSE/ES	Wilsdorf Hall	10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
PBS NOVA Making Stuff Series on Materials Science.	Faculty and students in MSE/ES	Wilsdorf Hall, Room 109A	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
NANODAYS: 20 fun, informative and engaging demos on nanoscience and materials science.	Faculty and students in MSE/ES	Wilsdorf Hall, Rooms 103 & 101	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Jump in the OOBLECK vat. See giant Balloon Nanotube Sculptures and build your own nanotubes too. Design a better seed carrier in the Biomimicry Challenge and play our NanoGames.	Faculty and students in MSE/ES	Wilsdorf Hall, Outside and Cafe (1st and 2nd floors)	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is a combined department. Mechanical engineering is one of the largest, broadest, and oldest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers use the principles of energy, materials, and mechanics to design and manufacture machines and devices of all types. They create the processes and systems that drive technology and industry. The key characteristics of the profession are its breadth, flexibility, and individuality. The career paths of mechanical engineers are largely determined by individual choices, a decided advantage in a changing world. Aerospace engineers create machines, from airplanes that weigh over a half a million pounds to spacecraft that travel over 17,000 miles an hour. Aerospace engineers develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration, often specializing in areas such as structural design, guidance, navigation and control, instrumentation and communication, or production methods.

MAE Exhibits:

Exhibits	Faculty/Students	Location	Time
Center for Applied Biomechanics	Sabrina Lau	MEC 213	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Mechatronics Lab	Professor Gavin Garner	MEC 204	9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Rapid Prototyping Lab	Dwight Dart	MEC 217	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Hy-V	Professor Chris Goyne	North Hallway, 2nd Floor	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Ride Forward	Dave Sheffler	Outside North Entrance of MEC (Plaza)	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Baja car	Baja Student Team	Outside North Entrance of MEC (Plaza)	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Hoos Flying	AE Students	MEC 213	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Spacecraft Design	Professor Chris Goyne	MEC 213	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Aerospace Engineering at U.Va.	Professor Eric Loth and students	MEC 213	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
U.Va. AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)	Shruti Patel	MEC 213	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Computational Bio-inspired Fluid Mechanics	Professor Haibo Dong	MEC 213	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at U.Va.	Professor Hossein Haj-Hariri	MEC 205	10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Systems and Information Engineering
Systems engineering focuses on the big picture of system integration and analysis. Systems engineers seek solutions to large-scale, complex problems that require the integration of technological, organizational, human and economic factors. They are skillful in the use of analytical and computational techniques, problem solving methodologies and eclectic solution design.

Exhibits: SIE Exhibits:

Exhibits	Faculty/Students	Location	Time
INCOSE Undergraduate Student Group Welcome and Informal Q&A	INCOSE President Tim Bernica and INCOSE Executive Committee	OLS 1st Floor Entryway	9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Graduate Student Group Hosts SIE Poster Session	HFES President Mark Farrington and Members	OLS 1st Floor Entryway	9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Assessment of Machine Learning Algorithms in Cloud Computing Frameworks	Professor Matthew Gerber and 4th Year Capstone Students Omar Buhisi, David Ho, Jason Kin, Kevin Li, Qi Zhou	OLS 105	9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Increasing the Effectiveness of U.Va. Hospital’s Transition to Electronic Medical Records	Professor Reid Bailey and 4th Year Capstone students Mark Brindisi, Robert Bui, Johnny Mazo, Marcus Ong, Sarah VanVleet	OLS 105	10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Systems Engineering at U.Va. and Beyond	Professor Barry Horowitz	OLS 120	11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Jobs and Academic Tracks in Systems Engineering	Barbara Luckett and SIE graduate student group INFORMS	OLS 104	12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
1-1 Meetings with Systems Engineering Faculty	Professor James Lark	OLS 103	12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Advertising.com Mobile Optimization + Predictive Segments	Professor William Scherer and 4th Year Capstone Students Kyle Brew, Pat Brown, Sharon Cao, Brian McElhinny, Brian Patterson	OLS 104	1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
1-1 Meetings with Systems Engineering Faculty	Professor Reid Bailey	OLS 103	1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Environmental Surveillance Modeling for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	Professor Matthew Gerber and 4th year Capstone students John Drahos, Matt Ellison, Annie Hovland, Kate Pierce, Amanda Wagner	OLS 105	1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Characterizing Human Performance in the Development of a Hip Reduction Simulator	Professor Gregory Gerling and 4th Year Capstone Students Melissa Baltrusaitis, Lauren Hickman, Irene Kwon, Andrea Lora, Anne Compton Rodrique, Lingtian Wan	OLS 105	2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Analysis and Prediction of Insurgent Influence for U.S. Military Strategy	Professor Matthew Gerber and 4th year Capstone students Tim Bernica, Victoria Guarino, Andrew Han, Louis Hennet, Melanie Mitchell	OLS 104	3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Videology: Internet Video Advertising Optimization	Professor William Scherer and 4th year capstone students John Lunsford, Michael Myers, Joshua Talbot, Erik Wangerin, Wilson Weber	OLS 105	3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The University of Virginia Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering (UVACSE)
Established in 2008, UVACSE seeks to transform computational research across Grounds.  As the need for computational techniques in all disciplines increases, UVACSE serves researchers through education, consultation, and the management of shared compute resources. Our new VizLab will assist researchers in translating data into knowledge by providing state-of-the-art visualization tools and display facilities to enhance research and maintain an environment where researchers can interactively visualize and better understand their computationally-generated data. Details at: UVACSE

Exhibits: UVACSE Exhibits:

Exhibits	Faculty/Students	Location	Time
Visualization Lab Demo	Staff from the University of Virginia Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering	Rice 024	9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

General Curriculum and Admissions Information 2013

For visitors with interests in general aspects of the Engineering School undergraduate curriculum, applying for admission, or the Rodman Scholars program,a representative from the U.Va. Admissions office and Engineering School Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs Ed Berger will make presentations, and be available for questions, in Room MEC 205, at 11:00 a.m. and at noon. The dean of the school will also speak about engineering education 10:00-11:00 a.m. in Rice Hall, room 130.

Persons interested in curriculum details for School undergraduate major programs may inquire of faculty in individual departments present for the Open House.

Map, Directions, Parking 2013

Building names and codes Map no. Name Code name 8 Central Grounds Parking Garage   9 Chemical Engineering CHE 17 Gilmer Hall   24 Materials Science and Engineering MSE 27 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering MEC 38 Olsson Hall OLS 58 Rice Hall   46 Thornton Hall THN 48 Wilsdorf Hall

For the Engineering School complex: THN-A is on the north side; THN-E is on the east side (with usual entrance midway north-south); THN-C joins THN-E, southward; THN-D is on the west side (with usual entrance midway north-south); THN-B joins THN-D, northward. See a map of the Engineering School complex here.

Directions and Parking 2013

The University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, approximately 120 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. Two major highways, Interstate 64 and US 29, intersect close to the University Grounds. Ample hourly parking is available in the Visitors' Parking Garage on Emmet Street, about a block south of the intersection with University Avenue. The parking garage does have parking spaces designated for persons with disabilities. The Engineering School does not provide parking validation.

From I-64, take exit 118B onto the 29/250 Bypass; then take the second exit (250 East Business), making a right at the top of the ramp and then another right, roughly a mile later, onto Emmet Street. From US 29, follow the signs to Business 29, which becomes Emmet Street. The Visitors' Parking Garage will be on your left.

To reach US 29 from the Northeast, take I-495 around Washington to I-66 West. From I-66 West, take the exit marked "US 29 South - Gainesville." Travel on US 29S into Charlottesville where it will turn into Emmet Street. Emmet Street will lead you to the University. The Visitors' Parking Garage will be on your left. If you reach the Jefferson Park Avenue (JPA) traffic light, you have gone too far. See the U.Va. Webmap (Offsite).

To download a PDF file containing directions to the University (PDF)!

You can also use Google Maps (Offsite) with the following address to get directions to the Visitor's Parking Garage: 400 Emmet St. South, Charlottesville, VA 22903.

Note: Please do not park in the Education School lots across from Thornton Hall (46 on the map above). All three lots by Ruffner are off limits.

Tours 2013

Student-led tours of the Engineering School will be offered from 10 a.m.-12noon every 15 minutes and from 12noon-2 p.m. every 30 minutes. Please arrive for the tours 5 minutes early. Tour groups form at a table in THN-A Lobby. Often this form of tour provides a better way to learn about School matters.

Other Information 2013

Near the information tables, there will be information on special curriculum programs, student organizations, other matters.

Center for Diversity in Engineering 2013

In connection with this Open House, the Center for Diversity in Engineering organizes special programs - information sessions, tours, etc. These activities are open to all interested persons. Individuals or groups interested in participating in these activities are encouraged to contact:

Center for Diversity in Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Thornton Hall, University of Virginia
P. O. Box 400255
Charlottesville VA 22904-4255
Telephone: 434-924-0604
e-mail: cv5d@virginia.edu