PhD Advisors at Virginia Tech 弗吉尼亚理工大学 US
Quick answer: Virginia Tech in the US has 979 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 2 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
Research-focused faculty at Virginia Tech, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
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Professors at Virginia Tech with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Florian Zach
Associate Professor · Pamplin College of Business
⭐ Information for Ph.D. applicants: Please reach out if you are interested in my research and research methods. A background in quantitative analysis or programming is preferred. VT offers several courses to learn and improve quantitative research methods.
Innovation adoption, Market entry, Positioning strategies
Seongmin Park
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Neuroscience, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Tech · Virginia Tech
⭐ Accepting students in Cognitive Neuroscience & Biopsychology
Neural mechanisms of learning and decision-making
- How does the brain learn from past experiences to make better decisions in the future?
Neural representation of structural knowledge
- How does the brain extract the underlying structure of events and build map-like representa…
All Faculty at Virginia Tech (198)
A. Lynn Abbott
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
A. Roger Ekirch
University Distinguished Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Specialties: Early US; Atlantic; History of Sleep
Aarnes Gudmestad
Institute Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Aarnes Gudmestad is a professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures at Virginia Tech, where she specializes in second language acquisition and sociolinguistics. Her research explores the intersection of these fields, with current projects focusing …
Aaron Ansell
PhD Candidate · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Sociocultural Anthropology, Northeast Brazil, Alternative Democracy, Political Discourse
Aaron Goldstein
Associate professor
Biomedical and tissue engineering
Interfacial phenomena in bioengineering
Aaron Noble
Professor, Department Head of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Interim Department Head of Materials Science Engineering, Associate Director Center for Advanced Separation Technologies · College of Engineering
Professor, Department Head of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Interim Department Head of Materials Science Engineering, Associate Director Center for Advanced Separation Technologies
Abby Walker
Associate Professor and Co-director of the Speech Lab · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Abby Walker is an Associate Professor of Linguistics in the English Department at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as co-director of the Speech Lab. Her research focuses on language perception and variation, including work on New Zealand English and regional pronunciation pat…
Abby Whittington
Associate professor
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Abiola Akanmu
Associate Professor, Construction Engineering and Management · Myers-Lawson School of Construction
3D Scanning and Photogrammetry, Augmented Reality and Virtualization, Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Construction, Big Data and Predictive Analytics, Cybersecurity, Digital Twins, Digital and Human Interfaces, Safety, Health and Wellbeing, Skilled Workforce Development
Adam Newmark
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adrian Sandu
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adrienne Holz
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Adrienne Holz is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication at Virginia Tech, within the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Her research focuses on the effects of media and communication, including studies on social media misinformation, such as its influence …
Adwoa Okyere
Research technologist, W.L. Gore and Associates · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ahmad Safaai-Jazi
Professor · College of Engineering
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Aiguo Han
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
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Alan Abrahams
Associate Professor · Pamplin College of Business
Developing text analytic techniques for detecting product safety concerns
Alan Asbeck
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alan Asbeck
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
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Alan Druschitz
Professor of Practice and Eminent Scholar · College of Engineering
Metal casting processes
Ferrous and non-ferrous alloy development
Ballistic/armor materials
Heat treating
Welding
Materials and component testing
Non-destructive testing
Failure analysis
Corrosion and residual stresses
Alan J. Michaels
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alan Weinstein
Professor - Cello, Bass, Chamber Music · Virginia Tech
Fine Arts/Creativity; Cello, Bass, and Chamber Music; Research/Production: Chamber Music; Teaching Areas: Low Strings, Chamber Music, Fine Arts
Alasdair Cohen, PhD, MPH, MSc
Assistant Professor, Environmental Epidemiology · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Alasdair Cohen, PhD, MPH, MSc, is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at Virginia Tech, affiliated with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. His research interests include environmental health, with a focus on drinking water contaminants and thei…
Alberto Cano
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alex Aning
Associate professor · College of Engineering
Structure-property relationships
Powder processing and mechanical alloying
Processing and synthesis of metallic, ceramic and polymeric materials and composites
Amorphous phase-strengthened metal matrix composites
Application of internal friction to the study of phase transformati…
Alex Hood
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Alex Hood serves as Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications at Virginia Tech, where he is affiliated with the university's communications team. His professional focus centers on marketing and communications activities within the institution.
Alexander Dickow
Associate Professor of French · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Alexander Dickow is an Associate Professor of French at Virginia Tech, where he has taught in the French program since 2011. His scholarship focuses on 20th-century French and Francophone literature and cinema, and he is also a translator and poet who works in both French and Eng…
Alexander S. Brand
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
Materials science of civil infrastructure materials; Dissolution, reaction, and hydration kinetics of minerals; Advanced characterization techniques to study the micro- and nanostructure development in cementitious materials; Use of recycled and by-product materials in concrete (…
Alexandrina Untaroiu
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alexei Morozov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Assistant Professor
Alexey Onufriev
Professor · Virginia Tech
We develop and use theoretical approaches and computational methods to understand structure-function connection in biomolecular systems. Water, DNA, and 3D structure of the genome are our current favorites. We also develop methods and algorithms, including AI-based, that are used…
Alexey Onufriev
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ali Butt
Professor · College of Engineering
Ali Butt is a Professor at Virginia Tech, where he has been a faculty member since 2006. He completed his doctorate in electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University and holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technolog…
Ali Mehrizi-Sani
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ali Vakilian
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
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Alireza Haghighat
Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor, Director of Nuclear Engineering Program · College of Engineering
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Alkan Soysal
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
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Alkim Avsar
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
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Amanda C. Demmer
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Associate Professor | Specialties: US Foreign Relations, War & Society, Migration Studies, Human Rights; US
Amanda Morris
Professor · College of Science
The finite supply of fossil fuels and the possible environmental impact of such energy sources has garnered the scientific community's attention for the development of alternative, overall carbon-neutral fuel sources. The sun provides enough energy every hour to power the earth f…
Amaryah Shaye Armstrong
Assistant Professor of Religion and Culture · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Black Studies, Political Theology, Black Feminist Theory, Continental Philosophy of Religion
Amrinder Nain
Professor · College of Engineering
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Amrinder Nain
Professor · College of Engineering
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Amy Cowan
Assistant Professor of Practice · College of Architecture, Arts, and Design
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amy H. Smith, PhD, MS
Collegiate Assistant Professor, Public Health · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ananda Abeysekara
Fredy Zypman | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Theravada Buddhism, Tradition, South Asia (Sri Lanka), Secularism, Colonialism and Postcoloniality
Ananda Abeysekara
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Theravada Buddhism & South Asia, Postcolonial Studies & Colonialism, Buddhist Studies, Religious Studies
Anastasia Vogt Yuan
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Anbo Wang
Clayton Ayre Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrea L'Afflitto
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrea S. Bertke, PhD
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Andrea S. Bertke, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, VA. She also serves as an Associate Professor at the Virginia Tech Carili…
Andrew Acito
Associate Professor · Pamplin College of Business
Auditing and Financial Accounting
Andrew Becker
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew Herman, MD
Professor · Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew J. Kurdila
Professor · College of Engineering
controls;nature-inspired innovation;dynamics;mathematical analysis;robotics
Andrew J. Scerri
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Andrew J. Scerri is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Virginia Tech's College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. His scholarly work includes two books and over 30 peer-reviewed articles, and he has received numerous fellowships, including from the …
Andrew Wadoski
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Andrew Wadoski is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on early modern literature and philosophy, particularly the works of Edmund Spenser, as explored in his book *Spenser's Ethics: Empire, Mutability, and Moral Philosophy in…
Andy Arnette
Associate Collegiate Professor · Pamplin College of Business
disaster relief and humanitarian logistics, sustainability in supply chains, and the use of geographic information systems in decision modeling
Angela Peace
Professor · College of Science
Professor Peace's research in Mathematical Biology focuses on the predictive power of theoretical approaches to population ecology, using dynamical systems to develop and analyze models across ecology, toxicology, and epidemiology. As part of the invasive species collaborative, s…
Angelos Stavrou
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ann Brown
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Ann Brown is a Professor at Virginia Tech, affiliated with the university's digital humanities initiatives. Her recent work involves developing an arcade-style kiosk to showcase digital humanities research, with exhibits promoted through the College of Liberal Arts and Human Scie…
Anna Worch
Assistant Director of Alumni and Constituent Relations · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Anna Zeide
Professor, Director of the Food Studies Program, and Interim Director of Public History · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Specialties: Food; Environment; US
Anne Staples
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
biomechanics;biomedical applications;medical devices;nature-inspired innovation;3D printing;Bio-Inspired Engineering;mathematical analysis;modeling;fluid mechanics;microfluidics and nanofluidics;computational fluid dynamics;machine learning
Anthony Vance
Professor · Pamplin College of Business
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Anubhav Sarmah
Assistant Professor
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Anuj Karpatne
Associate professor · College of Engineering
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Arina Korneva
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
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Ashley Anderson
Assistant Professor
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Ashley Anne Weaver, PhD
Professor, Biomedical Engineering (Winston-Salem) · Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Accidents, Traffic; Wounds And Injuries; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Lumbar Vertebrae; Aging; Fractures, Bone
Ashley R. Taylor
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ashley Reed
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Ashley Reed is an Associate Professor of English and Undergraduate Program Director at Virginia Tech, where she teaches courses in American literature and digital humanities. Her research focuses on nineteenth-century American literature, digital humanities, and religious agency,…
Ashley Shew
Russell Wang | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Ashley Shew participates in the STS PhD program, the Medicine & Society minor, the Disability Studies minor, the Bioethics graduate certificate, and Integrative Graduate Education Program on Regenerative Medicine as a professor. Her main areas of interest are philosophy of techno…
Ashley Shew
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Ashley Shew participates in the STS PhD program, the Medicine & Society minor, the Disability Studies minor, the Bioethics graduate certificate, and Integrative Graduate Education Program on Regenerative Medicine as a professor. Her main areas of interest are philosophy of techno…
Ashley Veronica Reichelmann
Assistant Professor of Sociology · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Dr. Ashley Veronica Reichelmann is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as the Coordinator of the Community Recovery and Memorialization Hub of the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention. Her research interests in…
Ashtarout Ammar
Assistant Professor, Construction Engineering and Management · Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Digital twins, machine learning, construction asset management, Construction 4.0 technologies, construction safety, digital delivery
Atul Mantri
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Audrey Reeves
Assistant Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Audrey Reeves is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Virginia Tech, where she has been a faculty member since 2018. Her research explores the role of gender, race, museums, and memory in the governance of conflict and security, with a current focus on a book manuscript…
Audrey Ruple, DVM, PhD, MS, DACVPM, MRCVS
Associate Professor, Quantitative Epidemiology · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Augusta O'Reilly, MSW, LCSW
Veterinary Licensed Clinical Social Worker · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Avery Wiscomb
Assistant Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Avery Wiscomb is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Virginia Tech, within the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Their research focuses on technology and computing, including topics related to generative AI and digital humanities.
Bahareh Behkam
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bahareh Behkam
Professor · College of Engineering
intelligent systems;biomedical applications;medical devices;mechanobiology;biotransport;Bioengineering;nanotechnology;cancer studies;biomaterials;Bio-Inspired Engineering;microfluidics and nanofluidics;soft robotics
Bahareh Nojabaei
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Chair · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Barbara Fraticelli
Director, Pamplin Undergraduate TA Program · Pamplin College of Business
Director, Pamplin Undergraduate TA Program
Barbara L. Allen
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Barbara Allen’s research focuses on environmental justice, namely, participatory projects that engage the public in shaping environmental health science. She works with local communities in heavily polluted industrial regions in France and the U.S. to produce rigorous environment…
Bart Raeymaekers
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ben Davoudi
Collegiate Professor · College of Engineering
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems, Navigation and Guidance in Extreme Weather Conditions, Flight Simulation and Trajectory Planning, Aeromechanics, Drone Pesticide Applications, Aeroacoustics and Environmental Characteristics of Flight Vehicles, Complex Physical Systems Modeling…
Benjamin C. Jantzen
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Benjamin C. Jantzen is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Tech, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. His research focuses on the philosophy of science, particularly the nature of inference and language in scientific inquiry, as well as top…
Benjamin Jantzen
Associate professor, Department of Philosophy; associate professor by courtesy, Department of Computer Science · College of Engineering
Associate professor, Department of Philosophy; associate professor by courtesy, Department of Computer Science
Benjamin Katz
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Benjamin Katz is an Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science at Virginia Tech, where he leads the Cognitive Aging and Translational Science Laboratory. His research focuses on cognition, cognitive training, and the effects of lifestyle factors on brain health, …
Besnik Pula
PhD Candidate · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Beth Ebel
Director of Finance · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Director of Finance
Beth S. Thompson, DVM, JD
Associate Professor of Practice, Regulatory Veterinary Medicine · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bettina Koch
Associate Professor of Political Science · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bill Roth
Assistant Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Bill Roth is a professor of practice in the Department of Communication within the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech. His academic focus includes sports media and broadcasting, and he is also known for his extensive career as a play-by-play broadcaster f…
Bimal Viswanath
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Binoy Ravindran
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Blake N. Johnson
Professor · College of Engineering
Biomanufacturing & Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
High-performance Process Analytical Technology
Chemical Sensors and Biosensors
Autonomous Experimentation
Bioprocess Modeling, Engineering, Monitoring, and Control
Theory-guided Machine Learning
Bo Ji
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bob Edmison
Collegiate Associate Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bonnie Zare
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Bonnie Zare is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Virginia Tech, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Her research focuses on gender issues, particularly the experiences of women in India, including street harassment, sexual violence, and wom…
Boya Xu
Assistant Professor of Marketing · Pamplin College of Business
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bradley Denby
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
Cyber-physical systems; computational nanosatellite constellations; machine learning for perception and autonomy; orbital edge computing
Brandy S. Faulkner
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Brandy S. Faulkner, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as the Gloria D. Smith Professor of Africana Studies. Her research and teaching interests center on issues of inequity, including poverty, class, an…
Brenda M. Davy, PhD, RDN
Professor
Professor: Obesity and body weight regulation; behavioral and metabolic aspects; diet and cardiovascular diseases; dietary intake assessment; water and beverage intake and health
Brendan David-John
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Brett L. Shadle
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Professor | Specialties: East Africa and the Horn; Refugees; Colonialism
Brett Shadle
Director · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
refugee history and studies, particularly in Eastern Africa
Brian Britt
Scott P. Bruder | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Religion & Literature, Theory of Religion & Culture, Hebrew Bible, Modern Jewish Thought
Brian Britt
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Religion & Literature, Theory of Religion & Culture, Hebrew Bible, Modern Jewish Thought
Brian Lattimer
Professor · College of Engineering
Thermal-fluid sciences
Reacting flows and fire dynamics
Material high temperature behavior
Fluid-structure interaction
Firefighting automation, technology, and suppression
Brian M. Kleiner
Vorster-Kleiner Director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction and Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Brittany Presson
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Dr. Brittany Presson is an instructor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology within the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech. She serves as a faculty co-advisor for the Sociology/Criminology club and is an incoming faculty co-advisor for AKD. Her resea…
Brooks Casas, Ph.D.
Professor · Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bruce McComiskey
Professor of English · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Bruce McComiskey is a Professor of Rhetoric and Writing in the English department at Virginia Tech, where he also serves as the director of the Center for Rhetoric in Society. His research interests include ancient and modern rhetorics, composition theory and history, and the dis…
Caitlin E. Jewitt
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Dr. Caitlin E. Jewitt is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as the associate department chair. Her research focuses on campaigns and elections, public opinion, political parties, and presidential primaries and cau…
Caitlyn Collins
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Cal Ribbens
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq
Assistant Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Engagement in the Arctic · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq is an Assistant Professor of Technical and Scientific Communication in the Department of English at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Founding Director of the Center for Sustainable Engagement in the Arctic. An Iñupiaq scholar and tribal member of the…
Carla Enriquez, BVM, DACVIM(LA)
Assistant Professor, Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Carla Enriquez, BVM, DACVIM(LA), is an Assistant Professor of Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech. Her professional focus is in large animal emergency a…
Carla Savage, DVM, PhD, MPhil, PgC, CertAqV., DABVP (Fish Practice), FRSPH
Associate Professor of Practice, Aquatic Animal Medicine · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Associate Professor of Practice, Aquatic Animal Medicine
Center for Public Veterinary Medicine
Carlos Evia Puerto
Professor of Practice · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Carlos Evia Puerto is a Professor of Practice in the School of Communication at Virginia Tech, where he also serves as Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Chief Technology Officer in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. His work focuses on developing curriculum…
Carmen Gitre
Associate Professor and Associate Chair · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Specialties: Egypt; Theater and Performance; Imperialism
Caroline Hornburg
Assistant Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Caroline Hornburg is an associate professor of Human Development and Family Science at Virginia Tech, where she also directs the Learning and Development Lab. She is affiliate faculty in the Department of Psychology and the School of Education. Her research focuses on early child…
Caroline Sanner
Assistant Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Caroline Sanner is an assistant professor of family science at Virginia Tech, affiliated with the Department of Human Development and Family Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Her research focuses on relationships and dynamics in post-divorce families and …
Carolyn Commer
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, and Ph.D. Program Director · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Professional Writing, Rhetoric Studies, Theory and Criticism
Cassidy Rist, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Director, Center for Public Veterinary Medicine; Associate Professor of Practice · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Director, Center for Public Veterinary Medicine; Associate Professor of Practice
Catherine Baker
Materials Engineer, The Boeing Company · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Cayce Myers
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Cayce Myers is a Professor of Public Relations and Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Communication at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on the laws, regulations, and ethics affecting public relations practice, as well as media history and political communication.
Celine Hin
Associate professor · College of Engineering
Atomistic computer simulations
Nuclear materials
Thermoelectric materials
Li-ion batteries
Theoretical research in physical metallurgy
Behavior of materials under extreme conditions
Electrochemistry
Development of analytical and numerical methods
Statistical physics
Atomic physic…
Chandan Reddy
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Chang Lu
Fred W. Bull Professor of Chemical Engineering
Microfluidic biotechnology, precision medicine, epigenomics and gene regulations, genome technologies, single cell analysis, cancer, immunology, brain development and function.
Chang-Tien Lu
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Changmin Son
Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Professor · College of Engineering
aerodynamics;turbomachinery;heat transfer;clean energy;prognostics and health management;gas turbine design
Charlene Eska
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Charlene Eska is a professor in the Department of English at Virginia Tech, within the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Her research interests include languages and linguistics, English literature, and historical studies, with a particular focus on medieval topics. She…
Charles Dye
Associate Professor · College of Architecture, Arts, and Design
Research: Flat and immersive nonfiction film production, screenwriting and fiction film production.
Teaching: Nonfiction and fiction film production, ethnographic filmmaking, story development, screenwriting, photography and visual communication.
Chelsea Woods
Assistant Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Dr. Chelsea Woods is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Virginia Tech, where she teaches public relations courses. Her research interests include activism and strategic communication.
Cheng-Chia "Fred" Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Assistant Professor
Chris Brown
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Chris Byron
Department Head, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences; Associate Professor, Large Animal Surgery · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Department Head, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Associate Professor, Large Animal Surgery
Chris Fuller
Samuel Langley Distinguished Professor of Engineering · College of Engineering
vibration research;materials design;medical devices;robotics;acoustics
Chris North
Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Chris Thomas
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Chris Zobel
R. B. Pamplin Professor · Pamplin College of Business
disaster operations management, humanitarian supply chains, and supply chain resilience, as well as sustainability and environmental decision making
Christina (Tina) Rost
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
High Entropy and Compositionally Complex Ceramics
Bulk and Thin Film Synthesis
Multi Length-Scale Materials Characterization
Functional Materials for Extreme Environments
Christina DiMarino
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
Power electronics packaging
High-density integration
Wide-bandgap power semiconductors
Christina Pacholec, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Pathology · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Christine Burgoyne
Assistant professor of practice · College of Engineering
Pedagogies in Technical Communications, Professional Communications
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) and Across Disciplines (WID)
Communications Across Disciplines (CID)
Critical Discourse Analysis
Christine Gilbert
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
Fluid-Structure Interactions, Hydrodynamics, Ocean Engineering, Naval Architecture
Christine Gilbert
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
Christine Gilbert is a faculty member in the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering.
Christine Labuski
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Christine Labuski's research and teaching are organized around two primary areas of inquiry: sexualities and how sexualities become medicalized, and; gender and climate/environmental justice, with an emphasis on feminist energy systems, queer ecologies, and the gender politics of…
Christopher Arena
Collegiate Professor, Co-Director Biodesign Program, Director Experimental Learning, Associate Department Head for Research and Graduate Studies
Collegiate Professor, Co-Director Biodesign Program, Director Experimental Learning, Associate Department Head for Research and Graduate Studies
Christopher Hourigan, DM, DPhil, FRCP
Professor, Director, Cancer Research Center – D.C. · Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Christopher L. Wyatt
Associate Professor · College of Engineering
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Christopher McDowell
Professor
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Christopher Roy
Professor · College of Engineering
Christopher Roy is a faculty member in the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering.
Christopher Williams
L.S. Randolph Professor · College of Engineering
Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
Design for Manufacturing
Design Methodology
Engineering Design Education
Design for Additive Manufacturing
Process-Property-Structure Relationships for Additive Manufacturing Materials (polymers, ceramics, and metals)
Jetting-based Additive Ma…
Cindy Smith
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Cindy Smith is a Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science within the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech. She directs the Children’s Emotions Lab at the university, where her research focuses on child development, including tempe…
Claire Hall Boor
Assistant Professor of Practice · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Claire Hall Boor is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the School of Communication within the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech. Her faculty profile is listed among the school's communication faculty, indicating her affiliation with the department's t…
Claudio Caprio
Advisory Board Member · College of Engineering
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Clayton C. Caswell, PhD
Associate Professor, Bacteriology · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
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Cliff Shaffer
Professor · College of Engineering
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Corina Sandu
Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor · College of Engineering
off-road mobility;dynamics;design optimization;kinematics;mathematical analysis;uncertainty quantification;automotive engineering;multibody systems;vibration research;vehicle dynamics;autonomous systems;large trucks;terramechanics;sensitivity analysis;tire research;robotics;model…
Corinne Noirot
Professor of French · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
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Cornelia Deagle, PhD, MSPH
Assistant Professor, Public Health · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornelia Deagle, PhD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor of Public Health in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech. Her professional background includes serving as Director of the Division of Child and Fam…
Corrine W. Ruktanonchai, PhD, MPH, CPH
Collegiate Assistant Professor, Population Health Sciences · Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
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Costin Untaroiu
Professor · College of Engineering
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Costin Untaroiu
Professor
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Courtney Irene Powell Thomas
Associate Professor of Political Science · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Courtney Irene Powell Thomas is an Associate Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science at Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on food politics, mass political violence, and education policy, with additional interests in international political economy.
Craig Woolsey
Professor · College of Engineering
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Creed F. Jones
Professor · College of Engineering
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Crystal Graham
Associate Director of Development · College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Dale Wimberley
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Dale Wimberley is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Virginia Tech's College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. His research focuses on critical global political economy and social movements, with a broader interest in sociology. He has also been involved i…
Dan Gibbs
Assistant Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
U.S. political institutions, formal and quantitative methods, bureaucracy, political agency, political economy
Dan Williams
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
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Danesh Tafti
Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies, William S. Cross Professor · College of Engineering
turbomachinery;heat transfer;biomedical applications;aerodynamics;clean energy;modeling;fluid mechanics;high-performance computing;computational fluid dynamics
Danesh Tafti
Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies, William S. Cross Professor · College of Engineering
turbomachinery;heat transfer;biomedical applications;aerodynamics;clean energy;modeling;fluid mechanics;high-performance computing;computational fluid dynamics
Daniel B. Thorp
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Specialties: Early US; Slavery & Emancipation
Daniel Connors
Professor · College of Engineering
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Daniel J. Stilwell
Professor · College of Engineering
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Daniel J. Stilwell
Professor · College of Engineering
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Daniel R. Karolyi, MD, PhD
Associate Professor · Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
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Daniela Cimini
Professor · College of Science
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Danna Agmon
Associate Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
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<li>French Empire in India and the Indian Ocean</li>
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Daphne Yao
Professor · College of Engineering
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Darshan Sarojini
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
Materials and Structures;Computational Mechanics;Design
David Dillard
Adhesive and Sealant Science Professor · College of Engineering
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David Ford
Vecellio Professor, Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management · Myers-Lawson School of Construction
Ford's research focuses on the social impacts of natural disaster management in communities. In his current research, he is exploring the quantification of habitation loss using dynamic modeling. He aims to expand the analysis of disaster management projects beyond economics to i…
David Freeman
Collegiate Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering Program · College of Engineering
nuclear engineering;clean energy;safety systems
David H Smith IV
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
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David L. Brunsma
Professor · College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
David L. Brunsma is a Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech, affiliated with the university's Department of Sociology in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. His research interests center on the sociology of race and ethnicity, multiracial identity, the sociology of …
David Schmale
Professor · Virginia Tech
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David Yanisko
Associate Professor of Practice · Pamplin College of Business
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Dawei Zhou
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering
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Dawen Zhao, MD, PhD
Professor, Biomedical Engineering (Winston-Salem) · Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Glioma, Drug Delivery Systems, Nanotechnology, Brain Metastases, Cancer Imaging
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