Raffaella Da Vita

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• 2024-present, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
• 2019-2024, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech
• 2013-2019, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech
• 2007-2013, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2005
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
• Laurea, Mathematics, University of Naples II, 2000

• Sally Bohland Award for Exceptional Leadership in Access and Inclusion, Virginia Tech, 2021 
• Elected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2021
• Elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019
• Excellence in Access and Inclusion Award, 2019
• Visiting Professorship, La Sapienza, Rome, 2018
• Leader in Teaching, BEAM department, 2018
• College of Engineering Dean’s Award for Teaching, 2017
• Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence, Virginia Tech, 2017
• Visiting Professorship, La Sapienza, Rome, 2016
• JBME Editors' Choice paper, 2015 Premio Progreditur Marcianise, 2015
• Paper in Highlights of Smart Materials and Structures, 2014
• Liviu Librescu Faculty Prize, 2014
• College of Engineering Faculty Fellow, 2014-2017
• College of Engineering Award for Outreach Excellence, 2014
• 20 under 40 ASEE Prism Magazine, 2014
• PECASE Award, 2012
• Excellence in Access and Inclusion Award, Virginia Tech, 2013
• Scholar of the Week, Virginia Tech, August 27, 2012
• NSF CAREER Award, 2012
• NSF CBET Award Achievement, 2012
• Paper in Highlights of Smart Materials and Structures, 2011
• American Society of Biomechanics President's Award, 2006
• Laurea cum Laude in Mathematics, 2000