Partnering with Stony Brook University, Nick Brown found using reactor waste as microreactor fuel reduces long-term waste storage while reducing energy costs.

NE student Andie-Marie Jones is balancing her academic life with her role as a distance runner for the Lady Vols.

Six engineering students traveled to New Zealand for eight weeks over the summer to learn about food innovation and sustainability through the IRES program. They have continued their research at UT.

With two massive robot arms and a concrete 3D-printing nozzle, the new Concrete Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing Platform (CHAMP) offers unique capabilities for architectural and engineering research.

Timothy Truster has left his position as a professor in CEE to answer a call to join the priesthood.

BME Professor Jindong Tan is using a $1 million NSF grant to try and develop a fully insertable wireless robotic imaging device to be used during minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeries.

Guang He and Frank Loeffler discovered a protein family that microbes use to consume a potent greenhouse gas, and the results are gaining international attention.

Ceara Parks Oliver is developing a restoration framework to aid engineers and scientists to improve watershed health.

Record attendance and engagement made the Fall 2025 STEM Expo the most successful recruiting event in the Tickle College of Engineering’s history.

UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Rigoberto Advincula is leading a $3 million project centered on self-driving labs and recently published a journal article on the topic.
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