{"id":411,"date":"2025-09-05T09:25:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T13:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/applied\/?p=411"},"modified":"2025-10-27T09:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:02:38","slug":"tce-celebrates-addition-of-ae-bme-departments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/applied\/news\/tce-celebrates-addition-of-ae-bme-departments\/","title":{"rendered":"TCE Celebrates Addition of AppE, BME Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tickle College of Engineering celebrated the historic addition of two new departments with ribbon cutting ceremonies on Wednesday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/applied\/\">Department of Applied Engineering<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/\">Department of Biomedical Engineering<\/a> launched this fall, increasing the total of number of departments within TCE to nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With students, faculty, staff, and benefactors in attendance, BME held a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of Perkins Hall and AppE held a ribbon cutting ceremony on the ground floor of the Zeanah Engineering Complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dean <a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/about\/matthew-mench\/\">Matthew Mench<\/a>, the Wayne T. Davis Dean\u2019s Chair of the college, spoke at both ceremonies, joined by new BME department head <a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/bme\/faculty\/dacheng-ren\">Dacheng Ren<\/a> and new AppE department head <a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/applied\/faculty\/chulho-yang\">Chulho Yang<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a historic era for our college, and the addition of these departments will pave the way for even more innovative and impactful engineering education and research,\u201d Mench said. \u201cFrom our outstanding faculty to our recent records in rank, enrollment, student success, research enterprise, and so many other things, the college has never been in a better place.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aiming to meet industry demand and better serve UT\u2019s land-grant mission, AppE launched this fall with concentrations in <a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/applied\/academics\/undergrad-studies\/software-engineering-concentration\/\">software engineering<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/applied\/academics\/undergrad-studies\/manufacturing-concentration\/\">manufacturing<\/a>. The four-year engineering degree programs offered prepare students to directly enter the workforce upon graduation with an emphasis on hands-on knowledge and critical thinking skills that are directly relevant to industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat makes our approach nationally unique in AppE is that the programs created will have the same level of rigor and accreditation as our traditional programs and have been designed to enhance all college programs through shared labs and faculty hired with relevant industrial experience,\u201d Mench said. \u201cThis department will be an agile program that responds to the rapidly changing needs of our industry. We will produce world-class engineers ready to be leaders in their field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BME launched as stand-alone department this fall, separating from its association with mechanical and aerospace engineering (MAE). The separation allows BME to grow, strengthen specialization in its curriculum, and bolster its national identity. The move was made in strategic alignment with the university-level investments in human health and wellness and a strengthening partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center that offers greater opportunities for the department and its faculty and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn independent BME department has been over 30 years in the making, and I believe we are just getting started,\u201d Mench said. \u201cWith visionary leadership from the chancellor, provost, department heads, and their faculty now aligned with the institutional strategic objectives, the future of the TCE is tremendous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%\"><div style=\"width: 15%;height: 10px;margin: 40px 0px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photo Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out some of the photos from the ribbon cutting ceremonies held on September 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmeappe-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-00004.jpg\" alt=\"Faculty and students cut the ribbon during the ribbon cutting ceremony. \" class=\"wp-image-46386\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"46379\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmeappe-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-00005.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Danquah speaks with department heads after the ceremony. \" class=\"wp-image-46379\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"46384\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmeappe-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-00006.jpg\" alt=\"Students speak with Dacheng Ren and Matthew Mench after the ribbon cutting ceremony. \" class=\"wp-image-46384\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"46382\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmeappe-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-00007.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Stanfill speaks with Board of Advisor members after the ribbon cutting ceremony. \" class=\"wp-image-46382\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"46378\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmeappe-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-00008.jpg\" alt=\"Chulho Yang speaks with guest during the Applied Engineering ribbon cutting ceremony. \" class=\"wp-image-46378\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"46387\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmeappe-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-00009.jpg\" alt=\"Two alumni and Board of Advisor members from the college speak during the ribbon cutting ceremony\" class=\"wp-image-46387\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"46385\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmeappe-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-00010.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Mench speaks during the opening of the Department of Applied Engineering\" class=\"wp-image-46385\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"46381\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmeappe-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-00011.jpg\" alt=\"Chulho Yang speaks during the opening of the Department of Applied Engineering\" class=\"wp-image-46381\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"46388\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bmeappe-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-00013.jpg\" alt=\"Faculty and alumni of the college cut the ribbon during the ceremony.\" class=\"wp-image-46388\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%\"><div style=\"width: 15%;height: 10px;margin: 40px 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