MABE junior Amelya Fox and MSE junior Jakob Scroggins were selected as 2024 Goldwater Scholars, one of the most prestigious scholar awards for undergraduate students in the US.
Fox, Scroggins Named Goldwater Scholars
Financial Gift Leads to Jessica M. Morris Women in Engineering Program
The Women in Engineering Program will be publicly named the Jessica M. Morris Women in Engineering Program in recognition of the Morris family’s significant gift for an endowment to the program.
Wirth Named NE Department Head
Governor’s Chair Professor Brian Wirth has been selected as the new head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering. Wirth replaces Wes Hines, who is retiring from the university after 29 years.
College of Nursing and Tickle College of Engineering Launch Groundbreaking Maintenance Optimization Project
TCE is partnering with UT College of Nursing in a $980,000 research and development initiative sponsored by Y-12 National Security Complex.
Improving the World’s Most Potent Cancer Drug
Elizabeth Barker’s new injectable hydrogel, Amygel, limits the spread of chemotherapy drugs, potentially eliminating the long-term health risks of pediatric cancer treatment.
Casali, Students Involved in Groundbreaking Global Collaboration
Associate Professor Livia Casali and two of her PhD students were involved in a global collaboration that could prove “revolutionary” in the field of nuclear fusion.
ISE to Offer Region’s First Doctor of Engineering Degree
The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering has been approved to create a Doctor of Engineering (DEng) program.
UT Creates New Department of Applied Engineering and Technology
The Tickle College of Engineering is creating a new Department of Applied Engineering and Technology that will consist of specific focus areas to help meet industry demand throughout the state and the region.
Biomedical Engineering to Become Independent Academic Department
Biomedical Engineering is separating from the Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Department (MABE) and will become its own independent department in August 2025.
CEE To Offer State’s First Environmental Engineering Bachelor of Science
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees has approved the CEE department’s plan to create the state’s first Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering.