Micah Beck, an associate professor of computer science, was selected to receive a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2024-25 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He will use the fellowship to carry out research in France. “The Fulbright Program embodies our dedication to fostering academic […]
EECS Associate Professor Awarded Fulbright
UT Leads $25 Million Nuclear Technology Consortium
The University of Tennessee is the lead institution for a $25 million cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.
Gilbert Honored with NSSA’s Science Prize
MSE Assistant Professor Dustin Gilbert receive the Neutron Scattering Society of America’s Science Price for his work on skyrmions.
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.
TCE Faculty Honored for Technology Innovation
Three TCE faculty members were among the five winners of the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund, which is aimed at bolstering East Tennessee’s entrepreneurship pipeline. The faculty members each received $50,000.
Lab Upgrade Launches UT into Rarified Air Among Universities
Fueled by a monetary award from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program, the University of Tennessee is poised to move to the forefront of hypersonic research and testing. The university’s 500-kW pulsed Arcjet Tunnel, which resides in the lab of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Damiano Baccarella, will be upgraded to a continuous flow facility over […]
Bai leads $5M Grant from DOE-VTO to Produce Smaller, More Efficient Motor Drive Systems for Electric Vehicles
Associate Professor Kevin Bai works with ABB Group’s US Research Center to develop more efficient motor drive systems for electric vehicles.
Herring Tackles Climate Change with Multiphase Research
Anna Herring studies multiphase reactions affecting underground storage of CO2. Could the same technology help hydrogen gas smooth the transition to renewable energy?