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Category Archives: Research Highlights

As the depth and breadth of the Tickle College of Engineering’s faculty quality and capabilities of our facilities have grown, the college’s research portfolio has diversified. From developing alternative treatments for heart-valve disease to improving nuclear safety and efficiency, some of the more recent TCE research ventures include:

UT Labs Producing Face Shield Components to Protect Health Care Workers in Tennessee

March 24, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights, Staff Matthew Mench, Uday Vaidya, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair

Faculty and staff from the Tickle College of Engineering are working with researchers across the campus toprint face shields for health care workers.

Khattak’s Research Could Help Cut Back on Big Traffic Incidents

March 9, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Asad Khattak

For a commuter, nothing quite sinks the heart like having to slow to a stop in a seemingly never-ending line […]

Fu Researches Wildfire Impact on Human Health

March 4, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Joshua Fu

Wildfires raged across the continent of Australia earlier this year, capturing media focus around the world and reminding people once […]

UT-ORNL Researchers Develop New Radiation-Resistant Material

March 2, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ORNL, Takeshi Egami, TVA, William Weber, Yanwen Zhang

UT-ORNL researcher Yanwen Zhang has developed a new radiation-resitant material working with UT faculty members William Weber and Takeshi Egami.

UT Team Develops Model to Predict Hernia Surgery Recovery Outcomes

February 24, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Anahita Khojandi, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Anahita Khojandi is working with researchers from the College of Nursing and the Haslam College of Business on predicting surgery outcomes.

Penumadu’s Research Could Greatly Benefit Automotive, Aerospace Industries

February 11, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights advanced manufacturing, Dayakar Penumadu, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dayakar Penumadu, Fred N. Peebles Professor in civil and environmental engineering, is researching the materials in automotive and aerospace industries.