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, UK to Spearhead $50 Million Advanced Manufacturing Project for Army

July 26, 2021 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, US Army, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair

THe University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the University of Kentucky, and the US Army are partnering on a new advanced manufacturing project.

Tiny But Mighty Precipitates Toughen a Structural Alloy

July 8, 2021 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Easo George, ORNL, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair

A team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee have made a significant breakthrough in understanding structural alloys.

Parker, Dean to Serve on National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force

June 17, 2021 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Artificial Intelligence, Lynne Parker, Mark Dean, Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Lynne Parker and Mark Dean, both former interim deans of the Tickle College of Engineering, are serving as part of a new national task force on AI.

Who’s the Jerk? UT Students Help Computers Provide Feedback About Who’s Right, Wrong

June 15, 2021 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Alex Williams, Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

A team of UT electrical engineering and computer science students used machine learning to predict feedback in a popular Reddit forum to identify jerks.

Ghosh Develops Greener, Faster-Drying Concrete

June 14, 2021 Press Releases, Research Highlights, Student Success, Women in Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Doctoral student Debalina Ghosh developed a new concrete formula that both quickens the drying time of precast concrete and has a reduced carbon footprint.

Student using equipment during ACE Training

ACE Readies for In-Person CNC Machining Training

June 7, 2021 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Department of Defense, Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, IACMI, Tony Schmitz

An innovative training program from IACMI and UT teaches essential manufacturing skills to address US manufacturing workforce gap.

Qi’s Evolving Career In Computer Vision Leads Students into the Future of CAVs Technology

June 1, 2021 Accolades, Faculty, Research Highlights, Student Success, Women in Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, EcoCAR, EcoCar3

The UT EcoCAR team has worked diligently towards re-engineering their 2019 Chevrolet Blazer during Year 3. The main focus for […]

Cartoon face has glasses wil spiral-design lenses and lightniing-bolts around his head to signify x-ray vision.

The Conversation: X-Ray Vision via Fast Computers, 5G, and Radar that Goes Through Walls

May 25, 2021 Accolades, Faculty, In The News, Research Highlights Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, research

Within seconds after reaching a city, earthquakes can cause immense destruction: Houses crumble, high-rises turn to rubble, people and animals […]

UTRF Selects Four Tickle College of Engineering-Led Projects for Funding

May 19, 2021 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Caleb Rucker, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Fan Zhang, Floyd Ostrowski, Ryan Ginder

The UT Research Foundation is funding projects from Tickle College of Engineering faculty Floyd Ostrowski, Fan Zhang, Caleb Rucker, and Ryan Ginder.

Electricity in the Air: Wang, Bai Pursue Goal of Electrified Flight

April 27, 2021 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights CURENT, Department of Energy, Fred Wang, Hua Bai, Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

UT’s Fred Wang and Hua Bai are developing breaker-related technology that could help improve electrified flight and increase the speed at which it is adopted.