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:

Uday Vaidya works at the Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility

Volkswagen, UT, and ORNL Announce Partnership, Innovation Hub

January 17, 2020 Faculty, Featured, Press Releases, Research Highlights Additive Manufacturing, IACMI, oak ridge corridor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, vehicle electrification, Volkswagen

The university is partnering with Volkswagen and ORNL to start an innovation hub in East Tennessee.

Jack Dongarra at ORNL

Dongarra Chosen IEEE Computer Society’s Computer Pioneer for 2020

January 15, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights IEEE, Jack Dongarra

Jack Dongarra, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was selected as IEEE Computer Society’s Computer Pioneer for 2020.

Making Critical Decisions: Chakraborty Hopes to Improve Active Shooter Outcomes

December 9, 2019 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, Subhadeep Chakraborty

Subhadeep Chakraborty, associate professor in the Tickle College of Engineering, is working with Iowa State to improve active shooter outcomes.

Carbon Fiber Conference Welcomes UT Engineering Students

December 3, 2019 Press Releases, Research Highlights, Student Success advanced manufacturing, Dayakar Penumadu, Uday Vaidya

The Composites World 2019 Carbon Fiber conference recently took place in Knoxville, and, for the first time, Tickle College of […]

IACMI – The Composites Institute Awarded Workforce Grant

December 2, 2019 Press Releases, Research Highlights Department of Defense, IACMI

IACMI – The Composites Institute has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Department of Defense as part of […]

UT’s Mandrus Among Most Highly Cited Researchers

November 25, 2019 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights David Mandrus, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

David Mandrus, the Jerry and Kay Henry Endowed Professor in UT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been named […]

Faculty Launch Rain Garden Project in North Knoxville

November 25, 2019 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Andrew Ludwig, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jon Hathaway

In an effort to enhance local conservation efforts and help residents who live in a flood-prone area of the city, […]

UTSI Tackling Aircraft Icing Thanks to NASA Simulator Donation

November 22, 2019 Press Releases, Research Highlights University of Tennessee Space Institute

Flying in the United States has become increasingly safe over the years. In fact, flying on an airliner on average […]

UT Adds Advanced Manufacturing Certificate, Considers Degree Program

November 19, 2019 Press Releases, Research Highlights advanced manufacturing, Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, Doug Aaron, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair

Need to Know Advanced manufacturing is increasing in importance worldwide. A graduate course begins at UT in January and applications […]

Recent UT Graduate, Researchers Earn Patent for Optics Improvement

November 5, 2019 Alumni & Friends, Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Optics, ORNL

Key Points Optics help drive scientific exploration, from nanoscopic levels to telescopes A UT-led team has made a breakthrough allowing […]

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