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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:

Fu Named AAAS Fellow

November 25, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Joshua Fu

Joshua Fu has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his lifetime of research devoted to the environment and solving environmental issues.

UT Helping to Protect and Secure New Wave of Manufacturing

November 24, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights advanced manufacturing, CynamII, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mingzhou Jin

Roughly 300 years ago, European merchants bent on learning the secrets to making Chinese porcelain got an unlikely boost from […]

Hacking for a Cause

November 23, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Jian Liu, Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Smart Devices

Jian Liu, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, is working to secure your data from being stolen using connected devices.

New Program Aims to SERVE Veterans, Boost STEM Research

October 19, 2020 Press Releases, Research Highlights Navy Research Laboratory, veterans

In partnership with the Office of Naval Research, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, launched the SERVE program for veterans at UT.

UTSI Chosen as Part of Key Department of Defense Hypersonics Push

October 8, 2020 Press Releases, Research Highlights Hypersonics, John Schmisseur, University of Tennessee Space Institute

UTSI has been chosen as part of the Department of Defense’s research to increase the speed at which hypersonic-related technology is developed.

Wastewater Monitoring Plan Could Keep Campus Safe From COVID-19

July 28, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights COVID-19, Terry Hazen, Wastewater

Story updated on September 18, 2020 to include photo. When joint UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Environmental Biotechnology Terry […]

UT, Kennesaw State Program to Offer Research Experience to ROTC Students

July 16, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Brett Compton, Department of Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, Tony Schmitz

UT is partnering with Kennessaw State University to offer research experiences fro ROTC students in conjunction with the Office of Naval Research.

UT’s Metallurgy Program Ranked No. 1 in US

July 10, 2020 Press Releases, Research Highlights Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Veerle Keppens

The metallurgy program in UT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering has been ranked the No. 1 program in the US for the third year in a row.

Gilbert Chosen as DoE Early Career Research Program Honoree

June 24, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights Department of Energy, Dustin Gilbert, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Dustin Gilbert, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, recevied funding from the Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program.

Knox County Mayor Visits the ICS Lab

May 6, 2020 Faculty, Press Releases, Research Highlights, Staff COVID-19, Innovation and Collaboration Studio, Tom Duong, Uday Vaidya

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs visited the Innovation and Collaboration Studio to get a first hand look at the work they are doing to produce face shields.

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