Category Archives: Women in Engineering

Accolades: Atomic Wings, Beautiful Blades, Many Awards

 March 22, 2019 Accolades, Faculty, Student Success, Women in Engineering Civil Engineering, engineering education, Nuclear Engineering

Hines Does Atomic Wings Nuclear Engineering Department Head Wes Hines spoke about jobs in the nuclear energy field at the […]

Staff Profile: Missy McDonald

 March 22, 2019 Staff, Women in Engineering research

Missy McDonald is a research coordinator for the Engineering Research Office. She and her team colleagues help faculty with all […]

Engineering Vol Helps Governor Declare Limb Loss Awareness Month

 March 4, 2019 Accolades, Student Success, Women in Engineering awareness, governor, limb loss

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee recently issued a proclamation declaring April as Limb Loss Awareness Month in the state of Tennessee. Engineering […]

Staff Spotlight: Gabrielle Richards

 March 4, 2019 Staff, Women in Engineering Engineering Diversity Programs

Gabrielle Richards is the administrative specialist in the Office of Engineering Diversity Programs. Her main responsibilities for the office are […]

Sydney Copp Finds and Gives Support through Society of Women Engineers Mentorship Program

 February 28, 2019 Press Releases, Student Success, Women in Engineering Department of Nuclear Engineering, Society of Women

Sydney Copp (middle) with her current mentees, Isabelle Laffer (left) and Cassidy Davenport (right). Nuclear Engineering sophomore Sydney Copp first […]

Women of Purpose Share Their Engineering Vision

 February 18, 2019 Engineering Diversity Programs, Event, Student Success, Women in Engineering Engineering Diversity Programs, Society of Women Engineers, women in engineering

Around 20 Engineering Vols attended “Women of Purpose: Cultivating Your Personal Brand” on February 12. Participants ranged from freshman to […]

Accolades: Boggs Brings It for Road Safety, Minneci Minimizes Material Stress

 February 15, 2019 Accolades, Student Success, Women in Engineering Additive Manufacturing, Autonomous Vehicles, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, road safety, Transportation

Boggs Named Outstanding Student for Road Safety Transportation engineering doctoral student Alexandra “Ali” Boggs was recently honored by the Collaborative […]

Accolades: Hines keeps busy, CEE staff gets down to business, faculty and students earn awards & patents

 February 8, 2019 Accolades, Faculty, Research Highlights, Staff, Student Success, Women in Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Nuclear Engineering

Wes Hines Stays Busy Nuclear engineering Department Head Wes Hines, above, is celebrating a number of successes just weeks into […]

Women Engineers Take the Lead with Student Organizations

 February 5, 2019 Press Releases, Student Success, Women in Engineering Kalie Knecht, Kendra Jackson, Lauren Ferrer, Mariah LaFond, National Society of Black Engineers, Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, women in engineering

Many Engineering Vol student organizations—around two-thirds of them—are headed by women who bring dynamic, fresh approaches to their leadership roles. […]

Accolades: Super(conductor) Award for Zamperini, Burks-Jelks Speaks for MLK Day, Bennett Makes Journal Cover

 February 1, 2019 Accolades, Staff, Student Success, Women in Engineering Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute

Zamperini Brings Home Super(conductor) Award Shawn Zamperini, graduate research assistant in nuclear engineering, earned best presentation at the 2019 ITER […]