Accolades: Boggs Brings It for Road Safety, Minneci Minimizes Material Stress
Boggs’s research includes examining self-driving vehicle crashes and disengagements and commercial vehicle parking shortage. The title of Boggs’s dissertation is “Analysis of Automated Vehicle Crashes and Disengagements.”
Accolades: Hines keeps busy, CEE staff gets down to business, faculty and students earn awards & patents
CEE staff members have recently completed master’s degrees in business administration while continuing to work full time. Business Manager Samantha Allen and Financial Specialist I Amber Mathes took the same online MBA program through UT Martin concurrently.
Women Engineers Take the Lead with Student Organizations
Many Engineering Vol student organizations—around two-thirds of them—are headed by women who bring dynamic, fresh approaches to their leadership roles. They gain experience in collaboration, strengthen their Volunteer community, and, through outreach, instill younger women with confidence toward STEM careers.
Accolades: Super(conductor) Award for Zamperini, Burks-Jelks Speaks for MLK Day, Bennett Makes Journal Cover
“This occasion gives each of us an opportunity to reflect on the life of Dr. King and to emulate his work to make our community a place to be proud of,” said Burks-Jelks. “Each of us can make a difference, one person at a time.”
Taufer to Receive 2019 IBM Faculty Award
Taufer will lead work with IBM to bring the IBM Onsite Deep Learning Workshop on campus. Training EECS students in deep learning and AI disciplines—the backbone of current scientific discovery—will open tremendous opportunities for them in Tennessee and outside the state.
Cadet Klimowicz Sustains a Scholarly Summer
CEE student and ROTC cadet Kadee Klimowicz walked two paths as both an Air Force cadet in training and engineering researcher this summer.
Madison Allen Earns ANS Scholarship
Nuclear engineering undergraduate student Madison Allen received a scholarship from the American Nuclear Society.
UT SWE Shines at National Conference
The UT Society of Women Engineers recently was awarded the SWE Mission Award Gold and was recognized for their SWEeties program.
UT-Led Team Working on Improved Hydrocephalus Treatment
Stephanie TerMaath is leading a research team making promising strides in the treatment of hydrocephalus by engineering a new device.
Students Connect at WomEngineer’s Welcome Dinner
Incoming students to the Tickle College of Engineering were invited to attend the college’s WomEngineers Welcome Dinner.