The General Assembly approved the program in a special session on education in January 2010. The first class enrolled in the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education in fall 2011, and it is now one of UT’s fastest-growing graduate programs.

“There were times along the way where I didn’t have a peer in my classes,” said Koessler. “I was on the verge of leaving engineering. There just weren’t many other women.”

First published in Nature, the article details how researchers have been able to create wires only three atoms wide using an electron beam.

“I really owe a lot of thanks to the great instructors in CEE,” said Lim. “Dr. Lee Han’s support and encouragement and his referral of me were all significant factors in me winning this.”

TerMaath, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will receive a $510,000 research grant from the Navy’s Young Investigator Program, and will continue her research as a 2014 Summer Faculty Fellow at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in Potomac, Maryland.

“It is a tremendous honor for us, once again, to be able to be a part of such a prestigious competition,” said College of Engineering Dean Wayne Davis. “Dr. (David) Irick and his team really put in a lot of effort, and I think that is reflected on their continual inclusion in the event.”

Bringing together representatives from six UT colleges and the Graduate School of Medicine, the UT Health Science Center in Memphis, and various businesses and government laboratories, the event serves as a way for faculty and researchers to brainstorm ideas about the next wave of medical breakthroughs.

James McConnell Professor and associate head of the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Syed Kamrul Islam took home the Alexander Prize, named for former UT president and current US Senator Lamar Alexander and his wife, Honey. It recognizes excellence in teaching and research, and is only given to one faculty member across the entire campus each year.

You might notice a colorful change to Knoxville Area Transit buses thanks to some artistic Knox County high-schoolers and UT’s Center for Transportation Research.

A “professor of practice” position, the first so named at UT, is being established with the goal of offering a course in fire engineering forensics that could change the way many things, from appliances to residences, are built.