Kelli Grissom: Student Report from 2014 Alternative Summer Break in Romania
My trip to Valea Screzii, Romania was my first visit to Europe and was definitely an unforgettable experience. Once we arrived in the village I felt a similarity to home. We were surrounded by mountains everywhere we looked and it reminded me of the Smoky Mountains back in Tennessee.
Robert Minneci: Student Report from 2014 Alternative Summer Break in Romania
By the time we got to Romania, it was past midday and fairly warm. We found the driver to take us to our lodgings, piled into an old van, and drove off. We landed in the capital of Romania, Bucharest. It was hot, dirty, the traffic terrible, and advertisements and graffiti littered the buildings. It was just like home.
Bryan Eldreth: Student Report from 2014 Alternative Summer Break in Romania
For the week of August 10, 2014, four students from the University of Tennessee College of Engineering went to a village in Romania to help with the construction of a High School dormitory. The four students were Robert Minneci, Jonathan Jones, Kelli Grissom, and I. Jon and I are chemical engineering students, Robert is studying material sciences, and Kelli is a civil engineering student.
Trip Report – Alternative Summer Break in Romania
The group stayed two hours outside of Bucharest in a rural village called Valea Screzii in the Transylvania region. The village was founded by an NGO called Pro Vita, formed by an Orthodox priest, in order to help orphans, single mothers, the elderly, and intellectually disabled adults.
Engineering Students Get Close-Up View of German Industry
For a group of students from the College of Engineering those talks will include discussing a trip to Germany, a trip that was anything but a vacation.
Three Engineering Professors on “World’s Most Influential” List
Since having your work recognized by your peers has long been considered a top honor for those in higher education, a trio of College of Engineering professors recently became academic all-stars.
Power Play: Mandrus Helping Shape Future of Modern World
Mandrus, of the College of Engineering’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, recently was chosen by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation as a Moore Synthesis Investigator, a highly selective honor that carries with it $1.7 million in funding.
UT’s Rawn Earns Top Honor in Field of Materials Science
“I’m thrilled,” said Rawn, a faculty member of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. “To join the other colleagues of mine in the department who have been made fellows is a tremendous honor.”
Endowment Backs UT’s Focus on Energy; Could Mean Millions in Funding
The Gibson Endowed Chair in Engineering has been created with the specific goal of expanding research into environmentally friendly, sustainable energy, with Stephen Paddison, professor and Ferguson Fellow in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, named as the first chair.
Townsend Honored at American Nuclear Society Meeting
Townsend, the Robert M. Condra Professor of Nuclear Engineering, received the Professional Achievement Award he won in 2013 for research activities including extensive publications in radiation protection dosimetry and particle transport methods related to space radiation environments.
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