Faculty Member Wins Navy Prize, Chance to Take Students to Surface Warfare Center
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.
UT Team Selected for Next Round of Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition
“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.”
Institute of Biomedical Engineering Hosts Cross-Discipline Symposium
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.
Tickle College of Engineering Well Represented at Chancellor’s Honors
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.
UT, KAT Help Knox Students Focus on Environment With Art Contest
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.
Underwriters Laboratories Supporting College of Engineering Course
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.
UT Alumnus W. Dwight Kessel Receives Nathan W. Dougherty Award
2014 Faculty & Staff Awards Winners Named The University of Tennessee College of Engineering gave its most prestigious honor—the Nathan W. Dougherty Award—to industrial engineering graduate W. Dwight Kessel at…
UT Alumnus W. Dwight Kessel Receives Dougherty Award
The Dougherty Award was established by the college in 1957 to pay tribute to Dr. Nathan Washington Dougherty, dean of the College of Engineering from 1940-1956. The award honors engineers whose accomplishments have brought acclaim to the university.
Kessel Named Dougherty Award Winner by UT College of Engineering
The acclaim is far from the first for Kessel, as several buildings or spaces—including the auditorium at UT’s Science and Engineering Research Facility—already bear his name. He and his wife, Gloria, also established a scholarship in his name in the Department of Industrial Engineering at UT.
Sam Hensley: Student Report from 2014 Alternative Spring Break in Jamaica
For Spring Break 2014, I took a trip to Mandeville, Jamaica, with a number of fellow UT students and Judith Mallory, our trip organizer and leader. We went to experience the culture, learn about the way of life of another group of people, and build a new restroom for some school children in the community. Certainly, the trip proved to be culturally and educationally valuable and our group made progress on the school bathroom, but my most valuable takeaway turned out to be something that I did not expect.
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