The William G. Swann Mechanical Engineering Memorial Scholarship Endowment has been established for mechanical engineering students who are veterans or member of the Pride of the Southland Band.
Assistant Professor Damiano Baccarella received an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award.
Jeffrey Martell, a junior majoring in aerospace engineering, has received a Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship.
Beginning January, Summer, or Fall 2021 Two PhD students are sought to contribute to a research program that integrates numerical methods, supercomputing, structural mechanics, and damage modeling. The specific project is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and entails the development of multi-scale, multi-physics models and methodology to simulate the behavior and damage…
MAE Associate Professor Trevor Moeller has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Barry Wilmore is set to once again go to space as he has been bumped up to the flight crew of the inaugural launch of the CST Starliner.
Check out photos from the 1968 football season shared by mechanical engineering alumnus George Herndon.
The University of Tennessee Space Institute has helped nurture the careers of ten astronauts thanks to degree offerings ranging from aviation systems to flight testing. Although UTSI is located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, it is technically part of the College of Engineering in Knoxville. One particular astronaut took advantage of UTSI’s distance learning opportunities before giving…

Emma Bettters was profiled by ORNL for her role in helping to produce N95 fabric material for thousands of face masks.

The Department of Defense (DOD) has chosen UTSI for a $500,000 award for research into hypersonic-related technology development and implementation.
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