Faculty
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Baccarella Elected AIAA Associate Fellow
Assistant Profesor Damiano Baccarella was elected to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Associate Fellow: Class of 2026
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TCE Faculty Awarded AI TechX Seed Funding
Tickle College of Engineering faculty are leading six of nine AI TechX projects, advancing AI research, workforce training, and innovation across Tennessee.
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MAE Welcomes New Faculty Members
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering welcomes six new faculty members for the 2025-26 academic year.
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Undergrads Rise to Research Challenges with IREAAMU
This summer, nine undergrads participated in interdisciplinary advanced air mobility research through an NSF-REU program run by Devina Sanjaya and Zhenbo Wang.
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One Glass-Ceramic Sandwich, Extra X-Rays
UTSI researchers patented a new glass-ceramic scintillator configuration that improves medical imaging without increasing radiation dosage.
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Working Around the Clot
Bryan Good received an award, allowing him to create the first models of ischemic stroke incorporating clinical patient data.
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Crouch Brings Innovation to Thumb Prosthetics
Dustin Crouch is developing a revolutionary new implantable prothesis for the thumb that is controlled by a patient’s own muscles.
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Zhao Selected as AIM-AHEAD Mentor
Xiaopeng Zhao has been selected as a mentor for the AIM-AHEAD Research Fellow Program to address health disparities and promote health equity.
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MABE Adds Two New Faculty Members
This fall, Assistant Professor Sicheng He and Associate Professor Omer San joined the aerospace engineering faculty of UT’s MABE Department.
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Wang Earns CAREER Award to Help Lay Groundwork for Future of Air Travel
Assistant Professor Zhenbo Wang recently received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program award that will provide $537,847 for research toward developing and testing a novel airway system, operational rules, and control schemes for autonomous aircraft of the future.