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Kurr Honored with Trailblazer Award
Amy Kurr has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Trailblazer Award, which is the highest doctoral student honor conferred by the University of Tennessee. Kurr is pursuing her PhD through the Bredesen Center in Energy Science and Engineering with a focus on polymer engineering. Her research within the Center for Renewable Carbon at the UT Institute of Agriculture focuses on the degradation and decomposition of electrical…
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Isaacs Selected for Reputable NASA Ames Internship
Christian Isaacs (BS/ME ’22; MS/ME ‘25), a fourth-year PhD student in mechanical engineering, has been selected for a prestigious internship at NASA Ames Research Center, where he will be working in the Arc Jet Complex on the second-generation miniature arc-jet research chamber (mARCII). Located in Moffett Field, California, which is 40 miles south of San Francisco, NASA Ames Research Center has led NASA in conducting…
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Lockheed Martin Helps UT Launch Successful Hypersonics Senior Design Projects
In need of support for a senior design project in hypersonics, UT found an instrumental partner in Lockheed Martin. The relationship has the potential to become a national model for workforce development in the field.
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UT Hypersonics Team Captures National Title
The University of Tennessee’s Student Space Technology Association’s (SSTA) Hypersonics Team was crowned a national winner at the 2025 Undergraduate Hypersonic Flight Design Competition, run by the University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH). UT beat out a field of several university teams to advance to the semifinal round of eight schools from which UT was selected…
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Digital Twin Research Recognized at APS Annual Meeting
PhD student Bipin Tiwari, advised by Associate Professor Omer San, won the award for adaptable neural surrogate methods that support digital twin development for reentry vehicles.
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Professional Disc Golfer Graduates with Honors
Harper Thompson balanced his career as a professional disc golfer while studying mechanical engineering at the University of Tennessee. He’s graduating in December with his degree.
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MABE Students Benefit from Spark Scholars Internships
Students gain hands-on experience through the Spark Scholar Program, bridging classroom learning with real-world impact.
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Maltry Pays it Forward with Award
John Maltry is paying it forward with the establishment of the Maltry Outstanding Senior Award in Biomedical Engineering.
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TCE Students Attend Posters at the Capitol Event
Jackie Liu and Jai Mehta represented the Tickle College of Engineering at the Posters at the Capitol event on April 2nd in Nashville.
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Foundations of Flow
Mackenzie Moser will continue her research on arteriovenous malformations, a leading cause of stroke, as a PhD student in Bryan Good’s lab.