Accolades
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Wirth Elected Fellow of American Physical Society
UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Professor of Computational Nuclear Engineering and Department Head Brian Wirth was named a 2025 Fellow of the American Physical Society.
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TCE Faculty Receive Promotions
Several Tickle College of Engineering faculty members have been promoted for the 2025-2026 academic year.
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TCE’s Cherry, Pulgar Receive Fulbright
CEE Professor Christopher Cherry and EECS Associate Professor Hector Pulgar have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for the 2025-26 academic year.
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Danquah Named Fellow of Royal Society of Biology
Michael Danquah, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the associate dean for academic and student affairs, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), a distinguished honor that recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of biological sciences. Election to Fellow status is one of the…
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Hometown Legacy
Lynne Parker, a former student, professor, and leader at UT, has been named the 2025 Nathan W. Dougherty Award winner, which is the highest honor bestowed by the Tickle College of Engineering.
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Extraordinary Honor
Jada Huskey, the director of the Engineering Research Office in TCE, received the Extraordinary Service to the University award at the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet on April 29.
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Burns Selected to Lead Max Planck Partner Group
Rachael Bevill Burns was selected to lead a Max Planck Partner Group at the University of Tennessee, resulting in funding and international collaboration.
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UT Designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity
The National Security Agency has recognized EECS’s excellent PhD programs in cybersecurity, opening UT to new funding, education, and research opportunities.
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Distinguished Visitor
Astronaut Butch Wilmore (UTSI, ’94) returned to the University of Tennessee and spent nearly an hour speaking with students in the Tickle College of Engineering.
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Innovative Awards
Four projects spearheaded by Tickle College of Engineering faculty and graduate students have been selected as awardees for this year’s UT Chancellor’s Innovation Fund.