Accolades
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Bailey, Kurr Honored with Beacon, Trailblazer Awards
Lauren Bailey and Amy Kurr have been selected as this year’s recipients of the Beacon Award and Trailblazer Award, respectively.
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Alexander and Henley Named Torchbearers
Tickle College of Engineering students Marlena Alexander and Justin Henley have been named Torchbearers — the university’s highest undergraduate student honor — in recognition of their leadership, service, and Volunteer spirit. The Torchbearer designation shines a spotlight on those who bring the university’s Volunteer Creed to life: “One that beareth a torch shadoweth oneself to give light to others.” Surrounded by…
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Kalinin Receives SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Sergei Kalinin, Weston Fulton Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Tickle College of Engineering, has received a 2026 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award.
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UT Part of $25M DOE Grant Awarded to Consortium
UT was awarded a $25M grant by the U.S. DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration for R&D in nuclear science, engineering, and security.
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Advincula is First UT Faculty Member Honored with Tess Award
Rigoberto Advincula has received the 2026 Roy W. Tess Award, presented by the Division of Polymer Materials: Science and Engineering.
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UT Receives DOE Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Award
UT is the recipient of a $251,650 nuclear energy infrastructure award from the DOE that will be used to establish a scanning electron microscopy platform.
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UT Secures $1 Million NSF Grant to Build Semiconductor Workforce Pipeline
NSF awarded UT a $1M grant to prepare Tennessee’s high school students and teachers for careers in the rapidly growing semiconductor industry
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Zawodzinski Honored with ECS Vittorio de Nora Award
Tom Zawodzinski, the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair in Electrical Energy Conversion and Storage, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Vittorio de Nora Award, one of the most prestigious awards bestowed by the Electrochemistry Society (ECS).
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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.