Accolades
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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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Stewart Awarded Prestigious SMART Scholarship
Riley Stewart received a Department of Defense SMART Scholarship, which funds her tuition for three years, received a stipend, and guaranteed employment.
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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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Alexander, Hess Named Goldwater Scholars
Marlena Alexander and Jocelyn Hess were awarded Goldwater Scholarships, the most prestigious undergraduate STEM scholarship in the US.
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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.
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ISSE Receives DOE Smart Manufacturing Funding
UT’s Institute for a Secure & Sustainable Environment to receive $620,000 in funding through a federal manufacturing leadership program.
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TCE Alumni Named to 2025 Volunteer 40 under 40
Four Tickle College of Engineering alumni have been named to the 2025 Volunteer 40 Under 40 class. The honor recognizes alumni under age 40 excelling personally and professionally since completing their degree at UT.
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Fusion Funding
Governor’s Chair for Nuclear Materials and Professor Steve Zinkle is the lead principal investigator of a Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives proposal that will receive $20 million in funding over four years.
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Aziz Awarded for Smart Pixel Technology
EECS Assistant Professor Ahmedullah Aziz was recently selected as an awardee for the Defense TechConnect Pitch Program for his patent-pending smart pixel technology.