Alumni & Friends
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Lessons Learned
Retired Air Force Col Tom Hickerson is a UT alum who was involved with a number of high-profile things over the years, including being at the Pentagon on 9/11.
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Vols Move Forward in Graduate School with GEM Fellowship
The college is proud to announce Terryl Dodson, Clarice Phelps, and Promise Adebayo-Ige have been awarded GEM Fellowships.
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Sura Shares Family’s Journey in Metro Atlanta CEO
Metro Atlanta CEO recently profiled alumna Hala Sura (ISE ’17), who talked about her family’s journey from Kurdistan to the United States.
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Recent UT Graduate, Researchers Earn Patent for Optics Improvement
Key Points Optics help drive scientific exploration, from nanoscopic levels to telescopes A UT-led team has made a breakthrough allowing for unprecedented resolution The team has received a US patent for the work Microscopes help us examine, understand, and improve materials, medicines, and organisms at some of the smallest levels imaginable. Telescopes help us look…
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Former Astronaut Kelly Honored as Distinguished Alumnus
Scott Kelly, astronaut for NASA and alumnus of the UT Space Institute, was recently honored by UT Alumni Foundation with Distinguished Alumnus Award.
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UT Alumna Earns Another Accolade As She Moves Invention Toward Market
Tickle College of Engineering alumna Lia Winter is working to build a new company as she moves her EasyWhip invention to market.
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Alumnus Sam Dougherty Gives Insight to Apollo Program
Alumnus Sam Dougherty shares insider’s view of the Apollo space program research and testing performed at AEDC.
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WomEngineers Day Makes Successful 2019 Return
“It was great to see all the people come out for this year’s event,” said Jess Ossyra, who helped plan and coordinate the conference. “We had a lot of interesting and important discussions, ones that should continue beyond the scope of just this particular gathering.”
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Campaign Continues its Successful Journey
When the University of Tennessee launched the “Join the Journey” fundraising campaign at the start of 2012, the Tickle College of Engineering established a goal of $150 million, funds that were planned to invigorate the college, expand facilities, provide student scholarships and faculty support, and cement its place as a driving force at UT and…
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Our Big Orange Family Can Make a Difference
“My first exposure to the ICS was through my Engineering Fundamentals course,” said Ossyra. “ICS provides a place where an idea grows from a concept to a final product. It’s where I built my confidence and hands-on exploration skills that benefited me in my internships that followed.”