Engineering
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Molding a New Workforce
A unique collaboration between the Tickle College of Engineering and the University of Tennessee School of Art is helping address the workforce shortage in the U.S casting and forging industry through hosting METAL bootcamps.
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Inspiring Future Engineers
The Tickle College of Engineering welcomed more than 1,400 high school students to campus for 2024 Engineers Day. The students had a chance to tour the facilities, participate in competitions, and engage in discussions.
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Lass and Liaw Put Their Spin on Turbines with DEPSCoR Grant
A duo of Tickle College of Engineering researchers is among 28 collaborative academic teams chosen by the Department of Defense to share $18 million in Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) awards for 2023. These awards are designed to strengthen basic research infrastructure at institutions of higher education in under-utilized states or territories.…
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Several in Tickle College of Engineering Recognized at UT Honors Banquet
Several members of the Tickle College of Engineering including faculty and students from multiple departments were recognized during UT’s 2023 Chancellor’s Honors Banquet.
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ISE Outreach Partnership Fuels Loves for Math and Science
ISE and Green Magnet STEM Academy have been outreach partners since 2019, and in 2021, alum Chelsea Hooker and Assistant Professor of Practice Laura Knight expanded this relationship by adding a creative mentoring program for fourth graders.
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Engineering Vols Present Research During Japanese Business Roundtable
UT’s Center for Global Engagement co-hosted the Japanese Business Roundtable in March 2023 to build business and professional relationships between the state of Tennessee and Japan. UT faculty members gave lightning talks and roundtable discussions throughout the day and UT students had the opportunity to present their research during a student poster session. Jalonda Thompson,…
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$2.25 Million Grant Launches New Chapter for UT Materials Research
The Department of Homeland Security has granted SMRC director Charles Melcher $2.25 million to develop new semiconductors for use in nuclear security programs.
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AT&T 5G Lab Dedicated at UT
AT&T is opening a lab dedicated to 5G technology that will allow UT and the Tickle College of Engineering to explore the boundaries of the technology.
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Engineering Vols Help Girl Scouts “Think Like Engineers” for Badge Day
Betsy Chesnutt, lecturer in Engineering Fundamentals, worked with the Girl Scouts Beaver Creek Service Unit Leadership Team in August 2022 to organize a “Think Like an Engineer” Journey-in-a-Day for Cadette and Senior level girl scouts (grades 6 to 10). Scout leader Nicole Berkheimer contacted the college to connect for the event, and Chesnutt called for…