Faculty
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Distinguished Fellows
Professors Sergei Kalinin and Chuck Melcher have been named as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), which is the highest distinction awarded solely to inventors.
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Year’s Best Innovator
Vaidya Honored as UTRF’s Innovator of the Year Uday Vaidya, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair in Advanced Composites Manufacturing Professor, was honored as the Innovator of the Year at the 2024 UT Research Foundation’s Innovation Awards. Vaidya’s pioneering leadership in advanced composites and materials has transformed lightweight, high-performing materials, driving innovation across industries. Vaidya’s work has fostered…
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Building Bridges to England
The University of Tennessee and the University of Sheffield recently signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate research collaborations and promote student and staff exchanges between the institutions.
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Prevailing Wind
UTSI has secured a $17.8M grant to build a wind tunnel that reduces the time and cost of testing new thermal protection system materials for hypersonic vehicles.
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Molding Future Job Candidates
A donation by Moldex3D, an industry-leading plastics flow simulation program, has benefited TCE faculty and students in their research over the last year. The tool has helped students become more marketable to future employers.
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Mandrus, Ragauskas Honored as Highly Cited Researchers
David Mandrus, professor and Jerry and Kay Henry Endowed professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Art Ragauskas, acting head and UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Biorefining in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, were named to the 2024 Clarivate list of Highly Cited Researchers. The annual list recognizes those who demonstrated…
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TCE Faculty Awarded Grand Challenges Grants
Five faculty members receive a Type 1 grant for projects during the 2024 Grand Challenges Grant Competition.
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Innovation South Facility Opens in UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility has a new home and IACMI – The Composites Institute has new headquarters with the dedication of Innovation South. Innovation South is an 85,000-square-foot multiuse facility in UT’s Research Park at Cherokee Farm, located just off Alcoa Highway across the Tennessee River from the flagship…
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Rapid Battlefield Manufacturing
UT led a groundbreaking demonstration that showcased Army soldiers with no previous additive manufacturing experience printing and repairing a part for a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
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UT Team Helps Nissan Find ‘Second Life’ for EV Batteries
UT engineering team helps Nissan find a “second life” for its LEAF model electric vehicle batteries by turning them into power supplies.