Press Releases
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TCE Alumni Selected for 2026 Innovation Crossroads Cohort
Three Tickle College of Engineering alumni have been selected for the 2026 cohort of Innovation Crossroads, a DOE program based at ORNL.
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Biomedical Alumna Goodsell is Bonnaroo’s ‘Festival Engineer’
Biomedical engineering alumna Shelby Goodsell uses the analytical skills she gained at UT in her current job directing music festivals like Bonnaroo for C3 Presents.
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Ellestad Returns as Engineering Fundamentals Director
Rachel Ellestad is returning to her role as the director of the Jerry E. Stoneking engage Engineering Fundamentals program after having served in the position from 2021 to 2023.
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Capolungo Brings Structural Mechanics Expertise to TCE
Laurent Capolungo, an award-winning researcher with a focus on structural mechanics modeling for extreme environments, is joining the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) as a tenured professor this fall.
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Taufer Leads $9 Million NSF Project to Accelerate AI-Driven Scientific Discovery
Michela Taufer is the principal investigator on a $9 million project awarded by the National Science Foundation to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery
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UT Expertise Helps Bolster State’s DOE Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Proposal
UT’s nuclear knowledge and workforce development pathways helped position the state as a finalist to be a DOE-supported Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus host.
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UT and Eastman Extend Research Partnership Through 2032
UT Knoxville has signed a new six-year master research agreement with Eastman, deepening a decade-long collaboration for developing innovative technologies.
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Renowned Radiopharmaceutical Scientist Joins Nuclear Faculty as Governor’s Chair
Carolyn J. Anderson, an internationally renowned radiopharmaceutical scientist, is joining the Tickle College of Engineering as the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Nuclear Medicine: Radiopharmaceutical Therapies, beginning August 1. Anderson will hold a joint appointment as a professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and a researcher in ORNL’s Isotope Science and Engineering…
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Reactor Safety First
Professor Nick Brown is leading a massive effort to develop a reactor safety training curriculum that aligns with nuclear workforce needs across the state and the nation.
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Trinh, Ryu Receive DOW Funding for Fungal Biotechnology Research
The Department of War awarded Professor Cong Trinh and Assistant Professor Seunghyun Ryu a grant for fungal gene expression research that will reduce damage to Army equipment.