Research
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Artificial Enhancements
From materials discovery to healthcare to agriculture, the Tickle Collge of Engineering is at the forefront of the AI revolution.
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Penumadu Helps Inaugurate ORNL’s New Imaging Tool
Professor Dayakar Penumadu and his students visited ORNL to conduct the inaugural experiment on VENUS, which creates atomic-scale 3D models of materials in unprecedented detail.
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TCE Group Develops Novel Forecasting Model to Predict River Temperature
A collaborative research group within TCE has developed a novel forecasting model that delivers highly accurate river temperature predictions over extended periods of time that can potentially help power plants and consumers save money.
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CLAMPS Holds Future of Neuroendocrine Research
Larry Millet’s team pioneered a way to grow independent magnocellular neurons for the first time, opening new avenues for research and treatment.
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UT Professors Collaborate to Study Magnetism of Bees
MSE Associate Professor Dustin Gilbert is involved in an interdisciplinary research project with his wife and another UT professor studying the magnetism of bees. They have measured magnetism in more than 120 different species of bees over the last six years.
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Bayati and Khattak Examine Rare but Lethal Pedestrian Crashes
Asad Khattak and Zeinab Bayati’s AI-enhanced research shows that rare crash scenarios, while harder to prevent, are disproportionately deadly to pedestrians.
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Critical Components on Demand
TCE’s DARC developed a new protocol that enables Army warfighters to reverse engineer critical components at the point of need, improving troop safety and mission timelines.
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Schelble’s ARO Agreement to Help Create More Secure Human-AI Teams
Right now, large language model artificial intelligences (AIs) like ChatGPT are tools. Like a calculator or a hammer, you use them to complete one task, then put them away until later. However, AIs are gaining increased independence when contributing to collaborative work that human teammates rely on and work from. These AI teammates can quickly…
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Stein, Adotey’s Discovery Paves Way to Safer Batteries
Gila Stein and Samuel Adotey discovered how to increase conductivity in a promising type of electrolytes called polymeric ionic liquid block copolymers.
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Ostrowski, Herrman’s NSF Award Funds Interdisciplinary Optimization
Two ISE faculty received an NSF grant to help engineers apply quantum computing to multi-stage uncertainty optimization problems.