Research Highlights
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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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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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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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Sholl Brings Expert Experience to CBE, UT-ORII
David Sholl was recently named the executive director and vice provost of the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute.
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With $5M Award, NSF Selects UT to Lead Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts
UT has been selected to lead an international team of researchers working toward a circular global economy—one of the world’s greatest modern challenges.
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Surgical Robot Project Receives Up to $12 Million in ARPA-H Funding
Caleb Rucker and his team are part of a landmark, multi-institution surgical robot project that received $12 million in funding from ARPA-H.
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MRSEC Sparks Collaborative Success
It’s been one year since the UT received a prestigious Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and the collaborations have led to breakthroughs in the lab and an appreciation for a different style of research.
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ASTERS Provides Safety Solution for School Shootings
A team of researchers from UT has helped develop Active Shooter Tracking and Evacuation Routing for Survival (ASTERS), a system that uses AI and social engineering to try and keep schools safe during an on-campus shooting.
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Cao, He Receive Collaborative Award Grants
Qing “Charles” Cao and Qiang He are part of a new collaborative grant program to support research and scholarly activities addressing health issues.