Research
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Lockheed Martin Helps UT Launch Successful Hypersonics Senior Design Projects
In need of support for a senior design project in hypersonics, UT found an instrumental partner in Lockheed Martin.
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Suya and Cisco Join Forces for Cybersecurity
Assistant Professor Fnu Suya discovered a new, nearly undetectable cybersecurity threat. Now, with funding from AI TechX, he’s teaming up with Cisco to fight it.
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UT Part of $25M DOE Grant Awarded to Consortium
UT was awarded a $25M grant by the U.S. DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration for R&D in nuclear science, engineering, and security.
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Hathaway’s Substitute for Rain Gardens Helps Underserved Communities
Jon Hathaway and his team are midway through a $2.6M grant to bring a low-cost, living stormwater management system to underserved communities around Knoxville.
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Akpa Helps Design Modeling Tools to Broaden Protective Immune Responses
Belinda Akpa is involved in a multi-million-dollar collaborative initiative using predictive modeling and machine learning tools to design proteins that act against health threats.
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Xing’s Research Uses AI to Improve Weather, Air Quality Forecasting
Jia Xing is working on two funded research projects that use AI to help improve the accuracy of weather and air quality forecasting.
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UT to Partner with ORNL, Type One Energy on World-Class Facility to Validate Next-Gen Fusion
UT, ORNL, and Type One Energy are establishing a world-class facility to advance fusion energy, evaluating how materials react under extreme conditions.
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Reducing Inflammation is Denman’s Fascination
Molecular biologists don’t usually enter engineering programs—except for Desirée Denman, who’s applying her experience to Paul Dalhaimer’s inflammation research.
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Palomino’s Research Investigates Biopolymer Interactions with Soil
Angel Palomino is investigating biopolymer-mineral surface interaction mechanisms to find more sustainable solutions for construction and mining.
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UT’s Institute of Future Mobility Celebrates Strong Start
The Institute of Future Mobility now includes more than 150 researchers working to improve transportation and transit safety across the globe.