Student Success
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TCE Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships
TCE students Samuel Barbour and Jai Mehta have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year.
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Bailey, Kurr Honored with Beacon, Trailblazer Awards
Lauren Bailey and Amy Kurr have been selected as this year’s recipients of the Beacon Award and Trailblazer Award, respectively.
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Alexander and Henley Named Torchbearers
Tickle College of Engineering students Marlena Alexander and Justin Henley have been named Torchbearers — the university’s highest undergraduate student honor — in recognition of their leadership, service, and Volunteer spirit. The Torchbearer designation shines a spotlight on those who bring the university’s Volunteer Creed to life: “One that beareth a torch shadoweth oneself to give light to others.” Surrounded by…
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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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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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UT Hypersonics Team Captures National Title
The University of Tennessee’s Student Space Technology Association’s (SSTA) Hypersonics Team was crowned a national winner at the 2025 Undergraduate Hypersonic Flight Design Competition, run by the University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH). UT beat out a field of several university teams to advance to the semifinal round of eight schools from which UT was selected…
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New Study Center Provides Growth Opportunities
Having successfully outgrown its original location, the Office of Student Success has opened the new Engineering Study Center, located in room 334 of Ferris Hall.
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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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Professional Disc Golfer Graduates with Honors
Harper Thompson balanced his career as a professional disc golfer while studying mechanical engineering at the University of Tennessee. He’s graduating in December with his degree.
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Jones Chases Goals in Nuclear Engineering, Running
NE student Andie-Marie Jones is balancing her academic life with her role as a distance runner for the Lady Vols.