TerMaath, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will receive a $510,000 research grant from the Navy’s Young Investigator Program, and will continue her research as a 2014 Summer Faculty Fellow at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in Potomac, Maryland.

“It is a tremendous honor for us, once again, to be able to be a part of such a prestigious competition,” said College of Engineering Dean Wayne Davis. “Dr. (David) Irick and his team really put in a lot of effort, and I think that is reflected on their continual inclusion in the event.”

Bringing together representatives from six UT colleges and the Graduate School of Medicine, the UT Health Science Center in Memphis, and various businesses and government laboratories, the event serves as a way for faculty and researchers to brainstorm ideas about the next wave of medical breakthroughs.

James McConnell Professor and associate head of the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Syed Kamrul Islam took home the Alexander Prize, named for former UT president and current US Senator Lamar Alexander and his wife, Honey. It recognizes excellence in teaching and research, and is only given to one…

You might notice a colorful change to Knoxville Area Transit buses thanks to some artistic Knox County high-schoolers and UT’s Center for Transportation Research.

A “professor of practice” position, the first so named at UT, is being established with the goal of offering a course in fire engineering forensics that could change the way many things, from appliances to residences, are built.

The Dougherty Award was established by the college in 1957 to pay tribute to Dr. Nathan Washington Dougherty, dean of the College of Engineering from 1940-1956. The award honors engineers whose accomplishments have brought acclaim to the university.

The acclaim is far from the first for Kessel, as several buildings or spaces—including the auditorium at UT’s Science and Engineering Research Facility—already bear his name. He and his wife, Gloria, also established a scholarship in his name in the Department of Industrial Engineering at UT.