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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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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.
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Cao’s Digital Twin Expertise Helps Global Farmers
Charles Cao works to create AI-driven tools that help farmers manage threats and resources, improving agricultural resilience and sustainability.
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Kalinin Receives SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Sergei Kalinin, Weston Fulton Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Tickle College of Engineering, has received a 2026 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award.
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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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