Rigoberto “Gobet” Advincula, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been named the newest joint UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair.

Arthur Ragauskas, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Biorefining, and his team lead a breakthrough study in biofuels which have been celebrated by his peers.

Several members of the Tickle College of Engineering have been selected for honors from the UT Research Foundation.

Alyssa Briggs joined the college early in November 2019 as an Administrative Specialist II for the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is partnering with Volkswagen and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to start an innovation hub in East Tennessee.
Rupy Sawhney, professor of industrial and systems engineering, and researchers with CASRE are working to expand the group’s reach internationally.

Jack Dongarra, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was selected as IEEE Computer Society’s Computer Pioneer for 2020.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, hosted the kickoff for the FIRST Robotics competition that will be held March 25-28 at Thompson-Boling Arena.

David Mandrus, Jerry and Kay Henry Endowed Professor of materials science and engineeirng, was selected for a prestigious award from the Moore Foundation.
Zach Cook, an honors student studying materials science and engineering in the Tickle College of Engineering, passed unexpectedly on December 30, 2019.
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