Bredesen Center
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Seven TCE Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Seven students from the Tickle College of Engineering have been selected for the 2026 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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Kreig Part of ORNL Team Exploring Positive Effect of Switchgrass on Biodiversity
Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently conducted a study that found that not only did switching to switchgrass prove profitable for Midwest farmers, it also helped stem land loss and saw an 8 percent increase in the biodiversity of bird species in the area.
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ORNL Polymer Discovery Gives 3D-Printed Sand Super Strength
“To ensure accuracy in tooling parts, you need a material that does not change shape during the process, which is why silica sand has been promising,” said Dustin Gilmer, a University of Tennessee Bredesen Center student and the study’s lead author.
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In Their Words: Students Describe the Bredesen Center Experience
Doctoral students Ishita Ray and Reed Wittman describe what it’s like to be part of the Bredesen Center, a joint venture between UT and ORNL.
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Taufer to Receive 2019 IBM Faculty Award
Taufer will lead work with IBM to bring the IBM Onsite Deep Learning Workshop on campus. Training EECS students in deep learning and AI disciplines—the backbone of current scientific discovery—will open tremendous opportunities for them in Tennessee and outside the state.
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Suresh Babu to Lead UT-ORNL Bredesen Center
Suresh Babu, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Advanced Manufacturing, has been selected as the new director of the Bredesen Center.
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Q & A with Vidya Kishore
Vidya Kishore is a student with the Bredesen Center who is able to research Advanced Manufacturing because of the UT-ORNL center.
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UT-ORNL Big Data Doctorate First of Its Kind; Will Have Impact Across State
The use of big data—collecting and interpreting vast amounts of information—has rapidly grown in importance across areas ranging from health care to nuclear security. To help meet that demand UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created the Data Science and Engineering Doctorate, the only one in the United States to pair a university and national…