Scott Ruoti, assistant professor in EECS, receives CAREER award for work on improving computer science security.
Coded Security
Flying Forward
Assistant Professor Zhenbo Wang earns CAREER award for research toward developing and testing a novel airway system.
Faber Blends Science and Practice to Improve Engineering Education
Courtney Faber is working to improve the effectiveness of research teams trying to make transformative changes in engineering education.
The Complex Becomes Comprehensible Through Wilson’s Modeling
Dan Wilson, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, is developing models that control human or mechanical behavior.
Developing New Materials Using Compound Cocktails Drives Page
Katharine Page, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, is looking to further her research into the atomic composition of materials.
Renewable, Resourceful
Hector Pulgar, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, recently received an NSF CAREER Award for his work on power grids.
Small Changes; Big Results
Assistant Professor Mahshid Ahmadi received a CAREER Award to further research into OIHP materials—important for solar farms, medical innovations, and more.
Finding the Best Solution
Jim Ostrowski has built a career out of using mathematics and advanced computations and theories to find the solution to having too many solutions.
CAREER Recognition: Five from Tickle College of Engineering Earn Award
“In simplest terms, that means that more than one-fourth of our assistant professors have been signaled out for this highly thought of award in just the last three years,” said Wayne Davis, dean of the college. “It’s a good reflection on the work our departments are doing and that our faculty has grown by quality as well as quantity.”
Five Faculty Receive NSF Career Awards
Five members of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tickle College of Engineering faculty received National Science Foundation career awards.