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GATE Opens for Engineering Grad Students

UT’s Science Alliance announced three Tickle College of Engineering graduate students as recipients of 2023 Graduate Advancement Training and Education (GATE) fellowships. The GATE program supports graduate students through assistantships and fellowships awarded by individual departments to support meritorious, collaborative research between the university and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. These TCE graduate students will begin […]


Several in Tickle College of Engineering Recognized at UT Honors Banquet



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.


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.


College Partners with MSC Industrial Supply to Drive Innovation in Smart Manufacturing


UT Partners with Enexor to Help Improve Renewable Energy Efficiency

Enexor BioEnergy and UT’s Dayakar Penumadu have teamed up to design and build a combustion engine that can burn waste products with zero carbon emissions.


Two Faculty Members Have Projects Among Finalists of R&D 100 Awards