Doctoral student Debalina Ghosh developed a new concrete formula that both quickens the drying time of precast concrete and has a reduced carbon footprint.
Ghosh Develops Greener, Faster-Drying Concrete
UT Students, ORNL Team Up to Improve Lightning Protection on Wind Turbine Blades
Students from the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering teams up with ORNL to protect wind turbines from lightning strikes.
Advincula Named Newest UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair
Rigoberto “Gobet” Advincula, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been named the newest joint UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair.
Volkswagen, UT, and ORNL Announce Partnership, Innovation Hub
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is partnering with Volkswagen and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to start an innovation hub in East Tennessee.
UT’s Mandrus Among Most Highly Cited Researchers
David Mandrus, professor of materials science and engineering, was recently named to the Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by the Web of Science Group.
UT Adds Advanced Manufacturing Certificate, Considers Degree Program
“We have experts in advanced materials, in polymers, in additive and subtractive techniques, and in metals,” said Doug Aaron, assistant head of undergraduate programs in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering (MABE), who is overseeing the new program.
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.
Partners to the Core
UT and ORNL are both known for their nuclear engineering prowess, but their relationship is deeper and broader, impacting many areas of the institutions.
UT Researches Effects of Fracking on Water Health
Terry Hazen, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair, is looking at how aquatic microbial communities are impacted by biocides associated with hydraulic fracking.
Zawodzinski to Lead Department of Energy Fuel Cell Project
The US DOE has chosen a project led by UT–ORNL Governor’s Chair Thomas Zawodzinski as recipient of Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy grants.