Five faculty members receive a Type 1 grant for projects during the 2024 Grand Challenges Grant Competition.
TCE Faculty Awarded Grand Challenges Grants
Grand Grant Funding
Five faculty members from the Tickle College of Engineering are involved in projects that received 2024 Grand Challenges Type 1 Grants.
Policymaking Professors
Anahita Khojandi and Xiaopeng Zhao have been selected for the AAAS 2024-25 Science & Technology Policy Fellowship.
Alexander Graduates with Multiple Skills, Bright Future
Nylan Alexander will graduate on Friday with a degree in biomedical engineering. The dynamic senior has developed skills as a researcher, teacher, and leader while at UT.
Engineering Faculty Receive One UT Collaboration and Innovation Grants
Four Tickle College of Engineering faculty members received One UT Collaboration and Innovation Grants in May.
From Hill to Hill: Faculty Enjoy Experience of UT Day in Nashville
Members of the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering were invited to UT Day on the Hill to showcase the university’s initiatives.
Zhao’s Group Gets Support from Alzheimer’s Tennessee
Xiaopeng Zhao has received funding from Alzheimer’s Tennessee to work toward slowing the rate of cognitive decline amongst Alzheimer’s patients.
Doing by Thinking
A drone is the first device Zhao, graduate students Reza Abiri and Soheil Borhani, and undergraduate Justin Kilmarx, have demonstrated the ability to pilot using brainwaves, and they are amazing spectators who have the opportunity to see them make the drone fly without a normal hand-held controller.