Worth Their Weight in Salt, Molten Reactors Hold Huge Potential
Molten salt reactors are making a comeback, and one UT research assistant professor has an eye for the future impact.
Seniors Building Bridges to Their Futures
A team of civil and environmental engineering students completed their senior design project close to home by redesigning two bridges on campus.
Disease-Resistant Design Closer to Reality
With two grants from the National Science Foundation, UT researchers are continuing their mission of developing disease-resistant infrastructure solutions.
UTSI Chosen as Part of Key Department of Defense Hypersonics Push
The University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma has been at the forefront of hypersonic flight for several years, and it just got a major boost to ensure that it will continue to lead.
Alumni Help NASA/SpaceX with Historic Collaboration
UT engineering alumni at NASA recently helped with the launch of this latest stage of the NASA/SpaceX mission.
UT Helps to Protect and Secure New Wave of Manufacturing
The University of Tennessee has joined a new institute: the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), a $111-million, US Department of Energy (DOE)-backed, public-private partnership led by the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Hacking Research Aims to Prevent Data Theft
Assistant Professor Jian Liu of UT’s Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is working to improve the security of personal assistant systems by—well, hacking them.
New Findings for Viral Research on Bicycle Crashes at Railroad Crossings
New research by Professor Chris Cherry follows his previous research that drew worldwide attention to the frequency of bicycle crashes at a railway crossing near his UT office.
Safeguarding the Future: Alshibli Helping Research Security of Stockpile
Professor Khalid Alshibli is joining 15 other researchers from an alliance of universities to establish a $16.5 million research center to ensure that the nuclear capabilities of the United States are not eroded as nuclear weapons age.
PhD Candidate Invents a Safer Lock
When University of Tennessee, Knoxville, PhD candidate Erica Grant was an undergraduate physics major, a visit to a hacker convention in Las Vegas inspired her to try to improve the security of smart locks. Her invention, Quamtum Lock, is now a finalist in the 2020 Collegiate Inventors Competition.
Graduate, NASA Astronaut Returns to Space in 2021
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will once again have a presence in space in 2021, as astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore has been bumped up to the flight crew of the inaugural launch of the CST Starliner, NASA’s latest crewed vehicle.
Legacy of Support: New Engineering Complex to Bear Zeanah Name
The UT Board of Trustees has approved the naming of the Zeanah Engineering Complex in honor of longtime benefactors and alumni Eric and Elaine Zeanah.