Department of Defense Extends UT-Led Research Award
The team, led by Suresh Babu, will continue research related to additive manufacturing of metals and alloys, also referred to as 3D printing.
UT, UK to Spearhead $50 Million Advanced Manufacturing Project for Army
A new collaborative project will focus on improving materials and manufacturing methods that could significantly advance capabilities of the US Army.
Communities Invited to Apply for Expanded Tennessee RiverLine Program
All communities along the Tennessee River are invited to become part of North America’s next great regional trail system through the Tennessee RiverTowns Program, a new initiative from the Tennessee RiverLine.
Babu Nominated by President Trump to National Science Board
Suresh Babu, the UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Advanced Manufacturing, was nominated by President Donald J. Trump to serve a six-year term on the National Science Board.
UT to Launch Exchange Program with Japanese Research Institution
A new institutional partnership between UT and Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) will send graduate students from the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education to Japan as visiting scholars to study materials science and advanced manufacturing.
Science Minute Audiocast: The Power of Supercomputers
Jeremy Smith, Governor’s Chair for Molecular Biophysics, discusses how supercomputers can help find new drugs for diseases like cancer and diabetes.
Zawodzinski to Lead Department of Energy Fuel Cell Project
The US Department of Energy has chosen a project led by UT–Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Electrical Energy Conversion and Storage Thomas Zawodzinski as one of 10 recipients of Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy grants.
Nuclear Security Expert Addresses Potential North Korea Denuclearization
Howard Hall, the joint UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Global Nuclear Security, addressed some of the topics of interest between the United States and North Korea.
Computer Simulations Identify Chemical Key to Diabetes Drug Alternatives
Jeremy Smith, Governor’s Chair for Molecular Biophysics, has discovered a chemical compound that could lower sugar levels as effectively as the diabetes drug metformin but with a lower dose.
UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair to Lead Major Research for US Navy
The US Navy has chosen a UT professor to lead one of its Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative programs.
Study Examines How Natural Chemicals in Green Tea Work
Green tea has always been known to have beneficial health effects, but how these effects come about has been a mystery. Now, a team collaborating across the UT System has discovered molecular mechanisms through which key chemicals in green tea work.
Students Design Tall Wood Structure for Downtown Nashville
Students in the College of Architecture and Design’s School of Architecture participated in the Nashville Civic Design Center’s Urban Design Studio Challenge.