Nontraditional Student Overcomes Learning Disability to Earn Honors
Christal Martin took a non-traditional route to earning math and physics honors.
ORNL and UT Name Bienvenue Director of Oak Ridge Institute
Joan Bienvenue has been selected as the first executive director of the Oak Ridge Institute at the University of Tennessee, established last year to align the expertise and infrastructure of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the university in support of world-leading research and talent development.
Professor’s Research Creates New WAZE of Collecting Traffic Data
When you come to highway congestion and open the WAZE app—regardless of whether you enter anything—you are contributing to an increasingly reliable source of information used by transportation researchers like Professor Lee Han at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Graduate Programs See Increase in Enrollment, Student Interaction
The Graduate School at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, hasn’t let the pandemic stop it from having record enrollment and increased interaction with students.
Deborah Crawford Named UT’s Vice Chancellor for Research
Deborah Crawford will lead UT Knoxville’s research as a member of the chancellor’s cabinet, with responsibility for developing and implementing research plans, building innovative partnerships, and raising the university’s national and international reputation.
UT Faculty, Staff, and Students Pitch in as Part of COVID-19 Relief Group
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted East Tennessee Chinese/Chinese American Care to help make sure medical personnel and first responders have equipment to do their jobs effectively while staying protected.
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-ORNL Researchers Develop New Radiation-Resistant Material
Keeping nuclear power plants running requires materials that can withstand factors like radiation, pressure, and heat, so any advancement that better addresses those issues is of benefit to the plants and their customers.
ORNL Scientist, Joint Faculty Member Receives NSF Grant to Study Arctic Phosphorus Availability
Elizabeth Herndon has been awarded a grant of nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Projects to investigate how plants, microorganisms, and minerals compete for phosphorus in the Arctic tundra.
Undergraduates to Travel to Tennessee Capitol, Present Research
Eight undergraduates are traveling to Nashville for the annual Tennessee Posters at the Capitol on Wednesday, February 26.
Microbiologist Receives DOE Grant to Investigate Peatland Carbon Processes
A UT microbiologist has received a portion of a $3.1 million grant from the US Department of Energy to study how global warming could affect peatlands and their vast carbon stores in the future.
Quantum Materials Researcher Receives $1.7M Moore Foundation Award
A materials science professor has received a five-year $1.7 million award from a leading scientific research foundation to pursue cutting-edge work in the emerging field of quantum materials.