The Conversation: From New Commercial Moon Landers to Asteroid Investigations, Expect a Slate of Exciting Space Missions in 2025
Aerospace expert explains planned space missions for 2025.
2024: Rocky Top Year in Review
Take a look back at some of UT’s favorite photos and special moments from 2024.
UT Researchers Receive $17.8M Grant To Create New Wind Tunnel for Materials Testing
UT researchers will use a $17.8 million grant to create a wind tunnel that can mimic the conditions of hypersonic flight — speeds above five times the speed of sound.
Kalinin, Melcher Named NAI Fellows
Professors Sergei Kalinin and Chuck Melcher have been named NAI Fellows.
UT, Lockheed Martin Expand Master Research Agreement
UT Knoxville and Lockheed Martin signed a new five-year master research agreement.
UT Researchers Receive NSF CAREER Awards for Science, Engineering
Two UT faculty members have been named NSF CAREER award recipients for 2024.
The Conversation: To Make Nuclear Fusion a Reliable Energy Source One Day, Scientists Will First Need to Design Heat- and Radiation-Resilient Materials
To one day make fusion a feasible energy source, reactors will need to be built with materials that can survive the heat and radiation generated by fusion reactions.
Four UT Faculty Members Named SEC Academic Leadership Development Fellows
The SEC ALDP seeks to identify, prepare and advance academic leaders for roles within SEC institutions and beyond.
Faculty and Staff Members Named to Knox News ‘40 Under 40’
The award recognizes the career accomplishments and community service efforts of outstanding young professionals living and working across East Tennessee.
The Conversation: Tiny Robots and AI Algorithms Could Help To Craft Material Solutions for Cleaner Environments
Machine learning algorithms can analyze test data quickly and then learn from that data for the next set of experiments executed by the robots.
Nursing, Supply Chain, Engineering Programs Among Top in US News Best Colleges Rankings
UT achieved high rankings across multiple disciplines. More students than ever are seeking out the university’s highly regarded academic programs and benefiting from its initiatives aimed at increasing first-year retention and overall graduation rates.
The Conversation: Will Your Phone One Day Let You Smell as Well as See and Hear What’s on the Other End of a Call?
Even though we’re not there yet, scientists and engineers are working hard to make smell phones a reality.