Projects Enhance UT Experience and Reach
Plans include stadium renovations and new academic buildings and residence halls.
Space Institute Names Executive Director
John Schmisseur aims to further advance UTSI’s role in conducting research and workforce development for the nation’s aerospace and defense needs.
New Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
UT announces the launch of the Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing. The institute represents UT’s increasingly interdisciplinary approach to tackling real-world problems for the benefit of Tennesseans and beyond.
UT Opens Space Institute Research Center in Huntsville
UT has opened its first out-of-state research office – the UT Space Institute Huntsville Research Center.
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.
World’s Top 2 Percent of Scientists List Includes More than 150 UT Faculty
A study conducted by Stanford University researchers named 156 UT faculty members among the top 2 percent of scientists in the world for research citations.
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.
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.
UT Adds Advanced Manufacturing Certificate, Considers Degree Program
Advanced manufacturing is playing an ever-increasing role in the world’s economy, and UT is answering the call with research and innovation.
UT a Partner on $9.8M Hypersonics Development Project
UT is a partner in the research and development of materials and structures for reusable hypersonic vehicles to travel at speeds greater than five times the speed of sound.
UT Astronaut Bresnik Shows Off Fidget Spinner in Zero Gravity
Randy Bresnik demonstrates how fidget spinners work in space.
UT Back in Space with Bresnik’s ISS Launch
Astronaut Randy “Komrade” Bresnik flew to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket today, the latest chapter in UT’s 35-year track record with NASA flight missions. Bresnick earned his master’s degree in aviation systems from UT Knoxville through the UT Space Institute program in 2002. He is the 10th alumnus to complete a