Driven to Excellence
By David Goddard. Photography by Steven Bridges and Randall Brown.
Early CAREER Award Winners
Michael Jantz, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, is developing new approaches for we manage data movement and storage.
Dustin Crouch, an assistant professor in biomedical engineering, is working to unlock a game-changing jump in prosthetic device using bionics.
Nicholas Wierschem, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is looking at the resonance in the world around us to make buildings safer.
#EngineeringVols Get Social
Josh Dobbs Class Crash
Our favorite aerospace quarterback @josh_dobbs1 drops by with #BigOrangeFriday encouragement for #EngineeringVols. Thanks, Josh! #VFLClassCrashTwitter • April 3
Smokey in the Snow
Obligatory snow-day pics from the engineering campus. Good thing Smokey has his coat on.Instagram • November 12
John Tickle Class Crash
Wow! Strongwell chairman & Vol-for-Life John D. Tickle himself dropped by an industrial and systems engineering Zoom class with words of encouragement for Engineering Vols. #VFLFacebook • April 6
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When it became certain the coronavirus would force university activity to go remote, many faculty, staff, and students stepped up to help.
Peter Tsai, long-time former faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is the man behind the N95 mask.
Candace Brakewood, Chris Cherry, and Lee Han are looking at the way people across the country are traveling in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
One week you’re climbing up to Machu Picchu. The next, you can barely climb out of bed. This was Jim Froula’s experience with COVID-19.
Four students from the Tickle College of Engineering were selected by the National Science Foundation for Graduate Research Fellowships.
Frida Roenning, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, competed in the downhill mountain bike world championships last year.
Faculty, staff, and students from the Tickle College of Engineering are banding together with colleagues across the university to produce face masks.
Three students from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering were selected as recipients of Goldwater Scholarships.
College football turned 150 years old on November 6, having long ago worn its...
The Integrated Engineering Design program is off and running, fostering collaborations between the Tickle College of Engineering and other colleges, and industry groups.
Construction on the new engineering complex which will be the future home of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and freshman engineering programs has continued throughout the fall semester.
Ozlem Kilic, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, joined the college in July and has since introduced herself to the college and the university.
Eli Darby, a member of the first ever Heath IBEP cohort, talks about his experience as part of this integrated program combining business and engineering.
Mahsid Ahmadi, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, is working with ORNL to use advanced scanning probe microscopy to map the behavior of perovskites.
Tom Wood built a career on the philosophy that if you treat people right, the company will run right while turning around chemical plants in the process.
Arthur Ragauskas, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair for Biorefining, is part of a team improving the usefulness of biomass by increasing the sugars they yields.
Brian Wirth, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Computational Nuclear Engineering, is working on simulations for the next phase of fusion reactors like ITER, the world's largest research facility.
Professors in civil and environmental engineering, Lee Han and Asad Khattak, are working with UTC and UTSI to develop standards and testing for autonomous vehicles.
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