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Spring 2020
Below are the stories from the Spring 2020 edition of Tennessee Engineer and represent just a small sample of the many people and stories that make up the Engineering Vols community.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
JIan Liu, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, it working to secure the devices we are using to make our lives easier.
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.
Nicholas Wierschem, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is looking at the resonance in the world around us to make buildings safer.
Dustin Crouch, an assistant professor in biomedical engineering, is working to unlock a game-changing jump in prosthetic device using bionics.
Michael Jantz, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, is developing new approaches for we manage data movement and storage.
The college's researchers received the Early CAREER Awards bringing our total since 2016 to 19 of our young faculty members being recognized.
Samantha Ramsey, a first generation aerospace engineering major, was invited to AIAA's 70th International Astronautical Congress meeting Bill Nye and Buzz Aldrin.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, hosted the 2020 TLSAMP Research Conference this past February, celebrating research and creativity of underrepresented students around the state.
Andy Sarles, associate professor of mechanical, aerospace, and biomedical engineering, is working as part of a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) on using neuromorphic computing in autonomous vehicles.
Researchers from the around the college are leading the way in several fields including fusion reactors, neuromorphic computing, and autonomous vehicles.
Sara Wonner, a student in materials science and engineering, is marching toward success as a member of the Pride of Southland Marching Band and Lacy Vols' Pep Band.
Hannah Loftis, a senior in civil and environmental engineering, recounts her experience working with Bradfield & Gorrie as part of an engineering co-op.