The University of Tennessee is at the forefront of automated characterization with award-winning faculty and state-of-the-art facilities.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has invested $3 million to endow the chair of UT's Department of Nuclear Engineering.
UT, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Type One Energy are partnering to establish a fusion energy facility.
Engineering faculty, staff, and students leverage AI and machine learning across a variety of fields, from cancer treatment plans to weather forecasting.
Belinda Akpa collaborates with the APECx program to explore how machine learning tools design proteins to act as broadly effective antigens.
Assistant Professor Beau Schelble and the United States Army Research Office study how to prevent—and respond to—attacks that undermine human-AI teams.
Professor Hua “Kevin” Bai has been elected as a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, honoring his significant impact on the innovation ecosystem.
Tom Edwards, a UT alumnus, advisor, and benefactor, receives the 2026 Nathan W. Dougherty Award.
Joey Squirlock was among 18 engineering students on the UT rugby team, which claimed the National Collegiate Rugby Division I-AA title in December 2025.
Professors Dustin Gilbert, Anne Murray, and Laura Russo collaborate to study the magnetism of bees and wasps.
Professor Jon Hathaway and the Tennessee Water Resources Research Center collaborate to install a novel, low-cost green infrastructure around Knoxville.
UT engineering students and faculty partner with Lockheed Martin on a hypersonics senior design project.