Engineering educators join university leadership, UT invests in nuclear science and machine learning, and students and staff gain recognition for their innovations and achievements.
Professor Hua “Kevin” Bai has been elected as a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, honoring his significant impact on the innovation ecosystem.
Two students from the Tickle College of Engineering have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year.
UT, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Type One Energy are partnering to establish a fusion energy facility.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has invested $3 million to endow the chair of UT's Department of Nuclear Engineering.
UT engineering students and faculty partner with Lockheed Martin on a hypersonics senior design project.
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.
Tom Edwards, a UT alumnus, advisor, and benefactor, receives the 2026 Nathan W. Dougherty Award.
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.
Four Tickle College of Engineering students received the Beacon Award, Trailblazer Award, or the Torchbearer distinction.