Early CAREER Award Winners

Michael Jantz
Michael Jantz, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, is developing new approaches for we manage data movement and storage.
Dustin Crouch
Dustin Crouch, an assistant professor in biomedical engineering, is working to unlock a game-changing jump in prosthetic device using bionics.
Nicholas Weirscham
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

Tom Duong in the ICS Lab
Faculty, staff, and students from the Tickle College of Engineering are banding together with colleagues across the university to produce face masks.
Two students present at the System Level Design Review
The Integrated Engineering Design program is off and running, fostering collaborations between the Tickle College of Engineering and other colleges, and industry groups.
The roof of the New Engineering Complex Begins Construction
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 in the Min H. Kao Engineering Building
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.
Vacuum Tubes inside the ITER Facility
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.
Representations of driverless vehicles on interstate
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.
Smart Device setup in Home
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
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 at one of his facilities
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.

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