UT hosts Appalachian STEM Academy at Oak Ridge, a program providing STEM learning experiences for students and teachers located in the Appalachian region.

Brian Edwards was elected as a 2024 Fellow of the Society of Rheology, an organization dedicated to the advancement of physical properties of fluids under flow.

Four Tickle of Engineering faculty members were elected as AAAS Fellows, including our own UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Professor Rigoberto Advincula.

Each spring, we recognize the excellent work of our students, staff, and faculty members through a variety of awards.

Art Ragauskas is helping evaluate a new biofuel that blends perfectly with heavy fuel oil, reducing marine pollution without affecting fuel cost or performance.

Rigoberto Advincula has been appointed to the National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences and Technologies, which advises the US government.

Rigoberto Advincula was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows, one of the highest distinctions in the field.

Rigoberto Advincula was awarded the Society of Polymer Science Japan International Prize; the highest honor given to polymer scientist international colleagues.

New faculty member and rheology expert Ria Corder is excited to use her expertise in soft materials analysis to bolster multidisciplinary research across UT.

Last spring, Cong Trinh took a sabbatical to hone his skills using CRISPR-Cas genome editing to create modular microbes that generate high-value products.