Category Archives: Faculty
Stretching the Limits of Biobased Plastics
Advised by Assistant Professor Ria Corder, PhD student Aditi Khatiwada published a comprehensive study on the rheology of biobased plastics, facilitating sustainable manufacturing.
Deleting Yeast DNA to Save Lives
Professor Cong Trinh and Assistant Professor Seunghyun Ryu will refine their fungal gene-editing platform to help treat deadly yeast infections and expand biomanufacturing.
Ragauskas Co-Leads GCSB Workshop in Canada
Professor and Governor’s Chair for Biorefining Art Ragauskas co-directed the annual Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB) Workshop in Canada.
CBE Gains Four-In-One Microcoater
The University of Tennessee has become the first university in the United States to boast a microcoating line—a state-of-the-art industrial […]
IRES Students Improve Food Innovation, Sustainability, and Safety
Professor Michael Danquah leads an international team that is mentoring UT students while developing advanced technologies to improve food innovation, safety, and sustainability.
Advincula Selected as ACS I&EC Division Fellow
Rigoberto Advincula, the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair of Advanced Nanostructured Materials, has been selected by the American Chemical Society as a […]
Trinh, Ryu Receive DOW Funding for Fungal Biotechnology Research
The Department of War awarded Professor Cong Trinh and Assistant Professor Seunghyun Ryu a grant for fungal gene expression research that will reduce damage to Army equipment.
Advincula Receives Frank Tiller Award
Rigoberto Advincula received the Frank Tiller Award from the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS) for his leadership in engineering and education.
Meredith Named New CBE Department Head
Carson Meredith has been selected as the new department head of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Meredith joins the University of Tennessee from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Trinh, Zhang Receive Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Awards
Professor Cong Trinh has received a Chancellor’s Innovation Fund award for projects involving the biomanufacturing of natural butyl acetate.