Category Archives: Faculty
Zawodzinski to Speak at South by Southwest Conference
Tom Zawodzinski is featured as a speaker on The Future of Power: A Creative Discussion on the Possibilities panel at the Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas.
Advincula Receives IOM3 Fellowship Honor
UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Professor Rigoberto Advincula has been awarded the grade of fellow by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).
Danquah, Liu win Global Biochemical Engineering Award
Michael Danquah and Jian Liu won the 2023 IChemE Biochemical Engineering Award for a project they are working on that could revolutionize detection systems in food manufacturing and processing facilities.
Advincula Earns Prestigious NAI Fellow Honor
Rigoberto Advincula has been elected National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow, one of the highest honors of his profession.
Quantum Dots Light Up the Way to a Brighter World
UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair of Advanced and Nanostructured Materials Rigoerto Advincula discussed recent accomplishments around quantum dots and how they affect daily lives.
Ragauskas Team Answers the Call to Develop Eco-friendly Insulation Materials
Art Ragauskas and team have demonstrated that high-quality polyurethane (PU) foams are readily prepared from lignin extracted from biomass.
Two CBE Scientists Ranked as Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers
Two researchers from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering appeared on Clarivate’s 2023 High Cited Researchers list.
Akpa’s NSF Grant Blends Investigation, Innovation, and Inspiration
One year into a $1.4 million NSF grant, Belinda Akpa and Jennifer Richards are proving that transdisciplinary research and impactful outreach are a perfect pair.
What’s It Made Of? Advincula’s 3D-Printing Lab Maintains Material Focus
Rigoberto Advincula’s new 3D printing lab focuses on the polymers used in the printing: How do these materials work together?
Trinh Lab’s New Yeast Strain Upcycles Stubborn Plastics
Professor Trinh has helped develop a yeast strain that can upcycle polyolefin plastic, a major pollutant, into useful biochemicals and biodegradable plastics.