A research discovery at UT resulted in the launch of Phase Two Chemicals, a successful international startup company led by a group of CBE post-doctoral graduates.

Grad student David Dooley is a recipient of the 2025–2026 Yates Dissertation Fellowship, being recognized as one of the most promising professional students.

The National Society of Black Engineers-University of Tennessee, Knoxville chapter attended the NSBE51 National Convention, attending workshops and career fairs.

We celebrated faculty, staff, and students at its annual Honors Award Banquet and Hall of Fame Induction. The event was held on April 3 at the UT Student Union.

Zack Sparks made important contributions to Ria Corder’s lab, like designing a 3D attachment that connects the lab’s FTIR spectrometer to a UV light source.

Three students from TCE won awards at the fall 2024 Graves Business Plan Competition, a UT pitch competition that provides experience for student entrepreneurs.

A new fermenter and ultrafiltration unit in CBE’s Eastman Unit Operations Laboratory will let undergraduates explore biomolecular engineering more deeply.

Semilore Abiodun-Adeniyi and Victoria Rapalo participated in a research trip to Japan supported by Tennessee Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. 

Grad student Brian Washington founded AluminAiry, a startup battery technology company, and was accepted as a member of the 2024 Spark Cleantech Accelerator cohort.

Hunter Wood’s career goals weren’t supported by his first bachelor’s degree—but UT is giving him the skills to bring his dreams of protein engineering to life.