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 […]
UT and Eastman Extend Research Partnership Through 2032
UT Knoxville has signed a new six-year master research agreement with Eastman, deepening a decade-long collaboration for developing innovative technologies.
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.
Cotter Awarded Yates Dissertation Fellowship
CBE graduate student Christopher Cotter has been selected as a recipient of the 2026–2027 Yates Dissertation Fellowship.
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.
Stein, Adotey’s Discovery Paves Way to Safer Batteries
Gila Stein and Samuel Adotey discovered how to increase conductivity in a promising type of electrolytes called polymeric ionic liquid (PIL) block copolymers.
PhD Research Experience Enhanced by ORNL Connections
PhD students in Art Ragauskas’ research group are at the forefront of innovation and gained access to world-class equipment while working collaboratively at ORNL.