Rigoberto Advincula has received the 2026 Roy W. Tess Award, presented by the Division of Polymer Materials: Science and Engineering.

Rigoberto Advincula has been named the winner of the 2026 George Stafford Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and Research.

Rigoberto Advincula will be speaking at the Society of Plastics Engineers International Polyolefins Conference and at a virtual webinar for the NAE.

Rigoberto Advincula was nominated as a Distinguished Invited Speaker at the 2025 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting & Exhibit.

UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Rigoberto Advincula is leading a $3 million project centered on self-driving labs and recently published a journal article on the topic.

Rigoberto Advincula was named a 2025 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fellow for contributions to research on advanced polymers and nanostructured materials.

The department hosts a workshop about the engineering aspects of electrolysis of chemicals and water to attract industry and academic experts from across the country.

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

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.