Research Capacity Catalog

Since the early days of the Industrial Revolution, when steel was the material of choice for engineering applications, a wide variety of high-strength metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, and composites have been developed for structural applications in engineering. Today, advanced structural materials are still at the forefront of materials research, and many faculty, graduate students and [...]

The Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education (CIRE) offers one of the first interdisciplinary PhD programs in energy science and engineering. This new degree provides breadth while preserving the depth and rigor of a PhD program. The Bredesen Center brings together extensive and complementary resources at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) and [...]

A key tenant of Center for Information Technology Research’s (CITR) strategy for building a flourishing and sustainable Information Technology Research (ITR) community at UT has been its investment in thriving research efforts. As a result and in order to keep UTK on the leading edge of high performance scientific computing, CITR directly supports the work [...]

Intelligent systems and machine learning technologies are driving technological progress across a vast range of real-world application domains. Designing computer-based systems that exhibit intelligent behavior, operate autonomously, and adapt to environmental changes remains a key challenge for the future. Within this broader scope, numerous established areas of study exist across several units at the University [...]

The Center for Laser Applications (CLA) at The University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) was established in 1984 as a state-funded Tennessee Higher Education Commission Center of Excellence in laser applications. CLA began as an active multi-disciplined and collaborative research group at UTSI with expertise and experience in phenomena related to the interactions of lasers [...]

The Center for Materials Processing (CMP) is an Accomplished Center of Excellence established in the College of Engineering by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) to support interdisciplinary research, teaching, and industrial interaction in materials science and engineering. Departments / Disciplines Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept. of [...]

Liquid scintillators are broadly used in medicine, industry, and in scientific research for detection of radioactive particles. This technique is well established with a number of commercial vendors offering liquid scintillators with various properties. Liquid scintillators are most advantageous when the large and/or complicated-shape volumes are to be filled and used for detection. In this [...]

Research Interests Specialize in combined experimental and computational efforts to address specific technical challenges. Thermal-fluid transport in power systems including conventional light water reactors and high-temperature systems (700 C).  Maintain standard analysis codes such as Star-CCM, COMSOL, Fathom/ Impulse, and RELAP5. Experienced with thermal fluid transient analysis for reactor safety. Also experienced in analysis and [...]

The Center for Transportation Research (CTR) was created in 1971 to foster and facilitate interdisciplinary research, public service, and outreach in the field of transportation at UTK. It is housed in the UTK College of Engineering. Research Partners Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering National Transportation Research Center, Inc. Oak Ridge National Laboratory Knox County [...]

Who We Are Currently, our faculty are actively leading research into both traditional chemical and energy industries as well as new areas of application and innovation, such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, and sustainable energy. The vision of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department is to be a center of inspired learning that nurtures innovation, [...]