Making Life and Lives Better

Vols innovate for long-term impact—in Tennessee and beyond.

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By the numbers

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$386.95M

total research
expenditures

(FY 2024)

$189.01M

federal research expenditures

(FY 2024)

Tackling challenges that matter most

Advanced Materials and Manufacturing

Forging knowledge to create next-generation technologies and industry processes

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University of Tennessee research campus and facilities

Artificial Intelligence

Solving problems and serving communities by shaping the development of AI

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Energy and Environment

Securing the world’s long-term well-being through innovations that start in Tennessee

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Future Mobility

Powering Tennessee’s mobility innovation ecosystem to fuel wide-ranging advantages

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Health and Wellness

Empowering healthier lives and communities through research and implementation

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Explore UT’s
innovation gateways

UT directs collaborations and investments toward our biggest opportunities

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The University of Tennessee Research Park at Cherokee Farm. — Cherokee Farm at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The power of place

We create spaces that spark collaboration across academic and industry boundaries. These spaces co-locate UT’s multidisciplinary R&D and workforce development programs with those of our partners. Together we turn bold ideas into game-changing tools, technologies, and real-world solutions.

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Energizing the innovation economy

IEP

APLU designation

as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University (since 2020)

#7

in the nation

for US Department of Energy funding (NSF HERD 2023)

5

innovation gateways

advancing Tennessee’s economic growth

3

of the top 10 graduate programs

in the nation (US News & World Report 2025)

Explore UT’s real-world impacts—locally, regionally, and nationally

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Accelerating your impact

Discover opportunities for businesses, entrepreneurs, government agencies, and nonprofits to partner with UT research.

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Collaborate with UT experts

Tap the knowledge and know-how of leading scholars, researchers, and practitioners. UT’s exceptional faculty and staff members can make the difference for your organization.

Access world-class facilities

Extend your organization’s opportunities with UT’s state-of-the-art research infrastructure, including core facilities, department laboratories, advanced computing, and co-location spaces.

License game-changing technologies

Commercialize new products, tools, and services created by UT innovators to serve real-world needs. Our research-based inventions can propel successes for your organization.