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Disciplines converge. Knowledge grows. Communities benefit.  <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, we conduct research that makes life and lives better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a land-grant institution, we work to address the complex problems that affect our communities. We are investing in faculty who share a passion for working together to tackle grand challenges facing Tennessee and beyond. Our cluster hiring initiatives connect faculty talent to world-class research facilities and strong partnerships to accelerate our research impact and prepare our students for compelling, rewarding careers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Joining a cluster enables faculty to pursue research and scholarship goals that are impossible to realize alone. You\u2019ll become part of a vibrant community of researchers working across disciplines and focused on a shared mission to address the nation\u2019s greatest challenges. Together you\u2019ll build boundary-breaking research programs and develop innovative curricula to prepare students for emerging careers. You\u2019ll leverage shared momentum, cutting-edge facilities, and unique partnerships to create real-world impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graduate students Bryson Gullett and Charles Rizzo prepare an autonomous car for testing on a temporary track in the Zeanah Engineering Complex on July 17, 2023. Photo by Jennie Andrews\/Freelance Photographer\/University of Tennessee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Foundational Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Yeole Pritesh, works with a Wabash, a 150-ton capacity large press, that makes panels from sheet molding compound in the Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility (FCMF) lab on December 08, 2022. Photo by Steven Bridges\/University of Tennessee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Science-Informed Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jonathan Yoder, 3rd year biosystems engineering grad student, and Ahmad Amirirojdanr, 3rd year biosystems engineering grad student, work with an agrovoltaic system outside the Smart Agriculture Lab in the Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science building on July 09, 2024. Photo by Steven Bridges\/University of Tennessee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Plant Ecosystem Resilience in a Changing Environment<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Assistant Professor Hao Gan and PhD student McKensie Nelms works with a farm bot in the Smart Agriculture Lab in the Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science building on July 09, 2024. Photo by Steven Bridges\/University of Tennessee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Professor Lee Han explains the application of his research involving crowdsourced traffic and road condition data to graduate students Yangsong Gu and Diyi Liu in a lab in the John D. Tickle Engineering Building on July 26, 2023. Photo by Jennie Andrews\/Freelance Photographer\/University of Tennessee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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These seven clusters represent UT\u2019s Volunteer ideals to create knowledge and opportunities that benefit communities in our state, in our nation, and around the world. Cluster faculty hires will foster translational research that makes life and lives better and will prepare UT graduates to lead in the communities and workplaces of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\nChancellor Donde Plowman<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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