{"id":436810,"date":"2024-07-22T18:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/?page_id=436810"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:10:55","slug":"precision-health-and-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/precision-health-and-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Precision Health and Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-right\" style=\"min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1467\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-436811\" alt=\"Two members of the UT medical center looking at hanging IV bags\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/435845_20230706_Nursing_UTMC_072-scaled.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:67% 3%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"67% 3%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/435845_20230706_Nursing_UTMC_072-scaled.jpeg 2200w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/435845_20230706_Nursing_UTMC_072-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/435845_20230706_Nursing_UTMC_072-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/435845_20230706_Nursing_UTMC_072-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/435845_20230706_Nursing_UTMC_072-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/435845_20230706_Nursing_UTMC_072-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/435845_20230706_Nursing_UTMC_072-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/435845_20230706_Nursing_UTMC_072-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-smokey-x-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-smokey-color has-light-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-cb1c70f8f89202e6fa14887656d40401 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-top-width:6px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right iamm-cover-text has-smokey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-535883d64612bbc5063007cab132026e wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><em>Transforming data\u2019s role in promoting better health outcomes<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-polymer-science-pattern-right\">Cluster Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teasing out relationships between health outcomes and the myriad of factors is complex. Predicting outcomes and integrating data into individualized patient care strategies are even more challenging\u2014and promising.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We believe convergent science will lead to breakthroughs in understanding the health and well-being of individuals, communities, and societies. The work of the Precision Health cluster at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will focus on linkages between climate, social determinants of health, health history and resources, pollution, water quality, genomics, lifestyle, and mental health to describe and predict health outcomes. Leveraging machine learning and aggregated electronic health records, the cluster will develop nuanced pictures of those relationships in communities from the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains. We\u2019ll target Tennessee\u2019s top health care problems\u2014cardiac conditions, respiratory conditions, and cancers\u2014along with vector-borne diseases, infectious diseases, and mental health conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cluster will apply these discoveries to enhance health by deepening our understanding of the intricate connections that shape health outcomes. Ultimately, our data-driven work will undergird tools for practitioners, public health leaders, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Environment for Collaboration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cluster integrates expertise and innovation from many disciplines, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Public health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nursing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microbial ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mathematics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artificial intelligence and machine learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climatic and environmental modeling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health informatics&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Epidemiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Genomics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px\">\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">Ready to take the next step?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b192c3d7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#positions\">Explore Positions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-right\" style=\"min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1467\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-436812\" alt=\"Health care professional, mother and son wearing masks, walking down the hall in a health care facility\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/328395_20210513_Vine_Health_Center_046-scaled.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/328395_20210513_Vine_Health_Center_046-scaled.jpeg 2200w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/328395_20210513_Vine_Health_Center_046-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/328395_20210513_Vine_Health_Center_046-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/328395_20210513_Vine_Health_Center_046-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/328395_20210513_Vine_Health_Center_046-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/328395_20210513_Vine_Health_Center_046-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/328395_20210513_Vine_Health_Center_046-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/328395_20210513_Vine_Health_Center_046-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#9a9795\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:25px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why UT?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New hires will join more than two dozen rising and senior faculty members to build on UT\u2019s strengths while creating something new: a model for effective collaboration in convergent research. We\u2019re determined to realize the full possibilities of collaborative discovery, interdisciplinary curricula, and center-scale funding for precision health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cluster bridges key UT research priorities: <a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/health-wellness\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/health-wellness\/\">health and wellness<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iee\/\">energy and environment<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/aitn\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a>. In doing so, it addresses a suite of intertwined federal funding priorities. It also bridges knowledge, experience, and data from multiple UT colleges, the UT Institute of Agriculture (including the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onehealth.tennessee.edu\/\">UT One Health Initiative<\/a>), and UT Medical Center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cluster is organized into four working groups: environmental informatics, health data optimization, machine learning and modeling, and health outcomes integration. Each is built on a robust core of faculty expertise and domain-specific data and models. Cluster members will seek opportunities to collaborate with and leverage resources from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimbios.org\/\">National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems<\/a>&nbsp;(NIMBioS), the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tennessee.edu\/research\/center-of-excellence\/\">Center of Excellence in Livestock Diseases and Human Health<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/utiagenomics.tennessee.edu\/\">Genomics Center for the Advancement of Agriculture<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UT Medical Center and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2022\/04\/11\/ut-partners-with-cherokee-health-systems-to-improve-education-and-research\/\">community partner River Valley Health Systems<\/a>&nbsp;will provide a health care practice perspective to help us accelerate translation from discovery in the lab to real-world impact in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-molecule-pattern-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"positions\">Join Our Academic Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the links below to learn more about open positions.&nbsp;Contact the faculty lead if you don\u2019t see an open position aligned with your skill set or if you\u2019re a current UT faculty member who wants to get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hiring Colleges&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.utk.edu\/\">College of Arts and Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/\">College of Communication and Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.utk.edu\/\">College of Nursing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tennessee.edu\/\">College of Veterinary Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/\">Tickle College of Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-hire-block is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:45px\">Cluster Positions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1862a9a4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    <a href=\"https:\/\/utorii.com\/robert-davis\/\">Robert Davis<\/a>\n    <span>UT\u2013Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor\u2019s Chair for Biomedical Informatics<\/span>\n\n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Bioinformatics and epidemiology<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utmedicalcenter.org\/\">UT Medical Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    Fuhar Dixit    <span>Assistant Professor<\/span>\n  \n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Environmental health engineering<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cee.utk.edu\/\">Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    Tianci Liu    <span>Assistant\/Associate Professor<\/span>\n  \n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Natural language processing<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/\">Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    Yingbo Ma    <span>Assistant Professor<\/span>\n  \n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Health information<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sis.utk.edu\/\">School of Information Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    Farzana Nasrin    <span>Assistant Professor<\/span>\n  \n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Deep learning mathematics<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/math.utk.edu\/\">Department of Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    Csaba Varga    <span>Associate Professor<\/span>\n  \n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Bioinformatics and epidemiology<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Units:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tennessee.edu\/academics\/biomedical-and-diagnostic-sciences\/\">Department of Biomedical &amp; Diagnostic Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthsc.edu\/medicine\/\">UT Health Science Center College of Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"align wp-block-iamm-position\">\n\n  \n      \n    <p><span class=\"iamm-position-status-filled\">Filled<\/span><\/p>\n  \n  \n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px\">\n \n   \n      \n    Chunhong Xiao    <span>Assistant Professor<\/span>\n  \n  \n\n<\/h4>\n\n \n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Nurse informaticist<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"iamm-position-hiring-units\"><strong>Hiring Unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.utk.edu\/\">College of Nursing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fa48bdc5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Our Cluster Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Leads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioCardContainer is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioCard is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioHeadshot is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Tami-Wyatt-2024-e1718713170344.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Tami Wyatt\" class=\"wp-image-437895\" style=\"width:316px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Tami-Wyatt-2024-e1718713170344.jpg 200w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Tami-Wyatt-2024-e1718713170344-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioInfo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tami Wyatt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Torchbearer Professor<\/em> and <em>Associate Dean of Research and Torchbearer Professor, College of Nursing; Co-Director, Health Information Technology and Simulation Lab<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phone: 865-974-6804<br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:twyatt@utk.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:twyatt@utk.edu\">twyatt@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.utk.edu\/blog\/people\/tami-h-wyatt\/\">View Tami Wyatt&#8217;s Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioCard is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioHeadshot is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Chris_Cox_2019e2.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Chris Cox in the Communications Studio on August 20, 2019\" class=\"wp-image-437896\" style=\"width:227px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Chris_Cox_2019e2.jpg 260w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Chris_Cox_2019e2-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioInfo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chris Cox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Robert M. Condra Professor<\/em> and <em>Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phone: 865-974-7700<br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:ccox9@utk.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:ccox9@utk.edu\">ccox9@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cee.utk.edu\/people\/chris-cox\/\">View Chris Cox&#8217;s Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioCard is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioHeadshot is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Bob-Davis.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Davis.\" class=\"wp-image-440844\" style=\"width:227px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Bob-Davis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Bob-Davis-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bioInfo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robert Davis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>UT<em>\u2013<\/em>ORNL Governor\u2019s Chair for Biomedical Informatics; Director, Precision Health and Environment Cluster<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phone: 901-378-5249<br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:rdavis88@uthsc.edu\">rdavis88@uthsc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthsc.edu\/faculty\/profile\/?netid=rdavis88\">View Robert Davis&#8217;s Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:60px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide faculty_listing is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-cda6dc4f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439081 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Suzie-Allard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Suzie Allard\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Suzie-Allard.jpg 308w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Suzie-Allard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Suzie-Allard-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/sis.utk.edu\/about\/directory\/suzie-allard\">Suzie Allard<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Dean for Research, Director of the Research and Innovation Center, Chancellor\u2019s Professor, &#038; Board of Visitors Professor, Communication and Information<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">knowledge creation, data management, disinformation message effects, team science <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439083 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/David_Anderson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/David_Anderson.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/David_Anderson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/David_Anderson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/David_Anderson-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/David_Anderson-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=8400\">David Anderson<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Dean for Research &#038; Graduate Studies, Veterinary Medicine<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">biomedical materials, medical devices, tissue regeneration, stem cells, biotherapies, bioactive particles, complex scaffolds <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441006 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/bell_john.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"John Bell\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/bell_john.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/bell_john-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utmedicalcenter.org\/find-a-doctor\/john-l-bell\">John L. Bell<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Department of Surgery, UT Medical Center<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">cancer (emphasis on breast), patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, communication skills, artificial intelligence, machine learning, clinical trials, education, epidemiology, public health <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439077 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Berg-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thomas Berg\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Berg-Headshot.jpg 352w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Berg-Headshot-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.utk.edu\/Thomas.Berg\">Thomas Berg<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Nursing<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">machine learning, hybrid models-based, systems engineering, digital twin design for high consequence environments, decision support systems <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441008 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jeffry-Bieber.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jeffry Bieber\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jeffry-Bieber.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jeffry-Bieber-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utmedicalcenter.org\/find-a-doctor\/jeffry-d-bieber\">Jeffry D. Bieber<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Medical Director and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology, UT Medical Center<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">systemic lupus erythematosus, mechanisms of autoimmunity, spondyloarthritis <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441010 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Christopher-Brett.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Christopher Brett\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Christopher-Brett.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Christopher-Brett-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utmedicalcenter.org\/find-a-doctor\/christopher-l-brett\">Christopher Brett<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Radiation Oncologist, UT Cancer Institute<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">cancer care, AI prediction of poor patient outcomes, AI-informed interventions, radiopharmaceutical development <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441015 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Paul-Dalhaimer-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paul Dalhaimer\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Paul-Dalhaimer-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Paul-Dalhaimer-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Paul-Dalhaimer-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cbe.utk.edu\/people\/paul-dalhaimer\/\">Paul Dalhaimer<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">pharmacology, immunology <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441017 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-DeLong.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jonathan DeLong\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-DeLong.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-DeLong-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utmedicalcenter.org\/find-a-doctor\/jonathan-c-delong\">Jonathan DeLong<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Surgery, UT Medical Center<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">computer vision, machine learning, surgical data analytics, surgical robotics, augmented reality, ambient intelligence <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441019 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Sarah-Donaher.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sarah Donaher\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Sarah-Donaher.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Sarah-Donaher-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cee.utk.edu\/people\/sarah-donaher\/\">Sarah Donaher<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">environmental pollution, emerging and radioactive contaminants, environmental health, environmental justice, ecosystem services <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439084 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Emine-Fidan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Emine Fidan\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Emine-Fidan.jpg 780w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Emine-Fidan-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Emine-Fidan-768x892.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=11763\">Emine Fidan<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Biosystems Engineering &#038; Soil Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">flooding, water quality trends, disaster dynamics, water resources modeling, geospatial analytics, data science <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439065 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-future-mobility research_area-precision-health-and-environment research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Joshua-Fu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Joshua Fu\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Joshua-Fu.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Joshua-Fu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Joshua-Fu-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cee.utk.edu\/people\/joshua-s-fu\/\">Joshua Fu<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Chancellor&#8217;s Professor, John D. Tickle Professor, and James G. Gibson Professor<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">climate change, air quality, and energy using environmental modeling and large-scale simulations <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441021 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Tyra-Girdwood.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tyra Girdwood\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Tyra-Girdwood.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Tyra-Girdwood-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthsc.edu\/nursing\/faculty-and-staff\/girdwood.php\">Tyra Girdwood<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, UTHSC<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">care coordination, transitional care; health services research, health policy, health disparities <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439085 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jens-Gregor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jens-Gregor.jpg 400w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jens-Gregor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jens-Gregor-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/people\/jens-gregor\/\">Jens Gregor<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor &#038; Associate Department Head, Electrical Engineering &#038; Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">x-ray CT, SPECT\/PET, neutron imaging, applied machine learning <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439076 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Qiang-He.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Qiang He\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Qiang-He.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Qiang-He-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Qiang-He-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cee.utk.edu\/people\/qiang-he\/\">Qiang He<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Civil &#038; Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">human exposome, environmental health, environmental microbiology <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439082 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jian-Huang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jian Huang\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jian-Huang.jpg 400w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jian-Huang-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Jian-Huang-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/people\/jian-huang\/\">Jian Huang<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Electrical Engineering &#038; Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">large data visualization, ultra scale visualization for time-varying and multivariate data, parallel remote and distributed visualization <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439078 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems research_area-science-informed-artificial-intelligence entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Anahita-Khojandi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anahita Khojandi\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Anahita-Khojandi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Anahita-Khojandi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Anahita-Khojandi-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/ise.utk.edu\/people\/anahita-khojandi\/\">Anahita Khojandi<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, Industrial &#038; Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Markov decision processes, dynamic programming, predictive analytics, reinforcement learning, time series analysis, anomaly detection <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441024 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Nancy-Lei.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nancy Lei\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Nancy-Lei.jpg 629w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Nancy-Lei-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Nancy-Lei-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Nancy-Lei-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/chem.utk.edu\/people\/ziying-nancy-lei\/\">Ziying (Nancy) Lei<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Atmospheric chemistry, cloud microphysics and aerosol-cloud interactions, biogenic and biomass burning aerosols, aerosol acidity and multiphase chemistry, environmental monitoring and sensor development <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441026 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Xeuping-Li.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Xeuping Li\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Xeuping-Li.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Xeuping-Li-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/ise\/faculty\/xueping-li\/\">Xueping Li<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Dan Doulet Faculty Fellow, Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">electronic health record &amp; large language models, mobile health, healthcare systems engineering, cancer research, healthcare digital twin solutions <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440872 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-foundational-artificial-intelligence research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/fei-liu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fei Liu.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/fei-liu.jpg 400w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/fei-liu-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/people\/fei-liu\/\">Fei Liu<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering &#038; Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">computational modeling, advanced control and AI, integrated real-time robotics system <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439086 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Michael-Mahero.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michael Mahero\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Michael-Mahero.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Michael-Mahero-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Michael-Mahero-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=151305\">Michael Mahero<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Public Health &#038; Epidemiology, Biomedical &#038; Diagnostic Sciences<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">infectious disease epidemiology, food safety, zoonotic diseases, biosecurity, occupational health, one health, social and behavioral research <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441028 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Dennis-Makau.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dennis Makau\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Dennis-Makau.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Dennis-Makau-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/utia.tennessee.edu\/person\/?id=189933\">Dennis Makau<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">infectious disease epidemiology; data science in public and animal health, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), One Health surveillance; health systems modeling, biosecurity and zoonotic risk <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441030 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jill-Maples.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jill Maples\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jill-Maples.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Jill-Maples-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthsc.edu\/faculty\/profile\/?netid=jmaple13#Credentials\">Jill M. Maples<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics &#038; Gynecology<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Women&#8217;s Health and Neonatology <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439034 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-foundational-artificial-intelligence research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Vasileios-Maroulas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vasileios Maroulas\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Vasileios-Maroulas.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Vasileios-Maroulas-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Vasileios-Maroulas-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/math.utk.edu\/people\/vasileios-maroulas\/\">Vasileios Maroulas<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Mathematics; Assistant Vice Chancellor; Deputy Director of AI Tennessee Initiative<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">computational probability, statistics and machine learning with computational topology and geometry for addressing interdisciplinary problems in data science and engineering <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441032 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/James-McLoughlin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"James McLoughlin\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/James-McLoughlin.jpg 303w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/James-McLoughlin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/James-McLoughlin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utmedicalcenter.org\/find-a-doctor\/james-m-mcloughlin\">James McLoughlin<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, UTMC &#8211; Knoxville<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">clinical outcomes, biobanking, process improvements, prospective clinical trials <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441034 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/F-Matthew-Milhelic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"F. Matthew Milhelic\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/F-Matthew-Milhelic.jpg 863w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/F-Matthew-Milhelic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/F-Matthew-Milhelic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/F-Matthew-Milhelic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/F-Matthew-Milhelic-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utmedicalcenter.org\/find-a-doctor\/f-matthew-mihelic\">F. Matthew Mihelic<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, UT Graduate School of Medicine<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">quantum biology, DNA biophysics, artificial intelligence, complex adaptive systems <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441036 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Laura-Miller.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Laura Miller\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Laura-Miller.jpg 303w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Laura-Miller-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Laura-Miller-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cmst.utk.edu\/about\/directory\/laura-miller\">Laura Miller<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, College of Communication and Information<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">health communication, patient-provider communication <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439079 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Agricola-Odoi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Agricola Odoi\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Agricola-Odoi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Agricola-Odoi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Agricola-Odoi-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.utk.edu\/Agricola.Odoi\/\">Agricola Odoi<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor &#038; Assistant Dean for Research &#038; Graduate Studies, Veterinary Medicine<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">health disparities, spatial epidemiology, geographic information systems, health geography, population health, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, antimicrobial resistance <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439087 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Chika-Okafor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chika Okafor\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Chika-Okafor.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Chika-Okafor-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.utk.edu\/people\/cokafor\/\">Chika Okafor<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, Public Health<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">patterns of antimicrobial use\/resistance in veterinary medicine <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439025 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-foundational-artificial-intelligence research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Lynne-Parker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lynne Parker\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Lynne-Parker.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Lynne-Parker-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Lynne-Parker-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/people\/lynne-parker\/\">Lynne Parker<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Vice Chancellor Emerita<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">distributed mobile robotics, human-robot interaction, distributed intelligence, sensor networks, machine learning, embedded systems, multi-agent systems <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-438997 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment research_area-resilient-agriculture-and-forest-systems entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Greg-Peterson-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Greg Peterson\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Greg-Peterson-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Greg-Peterson-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Greg-Peterson-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/people\/gregory-peterson\/\">Gregory Peterson<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Electrical Engineering &#038; Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">developing accelerated applications for computational chemistry and biology using high performance reconfigurable computing platforms <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441038 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Angela-Pfammatter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Angela Pfammatter\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Angela-Pfammatter.jpg 400w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Angela-Pfammatter-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Angela-Pfammatter-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/publichealth\/people\/apfammatter\/\">Angela Pfammatter<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Senior Methodologist and Associate Professor, CEHHS\/Public Health<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">optimization research methods, mHealth\/Wearables, behavioral medicine, chronic disease prevention <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439088 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Hollie-Raynor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hollie Raynor\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Hollie-Raynor.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Hollie-Raynor-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/people\/hollie-raynor\/\">Hollie Raynor<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Dean of Research &#038; Professor, Nutrition<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">obesity treatment, behavioral interventions, dietary intake, randomized trials, implementation science <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439089 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-foundational-artificial-intelligence research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Hector-Santos-Villalobos.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hector Santos-Villalobos\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Hector-Santos-Villalobos.jpg 400w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Hector-Santos-Villalobos-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Hector-Santos-Villalobos-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/people\/hector-santos-villalobos\/\">Hector Santos-Villalobos<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering &#038; Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">computational imaging, biometric recognition systems, multi-modal content understanding, AI-driven precision medicine, explainability <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441040 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Anujit_Sarkar.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anujit Sarkar\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Anujit_Sarkar.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Anujit_Sarkar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Anujit_Sarkar-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.utk.edu\/blog\/people\/anujit-sarkar\/\">Anujit Sarkar<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Research Assistant Professor, College of Nursing<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">human microbiome, genomics, bioinformatics, chronic diseases, machine learning, multiomics <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439080 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Christopher-Strickland.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Christopher Strickland\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Christopher-Strickland.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Christopher-Strickland-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Christopher-Strickland-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/Christopher-Strickland-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/math.utk.edu\/people\/christopher-strickland\/\">W. Christopher Strickland<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Associate Professor, Mathematics<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">epidemiology, organismal ecology, substance use disorder population dynamics, complex systems, mechanistic modeling, simulation, mathematical biology <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-439031 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-foundational-artificial-intelligence research_area-future-mobility research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/jinyuan-sun.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"jinyuan sun\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/jinyuan-sun.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/jinyuan-sun-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/07\/jinyuan-sun-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eecs.utk.edu\/people\/jinyuan-stella-sun\/\">Jinyuan (Stella) Sun<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Professor, Electrical Engineering &#038; Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">security and privacy in wired\/wireless networks and critical application systems <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441042 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Fnu-Suya.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fnu Suya\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Fnu-Suya.jpg 266w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Fnu-Suya-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/eecs.utk.edu\/people\/fnu-suya\/\">Fnu Suya<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">machine learning, cybersecurity, privacy, federated learning, generative models <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441045 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Radion_Svynarenko.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Radion Svynarenko\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Radion_Svynarenko.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Radion_Svynarenko-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.utk.edu\/blog\/people\/radion-rodi-svynarenko\/Radion%20Svynarenko\">Radion Svynarenko<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Research Assistant Professor, College of Nursing<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">pediatric end-of-life care, healthcare policies, social determinants of health, machine learning, geo-spatial analytics, rural health disparities <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441046 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Donald-B-Thomason.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Donald B. 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Thomason<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Dean &#038; Professor, College of Graduate Health Sciences, UTHSC<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Graduate student and postdoctoral research training <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-441048 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Phoebe-Tran.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Phoebe Tran\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Phoebe-Tran.jpg 302w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Phoebe-Tran-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Phoebe-Tran-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/publichealth\/people\/ptran\/\">Phoebe Tran<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">cardiovascular disease, rural health <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-440832 faculty type-faculty status-publish has-post-thumbnail research_area-precision-health-and-environment research_area-science-informed-artificial-intelligence entry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-faculty-card is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"iamm-faculty-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Bing-Yao.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bing Yao.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Bing-Yao.jpg 819w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Bing-Yao-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Bing-Yao-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-name iamm-faculty-card-name\" >\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/ise.utk.edu\/people\/bing-yao-phd\/\">Bing Yao<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p class=\"iamm-faculty-card-title iamm-faculty-card-title\">Dan Doulet Early Career Assistant Professor, Industrial &#038; Systems Engineering<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"iamm-faculty-card-excerpt wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">developing innovative physical-statistical models for decision optimization in complex systems <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cluster Goals Teasing out relationships between health outcomes and the myriad of factors is complex. 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