Energy and Environment
Orlando J. Rojas has been named the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Circular Biomaterials. He seeks to understand how nature builds materials and translate those principles into high-performing technologies. Drawing inspiration from natural architectures and assembly processes, he leads research to develop biologically inspired materials relevant to sustainable manufacturing, environmental technologies, biomedical systems and energy storage.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been awarded a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for nuclear fusion research.
As a leader in fusion research, UT is expanding its capabilities to address the most pressing challenges to fusion technology feasibility.
UT and Vanderbilt University joined the Council on Competitiveness to host a conversation on the state’s role in the future of innovation ecosystems.
Thanks to two federal grants totaling $4.3 million, tree lovers hoping to expand Knoxville’s canopy – especially in neighborhoods needing it the most – have something to celebrate.
