Institute for Advanced Materials & Manufacturing

advanced materials & manufacturing

Advancing our understanding of materials and facilitating the translation of new knowledge into solutions, products, and services that benefit our global society

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Preparing future generations

Training innovators and entrepreneurs for the universities and industries of the future

Putting Ideas To Work

Collaborating across disciplines to advance fundamental and translational research

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Powering the economy

Place-based innovation and partnerships for economic and community growth

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Research Areas

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Advanced Manufacturing

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Advanced Materials

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Post-Doctoral Researcher Amine Benkechkache and student Lance Drouet conduct research in a class 100 clean room at the Mirco-Processing Research Facility housed within UT’s new Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing located at Cherokee Farm on April 05, 2022. Photo by Steven Bridges/University of Tennessee

Materials for Extremes

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William Henkin, wearing a VW shirt, works with tensile testing of glass fiber reinforced polymeric (GFRP) composites in a lab inside the Science & Engineering Building SERF 104 105 on December 02, 2022. Photo by Steven Bridges/University of Tennessee.

Polymer Science

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Adrian Del Maestro discusses formulas with a student on his office window int he IAMM building on April 01, 2022. Photo by Steven Bridges/University of Tennessee

Quantum Materials

World-Class Faculty

Faculty are leaders in their fields, advancing our fundamental understanding of matter and designing and engineering solutions for industry and other partners.

Meet Our Faculty

The university is recruiting faculty who share a passion for working together to tackle grand challenges facing Tennessee and beyond as part of its Cluster Hire Initiatives. Visit the Cluster Hire Initiatives website to learn more.

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UT Research

Discover the people, projects and ideas driving research and innovation across the University of Tennessee.

Research at UT

Centers of Excellence

Through a number of centers of excellence, IAMM unites faculty, staff, and students with external collaborators to drive forward cutting-edge research and enriching educational experiences.

View IAMM’s CEnters of Excellence
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IAMM News

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    Parans Paranthaman, who holds a joint appointment at UT and ORNL, has been named the 2026 R&D 100 Researcher of the Year. His work in battery, superconductor, superhydrophobic coating, and critical material recovery technologies has resulted in more than 100 inventions over the last three decades.

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    UT Research Moves Forward by Going in Circles

    UT researchers are helping Tennessee become a leader in the development and production of high-performance, bio-derived materials. Their work spans the cultivation of natural resources with the right structural and chemical properties; the design and manufacture of bio-derived products that meet industry needs; and the development of responsible product end-of-life solutions.

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