{"id":358,"date":"2023-01-13T12:37:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/?page_id=358"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T20:34:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-right\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:800px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" controls muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Research-Sizzle-v3.mp4\" poster=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/IAMM-Sizzle-Opener.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-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\n<div class=\"wp-block-group angled-frame with-lines homepage-hero-content has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-475a43dd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-iamm-outline has-smokey-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">advanced materials &amp; manufacturing<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-smokey-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Advancing our understanding of materials and facilitating the translation of new knowledge into solutions, products, and services that benefit our global society<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light twoUp-gallery-smlg\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background 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 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns home-collage 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\" style=\"flex-basis:39%\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer angled-frame\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large angled-frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/20221206_Scanning_Electron_Microscope_047-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A man works with a nano scale mechanical testing system in a Scanning Electron Microscope.\" class=\"wp-image-430\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:57%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large image-class angled-frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/SMRC-scintillation_78-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in safety glasses holds up a black piece of material in front of an orange machine. \" class=\"wp-image-294\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-molecule-pattern-bottom-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-47a3a6c8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideright\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Industry-Partners.png\" alt=\"Icon of three orange individuals outlined in Smokey gray.\" class=\"wp-image-302616\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Preparing future generations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Training<\/strong> <strong>innovators and entrepreneurs<\/strong> for the universities and industries of the future<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideleft\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Putting Ideas To Work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Collaborating across disciplines <\/strong>to advance fundamental and translational research<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Facility-on-Campus.png\" alt=\"Icon of an orange building with Smokey gray accents.\" class=\"wp-image-302618\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideright\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Clean-Energy.png\" alt=\"Icon of an orange plant with a plug-in growing from its root.\" class=\"wp-image-302619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Clean-Energy.png 200w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Clean-Energy-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Powering the economy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Place-based innovation and partnerships<\/strong> for economic and community growth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;min-height:650px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1145\" alt=\"A hand in a blue latex glove holding a tiny filament of wire connected to a metal machine. \" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/20221206_Scanning_Electron_Microscope_020-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background 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<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-carbon-bottom is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-131a0bbc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull has-angle-box-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);text-transform:uppercase\">Research Areas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-card-wrap is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad85b106 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5beaa851 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Zeiss-measurement-2-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A close up view of a shiny plate of silver aluminum with machined ridges. \" class=\"wp-image-281\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/research-areas\/advanced-manufacturing\/\">Advanced Manufacturing<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fba139f5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Textiles0007_NonWovens-1-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Orange and white buckets with different powders viewed from overhead.\" class=\"wp-image-1387\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/research-areas\/advanced-materials\/\">Advanced Materials<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fba139f5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/366455_20220405_Clean_Room_227-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Two men in safety glasses and protective body suits inspect a plate of transparent material. \" class=\"wp-image-213\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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\u0092s new Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing located at Cherokee Farm on April 05, 2022. Photo by Steven Bridges\/University of Tennessee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/research-areas\/materials-for-extremes\/\">Materials for Extremes<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fba139f5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/20230119_NMR-_Spectrometer_Lab_004-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Several test tubes containing various colored liquids lined up. The image has a pink tone.\" class=\"wp-image-1147\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">William Henkin, wearing a VW shirt, works with tensile testing of glass fiber reinforced polymeric (GFRP) composites in a lab inside the Science &amp; Engineering Building SERF 104 105 on December 02, 2022. Photo by Steven Bridges\/University of Tennessee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/research-areas\/polymer-science\/\">Polymer Science<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fba139f5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Window-Formula_1-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Two people collaborate behind a glass board, writing physics equations and diagrams on the glass. \" class=\"wp-image-280\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/research-areas\/quantum-materials\/\">Quantum Materials<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns has-molecule-pattern-bottom-left gpb-authority-section-cta-two is-style-gpb-authority-right-background gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:5em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:5em;padding-left:1em\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-right:60px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">World-Class Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column\" style=\"padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty are leaders in their fields, advancing our fundamental understanding of matter and designing and engineering solutions for industry and other partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/faculty-directory\/\">Meet Our Faculty<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. <a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/cluster-hire\/\">Visit the Cluster Hire Initiatives website to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large angled-frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/20220817_Mahshid_Lab_055-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A man and a woman look inside a chemical hood at bottles of liquids. \" class=\"wp-image-425\" title=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal has-gray2-background-color gb-columns-center alignfull\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:865px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-right:60px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:0\">Explore <br>UT Research<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:9px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Discover the people, projects and ideas driving research and innovation across the University of Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\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-fancy-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\">Research at UT<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-right\" style=\"min-height:809px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Two people in full protective gear conduct research in a class 100 clean room.\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-18 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20220405_Clean_Room_202-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background 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<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-lines-pattern has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns has-molecule-pattern-bottom-left gpb-authority-section-cta-two is-style-gpb-authority-right-background gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal has-white-background-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:5em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:5em;padding-left:1em\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Centers of Excellence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column\" style=\"padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/centers-of-excellence\/\">View IAMM&#8217;s CEnters of Excellence<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full angled-frame framedOrangeShadow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/confocal-image_printed-concrete.jpg\" alt=\"A microscopic view of concrete showing stripes of blues, greens, and reds with dobs of black holes.\" class=\"wp-image-41860\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/confocal-image_printed-concrete.jpg 1000w, 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The Nuclear Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Precast (NuCAMP) takes a holistic approach with insights from industry, research,&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/2026\/08\/19\/ut-joins-initiative-to-advance-nuclear-manufacturing-construction-and-workforce-development-in-east-tennessee\/\">Read this story<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1144509 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-news entry\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/for-gateways.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professor and department head Zan Gao talks with kinesiology PhD student John Oginni simulating an experiment using a virtual reality bicycle exercise. Overlaid is a graphic with the text &quot;Raising the bar in Research Excellence.&quot;\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/for-gateways.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/for-gateways-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/for-gateways-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2026\/07\/31\/leading-researchers-join-ut-to-expand-impact-and-innovation\/\" target=\"_self\" >Leading Researchers Join UT To Expand Impact and Innovation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-31T10:01:56-04:00\">July 31, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">UT is raising the bar in research excellence with the addition of eight exceptional researchers, three of whom are tackling pressing challenges related to advanced materials. 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Another new professor focuses on multiscale modeling of materials and structures under extreme conditions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2026\/07\/31\/leading-researchers-join-ut-to-expand-impact-and-innovation\/\">Read this story<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1144354 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-news entry\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Eastman_Agreement_News_Feature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A researcher wearing safety goggles adjusts laboratory equipment in the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Eastman_Agreement_News_Feature.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Eastman_Agreement_News_Feature-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Eastman_Agreement_News_Feature-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Eastman_Agreement_News_Feature-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Eastman_Agreement_News_Feature-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/iamm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/Eastman_Agreement_News_Feature-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2026\/07\/28\/ut-and-eastman-extend-research-partnership-through-2032\/\" target=\"_self\" >UT and Eastman Extend Research Partnership Through 2032<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-28T10:00:02-04:00\">July 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">UT has signed a new six-year master research agreement with Eastman that will deepen a decade-long collaboration and accelerate the development of innovative technologies in multiple fields. 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