About
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is committed to making life and lives better. As a community of scholars, explorers, and educators, we are unafraid to take on the greatest challenges facing the long-term sustainability of the planet.
Our Innovation Gateway
The Institute for Energy and Environment brings together thinkers, doers, and innovators to support a sustainable and healthy planet.
Organized around five priorities, IEE supports a collaborative ecosystem to address all 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Mission
Securing a future for our planet through knowledge discovery, dissemination, and action.
Vision
We envision a future rich in biodiversity, where abundant, clean energy is affordable and accessible, natural ecosystems are protected, and people and communities flourish.