About
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is committed to making life and lives better. As a diverse community of scholars, explorers, and educators, we are unafraid to take on the greatest challenges facing the sustainability of the planet and all its inhabitants.
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.