Institute for Energy and Environment
Five faculty-led teams advancing innovations in agricultural technology, architectural design and building technology, biomanufacturing, and electrochemical energy systems and regenerative medicine won this year’s awards. Faculty will work to commercialize their technologies, which address unmet market needs—and unmet human needs.
Faculty from UT’s Department of Biochemistry and Cellular Molecular Biology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and UT Institute of Agriculture’s Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science are among the latest to be recognized with this prestigious honor.
New genetic research with key contributions from UT reveals previously unknown species in the Tennessee River Basin—one of the most biologically diverse river systems in the world and home to more freshwater mussel species than anywhere else in North America.
The study will explore the development of data centers in the southern United States and their impact on rural communities, including a review of how utility companies develop energy infrastructure and how specific areas are affected by the energy demands of the centers.
Joshua Rosenberg uses data science principles to improve educational outcomes while teaching students to analyze and interpret data. His work empowers teachers and students to use data and digital technologies to explore scientific questions in meaningful ways.
The high-heat flux facility will evaluate how materials react under extreme conditions in a fusion device. The results will enable both private and public entities to qualify and validate the materials used in fusion pilot plant designs.
