Institute for Energy and Environment
Ane Lasa and Sophie Blondel from UT’s Department of Nuclear Engineering explore the interactions between plasma inside fusion systems and the materials that make up the walls of the reactors.
UT and Lockheed Martin’s new research agreement reinforces a longstanding partnership that helps UT take its research capabilities from the lab to the field in several research areas, including energy and power systems.
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Mahshid Ahmadi provides insight on the research she and her colleagues are conducting using robots and artificial intelligence to make and test new photocatalysts with the goal of mitigating air pollution.
Professor Emeritus of Silviculture and Forest Management Wayne Clatterbuck studies the ecological changes in species composition, tree arrangement and forest development. He and his colleagues researched how tree species interact and change over time when impacted by natural disasters or other disturbances.
Associate Professor of Petrology and Planetary Geoscience Molly McCanta spent two months cruising the south Aegean Sea on board the International Ocean Discovery Program’s JOIDES Resolution as part of International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 398.
UT will lead 15 universities and eight national laboratories in a $25 million nuclear technology consortium funded by the US Department of Energy. The partnership aims to produce new knowledge and a diverse workforce to enable the US and its allies to safely and securely triple nuclear power output throughout the world by 2050.
