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Doug Aaron

Assistant Department Head, Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering
Electrochemical systems (batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers) relevant to vehicle electrification; grid stability; and energy storage
Kevin Bai.

Hua (Kevin) Bai

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Vehicle electrification
Daniel Costinett.

Daniel Costinett

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences
Power electronics for electric vehicles
Mark Dadmun.

Mark Dadmun

Professor, Chemistry
Polymer science, materials for energy storage
Aly Fathy.

Aly Fathy

Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Electrical energy storage, batteries, lightweight materials
Ryan Ginder.

Ryan Ginder

Research Associate Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering
Advanced composites for lightweighting and sustainability
David Hughes.

David Hughes

Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics
Material research, use of hemp in composites
R. Lee Leonard.

R. Lee Leonard

Research Associate Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace & Biomedical Engineering
Sodium ion batteries
Peter Liaw.

Peter Liaw

John Fisher Professor, Ivan Racheff Chair of Excellence, National Alumni Association Distinguished Service Professor
Mechanical behavior, advanced materials, high-entropy alloys, lightweight materials
Yilu Liu.

Yilu Liu

UT–ORNL Governor’s Chair for Power Electronics
Power systems, smart grids
Dayakar Penumadu.

Dayakar Penumadu

Peebles Professor, IAMM Chair of Excellence, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Carbon fiber reinforced polymeric composites and sandwich structures, environmental degradation, and multi-scale mechanics, multi-axial stress-strain-time behavior of multi-phase and granular materials, non-invasive characterization and residual stress using neutron and x-ray tomography and diffraction, direct numerical simulations and porous media
Alexei Sokolov.

Alexei Sokolov

UT–ORNL Governor's Chair for Polymer Science
Electrical energy storage, batteries, lightweight materials

Institute for Future Mobility

Research Areas
Alternative Fuels
Digitization
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Electrification
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UT Research supports five Gateways defining the university’s strategic priorities—the Institute for Future Mobility is one of them. Find out about the other four gateways here.
The university is recruiting top-tier faculty members to join a Future Mobility Cluster aimed at solving real-world problems for industry partners and communities. Learn more about the Future Mobility Cluster Initiative.
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