{"id":346,"date":"2023-01-13T12:30:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research-multi-dev.utk.edu\/energy-dev\/?page_id=346"},"modified":"2026-04-22T08:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:06:41","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-page-header has-computation-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3e11f4e0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:60px;margin-bottom:60px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-iamm-outline wp-block-post-title\">Education<\/h1>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><em>Developing thinkers, doers, and leaders to driv<\/em>e<em> the mobility industry<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">To ensure Tennessee\u2019s leadership role in the mobility industries of the future, UT has designed academic programs that support preparation and skills development for a world-class mobility workforce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center iamm-skew-image-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1467\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Education-Page-Header.jpg\" alt=\"A manager walks students through tests in the Water Resources\/Hydraulics Lab at UT.\" class=\"wp-image-101492\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;object-fit:contain;width:623px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Education-Page-Header.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Education-Page-Header-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Education-Page-Header-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Education-Page-Header-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Education-Page-Header-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Education-Page-Header-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Education-Page-Header-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Education-Page-Header-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-779a9ae6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b108c007 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:100%\"><style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-69fc66de310de{}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"gb-69fc66de310de wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Academics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>UT offers students unrivaled access to real-world research opportunities with premier laboratories and industry partners. Our faculty integrate research-driven insights into our academic programs, immersing students in a dynamic state-of-the-art learning environment.<br><br>Undergraduate students interested in pursuing mobility internships, co-ops, and experiential learning opportunities should contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/ctr.utk.edu\/\">Center for Transportation Research<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/urf\/\">Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships<\/a>. Graduate students interested in careers in the mobility sector or in mobility-related co-op or internship graduate experiences should contact the Center for Transportation Research or the <a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\/\">UT Graduate School<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center thoughtHero\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-top-width:8px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;min-height:350px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-smokey-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:59px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group thoughtCardContainer alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group thoughtCard has-smokey-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">When our students graduate, they already understand their future employer\u2019s biggest problems and the cutting-edge solutions to those problems. They\u2019re ready to make their mark on the company they choose.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote me-0 thoughtIntroText has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-093a692e00040646d9eb117c427b2e80\"><em>Kevin Heaslip, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Center for Transportation Research<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-lines-pattern has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull iamm-student-experience-gallery has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f7aef2d6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:100px;padding-bottom:100px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore Student Experiences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UT and VW: Driving Research\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ICyaZQqFGGI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I<a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/oried\/2023\/10\/26\/ut-volkswagen-extend-master-research-agreement\/\">mmersion<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Volkswagen PhD Fellows Program provides UT graduate students with invaluable experiences as Volkswagen employees while they earn their doctoral degrees. Hands-on experiences with industry often leads to new opportunities after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/oried\/2023\/10\/26\/ut-volkswagen-extend-master-research-agreement\/\">Learn more about the Volkswagen PhD Fellows program.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c4677a31 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3d072ba8 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns iamm-experience-gallery-teaser is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Leadership3.jpg\" alt=\"Volkswagen Fellow and Center for Renewable Carbon PhD student Cecile Grubb\" class=\"wp-image-101437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Leadership3.jpg 461w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Leadership3-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-343acf9e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crc.tennessee.edu\/crc-phd-student-cecile-grubb-recognized-as-sampe-2024-young-professionals-emerging-leadership-award-finalist\/\">Leadership<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Volkswagen Fellow and Center for Renewable Carbon PhD student Cecile Grubb was recognized as an emerging leader by the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering<em>.<\/em><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/crc.tennessee.edu\/crc-phd-student-cecile-grubb-recognized-as-sampe-2024-young-professionals-emerging-leadership-award-finalist\/\">Read more about this UT student leader.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns iamm-experience-gallery-teaser is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Growth.jpg\" alt=\"Traffic on an interstate exchange\" class=\"wp-image-101432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Growth.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Growth-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-343acf9e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ctr.utk.edu\/people\/undergrad-research-assistants\/\">Growth<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate research assistants at the Center for Transportation Research hail from departments across UT. Their experiences advance their understanding of the diversity of multidisciplinary research shaping the future of mobility.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/ctr.utk.edu\/people\/undergrad-research-assistants\/\">Meet this year\u2019s cohort of undergraduate researchers.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3d072ba8 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns iamm-experience-gallery-teaser is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Innovation.jpg\" alt=\"Sazzadul Saykat working on a concrete mixture\" class=\"wp-image-99012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Innovation.jpg 461w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Innovation-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-343acf9e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cee.utk.edu\/ut-research-team-creating-eco-friendly-concrete-mixtures\/\">Innovation<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>UT graduate students worked with UT faculty, ORNL researchers, and Tennessee Department of Transportation engineers to develop high-quality environmentally friendly concrete for use in bridges, roads and other infrastructure.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/cee.utk.edu\/ut-research-team-creating-eco-friendly-concrete-mixtures\/\">Learn more about these UT researchers.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns iamm-experience-gallery-teaser is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-343acf9e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Training.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Training.jpg 610w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Student-Experience-Training-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/potenntial.eecs.utk.edu\/index.php\">Training<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctoral and master\u2019s-level UT students can apply for unique opportunities like PoTENNtial, a design-oriented hands-on traineeship that uses wide-bandgap semiconductors in power electronics.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/potenntial.eecs.utk.edu\/index.php\">Discover PoTENNtial education and research.<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-carbon-pattern has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull iamm-student-experience-gallery has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f7aef2d6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:100px;padding-bottom:100px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workforce Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To compete in the global mobility economy, Tennessee develops and nurtures both a STEM workforce with bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, and doctoral degrees and a skilled technical workforce with degrees and credentials earned in community and technical college programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore Development Efforts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Value of Collaboration\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bN6HHOAw4yQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iacmi.org\/workforce\/\">Industry Engagement<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In partnership with the Council on Competitiveness, UT co-hosted a <a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/oried\/2024\/05\/02\/council-of-competitiveness\/\">two-day conversation<\/a> about Tennessee\u2019s leadership in mobility, energy, and manufacturing innovation. Speakers and panelists included leaders from Tennessee-based OEMs like Volkswagen, Nissan, and Ford and other mobility-related partners.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/oried\/2024\/05\/02\/council-of-competitiveness\/\">Learn about the Council on Competitiveness<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c4677a31 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3d072ba8 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns iamm-experience-gallery-teaser is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-343acf9e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Development-Effort-TEAM-TN2.jpg\" alt=\"A speaker at a Technology-Enhanced Advanced Mobility in Tennessee (TEAM TN) summit.\" class=\"wp-image-100602\" style=\"width:338px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Development-Effort-TEAM-TN2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Development-Effort-TEAM-TN2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teamtn.org\/\">TEAM TN<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>TEAM TN is a statewide initiative designed by a coalition of Tennessee firms, colleges, universities, state and local government agencies, community and labor organizations, and economic development entities to advance the mobility economy in Tennessee and provide Tennesseans with access to good jobs in the mobility sector.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/teamtn.org\/\">Visit the TEAM TN website.<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns iamm-experience-gallery-teaser is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-343acf9e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Development-Effort-Geen-Jobs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102320\" style=\"width:338px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Development-Effort-Geen-Jobs.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Development-Effort-Geen-Jobs-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.utk.edu\/ut-team-moves-forward-in-green-jobs-regional-challenge\/\">Quality Green Jobs Regional Challenge<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>An interdisciplinary team from UT has secured funding to develop a program that will provide more Tennesseans with access to high-quality jobs in sustainable transportation and other green technology and manufacturing sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.utk.edu\/ut-team-moves-forward-in-green-jobs-regional-challenge\/\">Learn more about this effort.<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-3d072ba8 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns iamm-experience-gallery-teaser is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-343acf9e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Development-Effort-IACMI2.jpg\" alt=\"Training at the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation\" class=\"wp-image-100600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Development-Effort-IACMI2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/11\/Development-Effort-IACMI2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iacmi.org\/workforce\/\">Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation <\/a> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>UT houses the IACMI \u2013 The Composites Institute, a Manufacturing USA Institute that provides world-class workforce development programs for composites manufacturing industries, including automotive manufacturing.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iacmi.org\/workforce\/\">Learn about IACMI\u2019s workforce programs.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns iamm-experience-gallery-teaser is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" 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