{"id":358,"date":"2023-01-13T12:37:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research-multi-dev.utk.edu\/energy-dev\/?page_id=358"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:36:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-right\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:800px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" controls muted loop playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/FM-Sizzle-Reel-Opener.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Future-Mobility-For-Web-2.mp4\" style=\"object-position:49% 25%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"49% 25%\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group angled-frame with-lines homepage-hero-content has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-075a4647 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-iamm-outline has-smokey-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Institute for Future Mobility<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-smokey-color has-text-color\">Powering Tennessee\u2019s mobility innovation ecosystem to accelerate economic, social, and environmental benefits<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns home-collage 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\" style=\"flex-basis:39%\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer angled-frame\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large angled-frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Gabriel-Goenaga-Jimenez-and-student-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A professor and a student watch equipment in operation in a lab.\" class=\"wp-image-2018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Gabriel-Goenaga-Jimenez-and-student-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Gabriel-Goenaga-Jimenez-and-student-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Gabriel-Goenaga-Jimenez-and-student-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Gabriel-Goenaga-Jimenez-and-student-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Gabriel-Goenaga-Jimenez-and-student-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Gabriel-Goenaga-Jimenez-and-student-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Gabriel-Goenaga-Jimenez-and-student-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:57%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large image-class angled-frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Stephen-Young-defraculator-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Young places a sample in the defraculator.\" class=\"wp-image-2017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Stephen-Young-defraculator-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Stephen-Young-defraculator-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Stephen-Young-defraculator-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Stephen-Young-defraculator-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Stephen-Young-defraculator-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Stephen-Young-defraculator-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Stephen-Young-defraculator-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-749f1005 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideright\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Workforce-Development.png\" alt=\"Icon of three orange individuals with a white arrow pointing up.\" class=\"wp-image-14210\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Driving Economic Growth &amp; Job Creation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>More than <strong>900 companies<\/strong> in the automotive manufacturing sector call our state home\u2014and employ about <strong>140,000 Tennesseans<\/strong>. We are building on these strengths to ensure Tennessee leadership in the mobility sector for years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideleft\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Leading Electric Vehicle Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tennessee supports <strong>40% of EV manufacturing jobs and investments <\/strong>in the Southeast. UT is attracting new <strong>industry investments in R&amp;D<\/strong> through partnerships with Tennessee-based OEMs like Volkswagen, Nissan, and Ford, as well as with industry leaders in energy storage, IT, and other strategic technology areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/electric-vehicle.png\" alt=\"View from the front of an orange electric vehicle with a power symbol above it.\" class=\"wp-image-14211\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns has-fuel-bottom-left gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideright\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Moving-People-Goods.png\" alt=\"Icon of an orange train with Smokey gray outline.\" class=\"wp-image-14214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Moving-People-Goods.png 316w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Moving-People-Goods-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase\">Catalyzing Local &amp; Global Benefits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The future of mobility affects everyone. UT research creates opportunities for a <strong>safer, greener, and more secure mobility future<\/strong> that enhances economic prosperity in Tennessee and around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:99px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;min-height:650px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1467\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2001\" alt=\"Close up of the sample being tested with a scanning electrochemical workstation.\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/sample_scanning-electrochemical-workstation-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:54% 14%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"54% 14%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/sample_scanning-electrochemical-workstation-scaled.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/sample_scanning-electrochemical-workstation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/sample_scanning-electrochemical-workstation-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/sample_scanning-electrochemical-workstation-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/sample_scanning-electrochemical-workstation-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/sample_scanning-electrochemical-workstation-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/sample_scanning-electrochemical-workstation-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/sample_scanning-electrochemical-workstation-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-orange-carbon-bottom is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0525e1c7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center has-angle-box-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);text-transform:uppercase\">Research AREAS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group iamm-card-wrap is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7c4cc63b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2dea860b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/close-up-bioreactor-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of beakers, tubes, and more in the bioreactor room.\" class=\"wp-image-2015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/close-up-bioreactor-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/close-up-bioreactor-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/close-up-bioreactor-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/close-up-bioreactor-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/close-up-bioreactor-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/close-up-bioreactor-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/close-up-bioreactor-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Decarbonization<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Investors, suppliers, and consumers are seeking sustainable transportation options. Our researchers are exploring two main strategies to this cleaner future: <strong>alternative fuels<\/strong> and <strong>electrification<\/strong>, including&nbsp;increasingly efficient power sources and charging strategies. We\u2019re pursuing cost-competitive solutions that improve vehicle performance, contribute to our nation\u2019s energy resilience, and shrink transportation\u2019s environmental footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"\/mobility\/research-areas\/alternative-fuels\/\">Learn about Alternative Fuels Research<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"\/mobility\/research-areas\/electrification\/\">Learn about Electrification Research<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-c2732934\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2dea860b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/autonomous-RC-car-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of hand making adjustment to the circuitry in an autonomous RC car.\" class=\"wp-image-2011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/autonomous-RC-car-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/autonomous-RC-car-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/autonomous-RC-car-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/autonomous-RC-car-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/autonomous-RC-car-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/autonomous-RC-car-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/autonomous-RC-car-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Digitization<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">There&#8217;s a mobility revolution underway thanks to advances in <strong>digital technologies<\/strong>. Our research in <strong>computational<\/strong> and <strong>communications tools<\/strong> and systems puts Tennessee at the cutting edge. We\u2019re generating solutions that promise to move people and goods around the world more safely, efficiently, and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"\/mobility\/research-areas\/digitization\/\">Learn about Digitization Research<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-11498e5c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card iamm-card is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2dea860b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/soil-samples-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Several tubes with stacked soil samples on a lab table.\" class=\"wp-image-2012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/soil-samples-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/soil-samples-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/soil-samples-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/soil-samples-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/soil-samples-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/soil-samples-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/soil-samples-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Societal Mobility<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">The future of mobility will affect everyone, whether they own cars, ride public transportation, rent e-scooters, or depend on products that were shipped to them from across the world. Our researchers are studying how <strong>people and goods move<\/strong> today, in order to strengthen the nation\u2019s transportation <strong>policies, systems, and infrastructure<\/strong> of tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/research-areas\/economics-infrastructure\/\">Learn about Economics &amp; Infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fancyLink\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><a href=\"\/mobility\/research-areas\/moving-people-goods\">Learn about Moving People &amp; Goods Research<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-5292d181\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gpb-authority-section-cta-two is-style-gpb-authority-right-background gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:5em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:5em;padding-left:1em\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-right:60px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">World-Class Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column\" style=\"padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column 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Faculty will work to commercialize their technologies, address unmet market needs, and grow clean fuel production in Tennessee.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2026\/04\/07\/five-ut-faculty-teams-receive-chancellors-innovation-fund-awards\/\">Read this story<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-276690 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-news entry\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/2025NAI_News_Feature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Ayers Hall on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/2025NAI_News_Feature.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/2025NAI_News_Feature-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/2025NAI_News_Feature-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/2025NAI_News_Feature-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/2025NAI_News_Feature-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/2025NAI_News_Feature-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2025\/12\/16\/hua-bai-and-sheng-dai-named-nai-fellows\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hua Bai and Sheng Dai Named NAI Fellows<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-16T10:47:52-05:00\">December 16, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In response to a demand for skilled workers in the nuclear industry, a new partnership between UT; Roane State Community College; and the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology is transforming how students prepare for and advance in the nuclear workforce.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2025\/12\/16\/hua-bai-and-sheng-dai-named-nai-fellows\/\">Read this story<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-276692 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-news entry\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/2025FulbrightNewsFeature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ayers Hall at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/2025FulbrightNewsFeature.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/2025FulbrightNewsFeature-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/2025FulbrightNewsFeature-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/2025FulbrightNewsFeature-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/2025FulbrightNewsFeature-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/mobility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/2025FulbrightNewsFeature-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2025\/07\/31\/five-ut-faculty-receive-fulbright-awards\/\" target=\"_self\" >Five UT Faculty Receive Fulbright Awards<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-31T10:35:12-04:00\">July 31, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Faculty will use this year\u2019s Fulbright awards to study, teach and conduct research around the world.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2025\/07\/31\/five-ut-faculty-receive-fulbright-awards\/\">Read this story<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/mobility\/news\/\">Read More News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research AREAS Decarbonization Investors, suppliers, and consumers are seeking sustainable transportation options. 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