
Holmes Receives Sloan Research Fellowship
Assistant Professor Tova Holmes was honored for her work in high-energy particle physics.

University of Tennessee Names 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Award Recipients
Winning projects include implantable prosthetics, humanoid robots, disease-resistant soybeans, AI-driven sensors and aluminum-air batteries.

University of Tennessee Faculty Work to Move Inventions from Lab to Marketplace
Inaugural Chancellor’s Innovation Fund recipients reflect on their research progress in 2024.

University of Tennessee Physicist Named Cottrell Scholar
Assistant Professor of Physics Lawrence “Larry” Lee has received the Cottrell Scholar Award.

University of Tennessee Researchers Among World’s Most Highly Cited Scientists
Seven UT faculty members made Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2024.

UT Secures $20 Million DOE Grant to Develop Critical Nuclear Fusion Materials
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been awarded a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for nuclear fusion research.

The Future of Fusion: Q&A with University of Tennessee Nuclear Researchers Ane Lasa and Sophie Blondel
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 Sees Record Growth in Research Expenditures
UT Knoxville is setting new records for research expenditures and conducting research that improves the lives of people in Tennessee and beyond.

UT Researchers Receive $17.8M Grant to Create New Wind Tunnel for Materials Testing
UT researchers will use a $17.8 million grant from the US Air Force to create a wind tunnel that can mimic hypersonic conditions—those experienced above Mach 5, which is five times the speed of sound.

Kalinin, Melcher Named NAI Fellows
Two University of Tennessee, Knoxville, engineering professors have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional […]