Celebrating its third anniversary, the success of the Volkswagen Innovation Hub at UT Research Park is due to UT’s flexible research partnership model and up-and-coming researchers like Martin Kardos.

In an interview with Hallerin Hilton Hill, Dayakar Penumadu discusses projects such as improving Tennessee bridges, a partnership with Volkswagen, and how IACMI—The Composites Institute drives innovation through networking, collaboration, and workforce development.

Doctoral student Joey Michaud is one of the most recent recipients of a Volkswagen fellowship, which provides funding and close collaboration with VW on industrially relevant R&D.

In 2020, doctoral student William Henken became one of the first recipients of a Volkswagen fellowship, which provides funding and collaboration with VW on industrially relevant R&D.