The middle of October brings; A team from CURENT wins a R&D 100 Award; a TCE researcher is named an Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems Materials Synthesis Investigator; a TCE professor earns the 2020 Peter G. Hoadley Award for Outstanding Engineering Educator and the 2020 Outstanding Engineering Educator Award; a Graduate Research Assistant receives the ASPE Student Scholarship; a professor in the Department of Geography and an associate professor in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education receive a grant from NEH; an undergraduate student in the Department of Plant Sciences earns the Mendenhall Award from GCSAA. Continue reading
Department of Geography
Graduate Student Spotlight: Reagan Yessler

Reagan Yessler at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Traditional cartography has been a process owned by governments and empires for centuries. Historically, it has been a tool of exploitation—the result of European explorers tasked with mapping trade routes and colonial territories. The determination of borders and landmarks presented a single view of the world as seen through the lens of power and authority. Continue reading
Recognitions, August 19
The first day of classes for the fall semester brings; the 2020 Chancellor’s professors are announced; UTIA’s director of specialized giving is appointed to the NAADA Board of Directors;TCE associate professor wins Best Case Study award from ASCE; the Executive Director of the Tennessee Geographic Alliance receives the Outstanding Support for Geography Education Award from NCGE; UTIA announces the new head of the Department of Food Science; and an assistant professor in the Department of Geography receives the Higher Education Distinguished Teaching Award from NCGE. Continue reading
Recognitions, July 8
The first half of July brings; a Department of Nuclear Engineering professor presented with a lifetime achievement award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS); a professor in the Department of Geography wins the Zemkehr Prize for Scholarship; Assistant Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering receives the Early Career Reactor Physicist Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS); and a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering receives the Best Associate Editor Award. Continue reading