The middle of September brings; the inaugural cohort of Diversity and Engagement Fellows; the Head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering receives the Robert L. Long Training Excellence Award; an assistant professor in MABE receives NIH-based funding for prosthetics research; a MABE professor is elected to the inaugural class of the ASPE College of Fellows; a TCE graduate student is honored by the Society of Women Engineers. Continue reading
Department of Nuclear Engineering
Recognitions, July 22
The end of July brings; a new director of UT’s West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center; Boyd Venture Challenge awards funding to four UT student startups; UT Extension names a new Farm Management Specialist; two TCE faculty leaders join IAspire Leadership Academy; two doctoral students in the Department of Nuclear Engineering receive the 2020 Innovations in Nuclear Technology R and D Award. 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
Recognitions, June 24
The official start of summer brings; a UTIA animal science professor presented with continuing service award; four Tickle College of Engineering faculty members selected to join the inaugural cohort of UT’s faculty fellows for technology-enhanced teaching; a professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering honored with the 2020 chancellor’s Research and Creative Achievement Award; and three Nuclear Engineering faculty members elected to leadership in the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Continue reading