Research Spotlight Award Winners (Left to Right): Interim Chancellor Wayne Davis, Bill Fox, Jack Dongarra, Michael Mason, Kimberly Powell, Alex Bentley (accepting for Dawnie Steadman), Katherine Ambroziak (accepting for Phillip Enquist), Lou Gross, Daniel Feller, Suzie Allard, Sarah Colby

University of Tennessee students, staff, and faculty were recognized for research, scholarship, service, and overall excellence at an awards ceremony Monday, March 25.

Interim Vice Chancellor for Research Robert Nobles

The Office of Research and Engagement Research Awards celebrated UT faculty, staff, and students and community partners for their achievements in research, engagement, and compliance activities during an awards ceremony Tuesday. This annual ORE Research Awards Luncheon included recognition of the comprehensive research enterprise, including activities related to funding, mentorship, creative achievement, community engagement, and responsible conduct of research. Continue reading →

Guests touring the new Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility and Engineering Annex learn about one of the particular types of processes and some of the products produced by it.

More than a hundred people were on hand recently for the opening of a new center at UT.

The Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility and Engineering Annex, located on White Avenue, features several laboratories with cutting-edge machines devoted to advanced manufacturing of composites typically containing carbon fiber and plastic resins.
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In response to the growing importance of auto manufacturing in the state of Tennessee, UT’s College of Engineering announced that it is developing a graduate-level automotive engineering concentration that will begin in fall 2016.

“This is a significant step for both our university and for our college,” said College of Engineering Dean Wayne Davis. “This presents an opportunity for us to take even more of a role in preparing students for the ever-changing workforce and to solidify our place in the economic development of the state.”

This map, made available by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, shows the location of industries and businesses in the state devoted to auto manufacturing or supply. The industry is present in 80 of the 95 counties in the state.

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Wayne Davis, dean of UT’s College of Engineering, recently received a high honor—the Chinese Academy of Engineering extended him an invitation to join the editorial review board of its publication Engineering.

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Eastman has long been a strategic partner for UT’s College of Engineering.

The new Eastman Unit Operations Laboratory opening Thursday serves as the latest example of that partnership, bringing business and education together to enable students to be successful in the workforce.
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