After successfully piloting their new method during a UT Global Energy Ecosystems (GE2) grant, Professor Qiang He secured a $760k award from the U.S. National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems program to perfect the protocol. bit.ly/4fMvHXz

Join us tomorrow as Ziying (Nancy) Lei, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at UT Knoxville, shares how atmospheric aerosol acidity is important to address in climate models and air quality assessments. 📅 2/6 ⏰ 4:05 p.m. 📍 TIC 402 🔗 bit.ly/416PifV

Seven civil #EngineeringVols spent their winter break in Panama visiting a water intake system in a remote location with rural conditions, observing how the island obtains water from the mainland! 🏝️ Follow the link to read more about their experience! 🔗 bit.ly/4150Ilw

Trent Key, an environmental engineer at @ExxonMobil, will join us tomorrow to share how environmental biotechnology can improve environmental management and sustainability! 🗓️ 2/20 ⏰ 4:05 PM 📍 TIC 402 🔗 bit.ly/4k5zfaS

After an anonymous donor offered to upgrade equipment within the TCE, Associate Professor Sarah Mobley submitted a proposal for multiple pieces of equipment, including a new Instron drop tower arriving this April! Learn more below 👇 🔗 bit.ly/3Qqteru

Director of Tennessee Water Resources Research Center and CEE Professor John Schwartz is taking the initiative to lead his #EngineeringVols to help Knoxville clean up Turkey Creek through a federal grant. Click the link for more about their efforts! 🔗 bit.ly/4b9KD10

Senior Bridge Engineer at HDR Andrew Wagner will join us tomorrow to highlight key design considerations for segmental bridges and how those may differ from more conventional bridge structures. 🗓️ 2/27 ⏰ 4:05 PM 📍 TIC 405 🔗 bit.ly/430SNHc

Andrew Wood had a few options to consider for grad school, but UT stood out as an opportunity for state-of-the-art research. Wood is studying under Fred N. Peebles Professor and IAMM Chair of Excellence Dayakar Penumadu. Learn more about his research👇 🔗 bit.ly/4hSK1zv

Zihao Zhang, Assistant Professor at Center for Renewable Carbon will share how spectroscopy techniques are used to gain mechanistic insights into catalytic CO oxidation, propane dehydrogenation, and C1 coupling reactions. See you there! 🗓️ 3/6 ⏰ 4:05 p.m. 📍 TIC 402 🔗 bit.ly/43lhldW

In a world of instant delivery services, the convenience comes with a cost beyond just the charge on a credit card; more traffic, emissions, and noise. Assistant Professor Oriana Calderón is working to find solutions to ease congestion on the road. 🔗 bit.ly/4iatc3q

Thursday, Edward Arnold, Water Resources Restoration Program Manager for UCOR’s Water Resources Restoration Program, will present on the completed, ongoing actions, and associated long-term monitoring of the Manhattan Project during World War II. 🔗 bit.ly/4i1WXlS

Sarah Mobley, a senior lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded the 2024 American Society of Civil Engineers-Outstanding Engineering Educator award for the state of Tennessee! Read more below: 🔗 bit.ly/3XXGhF9

On 4/24, University of Tennessee Nuclear Engineering Associate Professor and the Director of Tennessee Ion Beams Materials Lab (TIBML) Khalid Hatter, will present his seminar "Nanoscale Understanding of Coupled Environmental Effects in Real Time." Follow the link for more details! 🔗 bit.ly/4jHvgQE

Swathi Voguri and Hema Nukala, visiting PhD students from the Indian National Institute of Technology at Warangal, gave a presentation to CEE Vols on low-cost watershed management systems last week. They also won an award at the 2025 TN Water Resources Symposium in mid-April.

When roads are repaved, old pavement can be recycled into reclaimed asphalt (RAP) — a greener alternative to new asphalt. Edwin G. Burdette Professor, Baoshan Huang, is studying RAP’s long-term safety and durability to keep roads safe. 🔬 Learn more: bit.ly/3S4uAci

Congratulations to Doctoral graduate student Matthew Davis and master’s student Allison Rewalt on being honored at the 34th annual UTK CTR Program’s Outstanding Student of the Year Awards ceremony in January in Washington, D.C.! 🔗 bit.ly/3F8bRJU

Senior Tucker Martin is passionate about water 💦 He joined the UT Sailing Club and performed research for Professor John Schwartz's lab to further his career interests in flood control. 🔗 bit.ly/3SCL4IK

Professor Chris Cherry contributes to global road safety discussions, emphasizing the need for systemic changes to protect vulnerable road users. Read more in The National ⬇️ bit.ly/44LPhBq

Associate Professor Timothy Truster and PhD student Debangshu Paul use goat leg bones to better understand how human bones respond to stress, paving the way for improved treatments for bone injuries and diseases. Click the link below to learn how! 🦴 🔗 bit.ly/3HlVudp

Two years ago, assistant professor Nick Zhou received funding from DARPA to create acre-scale spaces through innovative landscaping. Zhou proposed PhantoM, a bioreceptive material that can turn any constructed surface into a self-sustaining moss garden. bit.ly/43gLnPP