Category Archives: News
Bar None: ME Senior Design Challenge
A UT Mechanical Engineering Senior Design team created a Halligan bar to submit for a national contest. The process was filled with lessons that will prepare them for future careers.
Tan Named Interim BME Program Director
MABE Associate Department Head Jindong Tan has been named interim BME program director and will begin his new role on August 1, 2024.
Research Spotlights Durability of the Maple Seed
MABE Assistant Professor Andrew Dickerson recently published a paper that highlights the durability and resiliency of the maple seed during flight.
Henderson Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Aerospace Engineering PhD student Trenton Henderson was selected for the 2024 National Science Foundation-Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
Fox Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
BME junior Ameyla Fox was selected as a 2024 Goldwater Scholar, one of the most prestigious scholastic awards undergraduate students in the U.S can achieve.
Schmitz Reflects on First Year of $1M Gene Haas Grant
Last year’s $1M Gene Haas grant allowed the MTRC to expand its machinist training and other programs, creating a more capable domestic manufacturing workforce.
Improving the World’s Most Potent Cancer Drug
Elizabeth Barker’s new injectable hydrogel, Amygel, limits the spread of chemotherapy drugs, potentially eliminating the long-term health risks of pediatric cancer treatment.
Biomedical Engineering to Become Independent Academic Department
Biomedical Engineering is separating from the Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Department (MABE) and will become its own independent department in August 2025.
InnoCrate Introduces Composites and Manufacturing to K-12 Students
The new workforce development project, InnoCrate, is introducing manufacturing and science related technologies in a fun, hands-on, experiment-driven way to K-12 students.
Moldex3D Donation Enhances Student Experience, Job Skills
Moldex3D, an industry-leading software simulation company for plastic injection molding, provided the University of Tennessee with a generous software donation valued at $3.65 million. The donation gives UT engineering students a leg up in the job market.