Category Archives: Student Success

Nutter Wins Second Place Best Student Paper Award at AIAA Aviation Forum
Aerospace engineering PhD student Nicole Nutter received the 2nd place 2024 AIAA Best Student Paper Award in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) at this summer’s AIAA Aviation Forum.

Young STEM Students Study Food Safety
UT hosts Appalachian STEM Academy at Oak Ridge, a program providing STEM learning experiences for students and teachers located in the Appalachian region.

‘Lab Dad’ Takes Nontraditional Path to PhD
Alek Clark took a winding path to the University of Tennessee. The third-year aerospace PhD student worked many jobs before enrolling at UT in his 30s.

Senior Design Project Helps Train Healthcare Workers
A biomedical senior design team created a paracentesis task training model that is cheaper and more functional than current models. It will be tested this summer at the UT Health Science Center and UT Medical Center.

Senior Design Prototype Aces Dry Run
A mechanical engineering Senior Design team created a valve-drying prototype that will be permanently installed on the assembly lines at Tenneco.

Alexander Graduates with Multiple Skills, Bright Future
Nylan Alexander will graduate on Friday with a degree in biomedical engineering. The dynamic senior has developed skills as a researcher, teacher, and leader while at UT.

Eyes on the Sky, Boots on the Ground
Ashley Kulikowski grew up dreaming of service and gazing at the stars, but never considered combining those passions. Now she’s headed to the Space Force.

MABE Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni Honored at Awards Banquet
MABE held their annual awards banquet at The Foundry to honor their top students, outstanding faculty and staff, and to recognize an accomplished alumnus.
A SMaRT Internship Experience with Jasmine Conner
Undergrad Jasmine Conner learned all about robots in the medical field under the mentorship of Tony Schmitz through the Student Mentoring and Research Training program.

Students Build Off-Road Vehicle for Baja SAE Competition
A team of MABE students will be traveling to Michigan to participate in the Baja SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Collegiate Design Series Competition in September, when they will test and race the off-road vehicle they built from scratch for their senior design project.