Seven cadets from the United States Military Academy West Point spent a few weeks this summer at the University of Tennessee working with engineering professors as part of an internship program.

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.

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.

Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering professor Tony Schmitz was part of a research team that was honored with an R&D 100 award.