Recent News

UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Rigoberto Advincula has been named a 2025 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fellow — a prestigious honor awarded to just 0.2% of MRS members annually. Advincula was selected for his pioneering contributions to advanced polymers and nanostructured materials research, as well as his leadership in scholarly communication and education in materials science. He joins 14 other researchers in this year’s distinguished class of fellows.… Read More >

The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute recently awarded six grants to UT faculty members leading research to advance UT-ORII’s circular bioeconomy systems and radiopharmaceutical therapies convergent research initiatives. UT-ORII’s CRIs are emerging areas of strength for both UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  Each of the selected research efforts will receive about $75,000.   Circular… Read More >

UT-ORII’s Science Alliance announced its latest Support for Affiliated Research Teams (StART) grant recipients. Each STaRT research project will receive around $100,000 in funding. Yingwen Cheng – Fast-Charging Aqueous Na-ion Batteries Ria Corder – Materials Formulation Via Melt Rheology for Reactive Extrusion and Advanced Manufacturing of Bio-Based Polymer Composites Hanno Weitering – Materials for Interfacing… Read More >

UT-ORII, the UT Institute of Agriculture’s 4-H youth program and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education are partnering in a yearlong pilot to bring fun, interactive STEM lessons to sixth graders in four counties across the state. 4-H agents are rolling out activities in artificial intelligence, kinetic energy, circuit design, invasive species, renewable… Read More >