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  • Imel and ZawodzinSki awarded $1.1 million for DOD sponsored project

    Imel and ZawodzinSki awarded $1.1 million for DOD sponsored project

    UT-ORII researcher Adam Imel and UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Governor Chair Thomas Zawodzinski were awarded $1.1 million for their Dispersions and Degradation Project, a 3-year Department of Defense-sponsored project with Aerojet Rocketdyne. This project will be completed under UT-ORII’s Energy Storage and Transportation Convergent Research Initiative.Imel is a research assistant professor in Electrochemical… Read More >

  • key leader in UT-ORII’s Radiopharmaceutical Therapies CRI Gabor Tigyi receives János Arany Lifetime Achievement Award

    key leader in UT-ORII’s Radiopharmaceutical Therapies CRI Gabor Tigyi receives János Arany Lifetime Achievement Award

    Congratulations to Dr. Gabor Tigyi on receiving the prestigious János Arany Lifetime Achievement Award — the highest international honor from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS). This award recognizes scientists of Hungarian descent whose groundbreaking work has made an extraordinary impact on global science and elevated the international reputation of HAS. Dr. Tigyi is being… Read More >

  • Advincula Named 2025 Materials Research Society Fellow

    Advincula Named 2025 Materials Research Society Fellow

    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 >

  • UT-ORII awards $450,000 to support UT-ORNL research to advance convergent research initiatives

    UT-ORII awards $450,000 to support UT-ORNL research to advance convergent research initiatives

    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 >

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