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Amy Kurr has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Trailblazer Award, which is the highest doctoral student honor conferred by the University of Tennessee.   Kurr is pursuing her PhD through the Bredesen Center in Energy Science and Engineering with a focus on polymer engineering. Her research within the Center for Renewable Carbon at Read More >

Deep Jariwala named UT-ORNL governor’s chair for quantum devices KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have jointly recruited Deep Jariwala, a nationally recognized leader in quantum materials and next-generation electronic devices, as the UT-ORNL governor’s chair for quantum devices. The recruitment was led by the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Read More >

Research Assistant Professor Umesh Marathe with UT-ORII’s Circular Bioeconomy Convergent Research Initiative was a UT Research Foundation featured innovator for his new open disclosure.  What if the plastic cap on your favorite beverage could simply biodegrade after use — without any change to how it’s made? That’s exactly what Marathe’s team is working toward. They’ve Read More >

At the beginning of March, the Bredesen Center welcomed more than 30 prospective students for its 2026 Recruit Visit. All the students have been admitted to one of the Center’s three interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs, with some already accepting their offers and others visiting to determine whether the Bredesen Center is the right fit for their graduate Read More >