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  • Science Alliance Announces FY27-28 GATE Awardees

    Science Alliance Announces FY27-28 GATE Awardees

    The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute’s Science Alliance is investing more than $900,000 in graduate student research through its Graduate Advancement, Training and Education (GATE) award program, supporting 17 UT students conducting collaborative research with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The investment includes $640,000 in first-year funding for 10 new GATE fellows for FY27-28 and Read More >

  • UT-ORII Science Alliance invests $200K in new UT-ORNL StART awards

    UT-ORII Science Alliance invests $200K in new UT-ORNL StART awards

    The University of Tennessee–Oak Ridge Innovation Institute’s Science Alliance has selected two University of Tennessee faculty members for FY26 Support for Affiliated Research Teams (StART) awards. Each project will receive $100,000 to support new collaborative research between UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Congratulations to: 🔸 Hector Santos-Villalobos, assistant professor in the Min H. Kao Department Read More >

  • UT, ORNL recruit bio-based materials leader to advance U.S. bioeconomy

    UT, ORNL recruit bio-based materials leader to advance U.S. bioeconomy

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have recruited a world-leading materials scientist to accelerate Tennessee’s leadership in advanced manufacturing and the U.S. bioeconomy. Orlando Rojas, a Canada Excellence Research Chair at the University of British Columbia, has been named the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Circular Biomaterials. “The opportunity Read More >

  • Three Bredesen Center students earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

    Three Bredesen Center students earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

    Three students from the University of Tennessee–Oak Ridge Innovation Institute’s Bredesen Center have been selected for the 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, one of the nation’s most prestigious awards supporting graduate research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students with the Read More >

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