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- Inspired by Soap: Li Leads Research on Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries
Within the next decade, you may be able to drive your electric vehicle from Knoxville to Disney World—roughly 500 miles—without needing a charge. And you … Read more - UT-ORII’s Convergent Research Initiatives featured in the Knoxville News Sentinel
On September 3rd, UT-ORII’s Convergent Research Initiaitves were featured in the Knoxville News Sentinel. Over the last few weeks, UT-ORII has been seeking ideas from … Read more - UT-ORII Seeking Proposals for Next UT-ORNL Convergent Research Initiatives
Deadline for proposals: Sept. 15 The University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute is seeking ideas from UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers for new … Read more - UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute Names Education and Bredesen Center Director
Brynn Voy, UT Faculty Member and Former ORNL Scientist, Steps Into New Role Aug. 1 KNOXVILLE, TN – July 25, 2023 —The University of Tennessee-Oak … Read more - Advincula is MRS 50th Anniversary Meeting Panelist, Winner of NATAS Award
Rigoberto Advincula, the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair of Advanced and Nanostructured Materials and 2023 winner of the Netzsch North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS) Fellows Award, … Read more - Interim UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute Director Selected
June 12, 2023 — David Sholl has been named the interim executive director of the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII). Sholl will assume … Read more - GPSAW 2023: Bingrui Li
“Being able to work in UT and ORNL simultaneously is a game changer for my research,” Bingrui Li said. Li is pursuing a doctorate … Read more - GPSAW 2023: Maggie Spangler
Maggie Spangler is an East Tennessee native and has been curious about science her whole life. That curiosity led her to the University of Tennessee, … Read more - GPSAW 2023: Emily Herron
PhD student Emily Herron wants to design machine learning systems that can help solve scientific mysteries. She is pursuing her doctorate through the University of … Read more - GPSAW 2023: Zabrenna Griffiths
Zabrenna Griffiths is using bioremediation to address pollution and other environmental issues. She is pursuing her doctorate in the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute … Read more - GPSAW 2023: Stephen Fatokun
Stephen Fatokun is working on ways to keep the electrical power grid secure and reliable. He is pursuing a doctorate through the University of Tennessee-Oak … Read more - GPSAW 2023: Enzo Dinglasan
Enzo Dinglasan is working on ways to advance biomanufacturing, the harnessing of biological systems that run on renewable feedstocks, like glucose or carbon dioxide, to … Read more
Power Players
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Power Player: Erica Grant
Erica Grant is the inventor and founder of Quantum Lock Technologies LLC. Grant’s company uses quantum physics to create better security for door locks and equipment access in facilities that store proprietary information, or which may be at risk for terrorist attacks. Now in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory‘s Innovation Crossroads program, Grant completed her…
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Power Player: Vanshika Singh
Vanshika Singh, a Ph.D. student in Energy Science and Engineering at the UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute’s Bredesen Center at UT Knoxville, hopes to work in a national laboratory or in an industry where she can design lower-emission energy systems for high-temperature applications. “My research revolves around developing novel structural designs for energy systems, like coal-biomass…
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Power Player: Mina Sartipi
What if your vehicle could “converse” with city streets or highways to help ensure traffic flows safely and with maximum efficiency? Or if your electric vehicle could help you find the nearest, most environmentally friendly, and most convenient charging stations as you travel around the country? These transportation wonders—and many more―will one day be a…
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