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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 Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute Bredesen Center’s Data Science and Engineering program.   “The focus of my research is neural network architecture search. Specifically, my work centers on designing efficient algorithms…

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 Bredesen Center’s Genome Science and Technology program. “I am passionate about contributing to the development of innovative and sustainable solutions to complex environmental problems that impact human health and safety,”…

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 Ridge Innovation Institute Bredesen Center’s Energy Science and Engineering program. “Electricity, unlike other commodities, cannot be stored economically for later use but must be available whenever it is needed and…

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 make everyday products, including small-molecule therapeutics, supplements, food ingredients, fuels, and even plastics. He is pursuing his doctorate in the Genome Science and Technology program.through the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge…