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Graduate Research Assistant Anna Jones wins two scholarships for her Pancreatic cancer research
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Read more →: Graduate Research Assistant Anna Jones wins two scholarships for her Pancreatic cancer researchUTK PhD student Anna Jones is making strides in cancer research — and she’s just been awarded two scholarships from the American Nuclear Society (ANS): the 2025-2026 Gozani Family Graduate Scholarship and the 2025-2026 Oak Ridge/Knoxville Local Section Scholarship. Jones’ groundbreaking work with UT-ORII’s Radiopharmaceutical Therapies Convergent Research Initiative team is focused on developing new ways to diagnose and treat…
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Imel and ZawodzinSki awarded $1.1 million for DOD sponsored project
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Read more →: Imel and ZawodzinSki awarded $1.1 million for DOD sponsored projectUT-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…
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key leader in UT-ORII’s Radiopharmaceutical Therapies CRI Gabor Tigyi receives János Arany Lifetime Achievement Award
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Read more →: key leader in UT-ORII’s Radiopharmaceutical Therapies CRI Gabor Tigyi receives János Arany Lifetime Achievement AwardCongratulations 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…
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Advincula Named 2025 Materials Research Society Fellow
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Read more →: Advincula Named 2025 Materials Research Society FellowUT-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.…