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Congratulations to the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, the BRIDGES Engine team and all of the partners who helped secure this transformational National Science Foundation award! The award of up to $160 million over the next 10 years will accelerate innovation, strengthen rural communities, create new opportunities for farmers and position Tennessee and Alabama…
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Congratulations to UT- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair Thomas Zawodzinski on receiving the ECS Vittorio de Nora Award! This prestigious honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to electrochemical science and reflects decades of groundbreaking research, innovation and leadership in the field. As one of the distinguished researchers who make up the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chairs program,…
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…
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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…