Understanding the structure of lignin and devising profitable uses for it are top priorities for UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Biorefining Art Ragauskas and his multidisciplinary research team.
Partners to the Core
UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are both known for their nuclear engineering prowess, but their integral relationship is much deeper and broader, impacting many areas of the two institutions.
Super Charged
Assistant Professor Butch Irick has helped hundreds of students build career paths while crafting leading-edge eco-friendly cars for national competitions.
Best of Both Worlds
How is it possible to take the best characteristics of metals and glasses and combine them into one super-strong yet easily malleable material?
Alumni Research
UT alumni have pushed the boundaries of our understanding and broadened the scope of our realities.
A Climate for Connecting
A connection between three professors has launched more than five years of multidisciplinary projects funded by the nation’s top research agencies.