Faculty Highlights
UT faculty are leaders in their fields, making groundbreaking contributions to research, teaching, and service. From prestigious national awards and fellowships to innovative research that transforms industries and communities, UTK faculty continually set new standards for excellence. We are proud to highlight these accomplishments and celebrate their dedication to advancing knowledge and inspiring students. Explore their stories and discover the impact of their work, both on campus and beyond.
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Collaboration Between UT and UTMC Could Revolutionize Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Researchers in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Tickle College of Engineering are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide treatment plans…
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Five UT Faculty Receive Fulbright Awards
Five faculty members at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville — Christopher Cherry, Virginia Corrigan, Bernard Issa, Hector Pulgar and Tong…
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Raynor Honored with 2025 Medallion Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest professional organization of nutrition and dietetics practitioners, with members representing over 112,000 credentialed…
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Four Researchers Honored by AAAS as Lifetime Fellows
Four faculty members at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been elected 2024 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement…
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Kalinin, Melcher Named NAI Fellows
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Professors Sergei Kalinin and Chuck Melcher have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors,…
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Vaidya Honored as UTRF’s Innovator of the Year
Uday Vaidya, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair in Advanced Composites Manufacturing Professor, was honored as the Innovator of the Year at the…
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Nashville Housing Research Earns Geography Award
Professor Madhuri Sharma and co-author Mikhail Samarin (’23) from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are receiving the Wrigley-Fairchild Award for…
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Cottrell Scholar Award for Tova Holmes
Tova Holmes is a big fan of tiny particles. She’d like it if you were too. An assistant professor of physics,…
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Bailey Named Tennessee State Forensic Nurse of the Year
Carrie Bailey, associate clinical professor in the College of Nursing, has been awarded the Tennessee State Forensic Nurse of the…
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UT Researchers Receive NSF CAREER Awards for Science, Engineering
Two researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have received prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER awards to help them establish…