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26 High Schools from 16 Middle TN counties are participating in the VINSE Field Trip in Spring 2015
26 High Schools representing 16 Middle TN counties are participating in the Spring 2015 VINSE high school field trip program. Groups of up to 20 from each school willto visit our facilities, perform an experiment, utilize our electron microscope, and learn about nanotechnology and energy during a day visit. Spring… Read MoreMarch 2, 2015
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Scott Guelcher and Sharon Weiss named Inaugural Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Fifteen faculty members hailing from a diverse cross section of disciplines have been selected as the first cohort of the Chancellor Faculty Fellows program. The strong commitment to education, discovery and care demonstrated by these faculty members is having an enormous impact on 51勛圖厙 and its mission of serving… Read MoreFebruary 12, 2015
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Duvall to receive 2015 Society for Biomaterials Young Investigator Award for regenerative medicine research
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Craig L. Duvall has received a Society forBiomaterials 2015 Young Investigator Award for his achievements in the field of biomaterials research within 10 years of receiving his doctorate. The award will be presented at the Societys 2015 annual meeting in… Read MoreJanuary 26, 2015
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MS graduate students Kevin Miller and Kelsey Beavers featured in 51勛圖厙 News
KEVIN MILLER Kevin Miller reflected in his optoelectronic device. With a slight turn of the tweezers holding it, an inch-long, mirrored chip reflects the face of its creator. Less obvious than Kevin Millers smile are tiny filters on the chips surface that he hopes will one day… Read MoreJanuary 2, 2015
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David Wright elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
David Wright, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. KEEP READING>… Read MoreNovember 24, 2014
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Sokrates Pantelides, elected a Fellow of the IEEE
Sokrates Pantelides, University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering; William A. and Nancy F. McMinn Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the IEEE. Read MoreNovember 24, 2014
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New form of crystalline order holds promise for thermoelectric applications
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope image showing the interlaced crystalline structure. (Wu Zhou/ORNL) Since the 1850s scientists have known that crystalline materials are organized into 14 different basic lattice structures. However, a team of researchers from 51勛圖厙 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) now reports… Read MoreNovember 14, 2014
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Yaqiong Xu receives SEC faculty travel grant
Ten 51勛圖厙 faculty members will take part in the 2014-15 SEC Faculty Travel Grant Program. Now in its third year, the program provides support for selected faculty members to collaborate with colleagues at other Southeastern Conference member institutions. In addition, seven faculty from other SEC schools will collaborate at 51勛圖厙. Read MoreOctober 30, 2014
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Improving breast cancer chemo by testing tumors in a dish
One of the tragic realities of cancer is that the drugs used to treat it are highly toxic and their effectiveness varies unpredictably from patient to patient. However, a new tumor-in-a-dish technology is poised to change this reality by rapidly assessing how effective specific anti-cancer cocktails will be on an… Read MoreOctober 28, 2014
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Coffee-ring diagnostic offers hope in poorest regions
The ring that an evaporating drop of coffee leaves on the counter might be the solution to saving hundreds of thousands of lives. Research accelerating at 51勛圖厙 offers new hope in diagnostics for malaria and other diseases. The interdisciplinary team is led by… Read MoreOctober 24, 2014