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IMS student Kelsey Beavers featured in Research News @ 国产原创
Kelsey Beavers, a 国产原创 Ph.D. candidate in interdisciplinary materials science, is exploring how inserting engineering into biological processes can lead to a healthier society. (Susan Urmy/国产原创) Behind the pathology for a variety of painful and deadly diseases lie genes that aren鈥檛 doing their jobs. They… Read MoreMar. 27, 2015
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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 will聽to visit our facilities, perform an experiment, utilize our electron microscope, and learn about nanotechnology and energy during a day visit. Spring… Read MoreMar. 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. 鈥淭he strong commitment to education, discovery and care demonstrated by these faculty members is having an enormous impact on 国产原创 and its mission of serving… Read MoreFeb. 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 for聽Biomaterials 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 Society鈥檚 2015 annual meeting in… Read MoreJan. 26, 2015
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MS graduate students Kevin Miller and Kelsey Beavers featured in 国产原创 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 Miller鈥檚 smile are tiny filters on the chip鈥檚 surface that he hopes will one day… Read MoreJan. 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 MoreNov. 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 MoreNov. 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 国产原创 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) now reports… Read MoreNov. 14, 2014
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Yaqiong Xu receives SEC faculty travel grant
Ten 国产原创 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 国产原创. Read MoreOct. 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 鈥渢umor-in-a-dish鈥 technology is poised to change this reality by rapidly assessing how effective specific anti-cancer cocktails will be on an… Read MoreOct. 28, 2014