Category Archives: Department News
ISE Students Thrive as Football Team Managers
ISE students Jaymen Buchanan, Reed Smith, and Dario Love are the only engineering majors among the 20 team managers for UT football. The trio puts in a lot of time balancing their academics and their football duties.
TCE Students Excel in Graves Business Competition
Three students from the Tickle College of Engineering won awards at the fall 2024 Graves Business Plan Competition, a UT pitch competition that provides real-world experience for student entrepreneurs.
ISE Students Help Alleviate Campus Parking Problems
Several students from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering were involved in creating the VolPark app through their classes in the Heath Integrated Business and Engineering Program.
ISE Welcomes New Faculty Members
Yongchun Li, Beau Schelble and Hongyu Zheng have joined the faculty for the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering starting in the fall 2024 semester.
Rising Senior Spends Summer as Rafting Guide
Rising senior Caroline Czarnecki is spending her summer as a whitewater rafting guide at Yellowstone National Park. Czarnecki is building her leadership and planning skills while reconnecting with nature.
IISE Scholarships for McCloud and Davenport
In recognition of their academic excellence, ISE undergraduates Lillian McCloud and Julie Davenport have each received a $1,000 scholarship from the IISE.
Affar Wins at GSS Awards
PhD student Samuel Affar was awarded “Outstanding Graduate Student Senator” and “Excellence in Service” at the Graduate Student Senate (GSS) Awards Brunch 2024 Program.
College of Nursing and Tickle College of Engineering Launch Groundbreaking Maintenance Optimization Project
TCE is partnering with UT College of Nursing in a $980,000 research and development initiative aimed at enhancing high-consequence operations. The project is sponsored by Y-12 National Security Complex.
ISE Benefits from Multiple Funding Sources
The sustainability research performed by the ISE students and faculty has benefited from diverse funding sources to produce results that have global, national, and regional implications.
ISE to Offer Region’s First Doctor of Engineering Degree
UT Board of Trustees approved a Doctor of Engineering (DEng) program through ISE, the first of its kind in the state of Tennessee and in the region.