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Keppens to Lead Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Veerle Keppens, professor and associate dean for faculty affairs, has been named as head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
(MSE), effective June 1, 2015. She takes over from Dr. Kurt Sickafus, who is retiring from the position after four years. She will continue to serve as associate dean for faculty affairs in the College of Engineering.
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Huntsman Inspires Class of 2015
"Don't be afraid to take a chance on the unknown." That was the message from keynote speaker Ken Huntsman during the College of Engineering spring
2015 commencement at Thompson-Boling Arena on Friday, May 8.
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Y-12, Pantex Employees Attending UT Fire Protection Certificate Program
The Department Electrical Engineering and Computer Science graduate certificate program in fire protection engineering has gained students from Consolidated
Nuclear Security, which manages and operates the Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas; and the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge on behalf of the National Nuclear Security Administration. The program started Monday, June 1, and continues through August
14.
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Weber Receives Lee Hsun Lecture Award
Dr. William Weber received the Lee Hsun Lecture Award and delivered the Award lecture "On the Role of Electronic Energy Loss on Radiation Damage
in Materials" on Monday, June 1, at the Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Weber is the UT-ORNL Governor's Chair for Radiation Effects on Materials.
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Wirth Receives Top DOE Honor
The US Department of Energy has named Dr. Brian Wirth, a joint UT College of Engineering and Oak Ridge National Laboratory appointee, an Ernest Orlando
Lawrence Award winner for 2014. Wirth, the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Computational Nuclear Engineering, has spent his career studying aspects of nuclear environments and materials related to nuclear energy.
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Hines Named ANS Fellow for 2015
Dr. Wes Hines, head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering, has been elected Fellow of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). The ANS honors members
for outstanding accomplishments in nuclear science or nuclear engineering.
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UT Hydraulics and Sedimentation Lab Holds Promise of Water Security
Water-related issues are quickly shaping up to be a major concern around the world, and a new lab at UT hopes to tackle that concern. The Hydraulics
and Sedimentation Laboratory opened officially in May, with the implications of its research already being felt. Dr. Thanos Papanicolaou directs the lab.
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Rashidi Receives Outstanding Reviewer Recognition
Dr. Abbas Rashidi, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer
by the editors-in-chief of two ASCE journals: ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering and
ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering.
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TerMaath Invited to NAE Symposium
Dr. Stephanie TerMaath, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, has been selected to participate
in the 2015 National Academy of Engineering (NAE) US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium in September, 2015, in Irvine, California.
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Blache Addresses Seattle Conference
Dr. Klaus Blache, director of the Reliability and Maintainability Center, presented the keynote address at the Innovation Summit on Technology Adaption
in Industry, held in early May 2015 in Seattle.
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Employees Recognized at Annual UTSI Service Awards
The University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) held its annual service award recognition luncheon in May for nine employees who have reached
career service milestones at the graduate school and research center. From left in the photo are Dean Ferrell, Laura Horton, Dr. Ying-Ling Chen, Betty Bright, Charlene Hane, Barbara Birdsong, Charlotte Henley, Joyce Moore, and Dr. Trevor Moeller.
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Deadline Extended for SEC Faculty Travel Grants
The deadline for the submission of applications for the SEC faculty travel grant is now extended to June 30, 2015. The Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program is intended to enhance faculty collaboration that stimulates scholarly initiatives between SEC universities. It gives faculty members from one SEC university the opportunity to travel to another SEC campus.
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Stein to Discuss Polymer Films
Dr. Gila Stein will speak about on "Polymer Films for Microelectronics Patterning" at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, in Room 404 of the Min H. Kao Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science Building. Stein is the Ernest J. and Barbara M. Henley Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Houston.
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Adventures in STEM Girls Camp Coming in July
Two UT research centers,
CURENT and
NIMBioS, are working together again this year to create another fun and educational summer day program for middle school-aged girls July 6–10. Students will be immersed in a week full of hands-on activities, lab visits,
and team projects in UT labs and classrooms that expose the exciting challenges of being a scientist or researcher.
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Student News and Opportunity
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Palles Selected as NNIS Fellow
Blake Palles, a Bredesen Center PhD student, was selected as a Nuclear Nonproliferation International Safeguards (NNIS) Fellow. Palles conducts research on
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Fieldable Nuclear Materials Identification System, which is under development for use in arms control verifications that could be part of future international nuclear non-proliferation treaties. Palles is the president of UT's
Institute of Nuclear Materials Management chapter, and he is a graduate student working with Drs. Jason Hayward and John Mihalczo in nuclear engineering. As an undergraduate student, Palles was part of the Haslam Scholars program at UT.
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DeVoe Wins Second Place Award for Paper
Nuclear engineering graduate student Remy DeVoe recently won second place in the Used Fuel Disposition category in the Fuel Cycle Innovations Awards (sponsored
by the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy) for a research paper on used nuclear fuel management that he recently presented at a research conference.
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CURENT Students Win Leadership Awards
Doug Bouler and Jessica Boles earned awards at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Awards Banquet on April 24. Bouler won
the "Outstanding Senior" award and Boles won the "Student Leadership" award. Both students work with the Center for Ultra-Wide-Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks (CURENT). The awards are student-nominated and awarded by the student groups
Systers, ACM, and IEEE. Bouler is participating in research on wireless energy harvesting under Dr. Daniel Costinett. Boles is participating in research on solar energy under Dr. Leon Tolbert.
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GuruSkins Finishes Second in National Davidson College Competition
A UT team recently finished second in Davidson College’s National Venture Tournament for Sustainability & Sports, winning $5,000 in capital to advance their
company, GuruSkins. Dustin Giltnane, second from left, an MBA candidate who is also pursing a masters in nuclear engineering, is one of the core members of the entrepreneur team.
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Alternative Fall Break to Ecuador Planned
"Last call" applications are open for the COE Global Initiative program's Alternative Fall Break in Quito, Ecuador, scheduled for August 9–16, 2015. Discounts
are available. Details include:
- Stay in the capital city of Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in a small bed and breakfast inn
- Complete repairs in a local daycare center, including roofing, walls, ceiling, and shelf-building
- City and cultural center tours, Otavalo indigenous market, and hear a lecture by a local engineer
- Have your photo taken at the equator!
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Data Incubator Offers Science Fellowship Opportunity
The Data Incubator is an intensive seven-week fellowship that prepares graduate students on the MS, PhD, and post-doctoral levels in STEM and social-science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for fellows and supported by
sponsorships from dozens of employers across multiple industries. There will be both an in-person (in NYC, DC, and SF) and online section of the fellowship. All sections will be from September 8 to October 16, 2015.
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Engineering Professional Practice
Stay up-to-date with Engineering Professional Practice information and events by clicking the “Like” button on the program’s
Facebook page, following the program on
Twitter, visiting its website at www.coop.utk.edu, or calling 865-974-5323.
UPCOMING EVENT DATES
- August 28, 2015 – Annual Engineering Cookout, 11:30 a.m–1:30 p.m.
Featured Student: Rosemary Dabbs
 Our student this week is Rosemary Dabbs, a chemical engineering major who accepted a co-op at DuPont
Titanium Technologies located in New Johnsonville, Tennessee. She describes the department she worked in and responsibilities.
"My position for the spring was in the R&D department at DuPont Titanium Technologies," she said. "Throughout my time spent working this spring, I had three main projects."
Her first project involved troubleshooting the performance of an online meter in order to implement the meter into process control. The second project comprised of testing the reliability and repeatable of a current measurement method and then using this test
to investigate how certain operating conditions affected product composition. Her third project consisted of building a characterization of washing efficiency for technology currently used in process in order to understand where improvements can be made.
"While I was here, I picked up several smaller projects that included model validation and an evaluation of a process control calculation," said Dabbs. "All of these projects required sampling, running lab test, and analyzing data. Additional objectives to
accomplish by the end of the term were to have zero safety incidents and to become familiar with the overall process specifically in my designated area."
Dabbs found valuable benefits during her co-op assignment.
“It gave me professional experience in leading plant research tests, communicating with a diverse group of people, and developing my laboratory skills," she said. "I think, however, the most valuable benefit I have obtained from this co-op is learning how to
take initiative. Being a leader is something that is difficult to teach in a classroom. After my time here, I feel more confident in my ability to be a self-starter and work with others."
Students, please note: If you receive a co-op or internship offer, please contact Engineering Professional Practice for help with paperwork and any preparations you may need –
[log in to unmask], 865-974-5323, or 310 Perkins Hall.
Students may read more about their peers' co-op experiences by logging into their Engineering Professional Practice profile via
www.coop.utk.edu, clicking "Resource Library" (on the left margin) and selecting "Students at Work–In Their Own Words." For information on engineering co-op and internships, contact
[log in to unmask] or 865-974-5323.
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Career Services
Save the Date: Fall 2015 Recruiting Dates
Engineering/STEM Job Fair,
3:00–6:00 p.m. Monday, September 21, Thompson-Boling Arena
Supply Chain Job & Internship Fair,
3:00–6:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 22, Thompson-Boling Arena
Business, Retail & Government Job & Internship Fair,
3:00–6:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 23, Thompson-Boling Arena
For a list of employers attending, please log into your HIRE-A-VOL account via MY UTK.
FIRST (Focusing on Industrial Recruitment of Scientific Talent)
is a Procter & Gamble sponsored conference targeted to PhD and postdocs in STEM fields to gain a deeper understanding about industrial research careers. P&G in collaboration with its minority scientists and the PhD recruiting office developed the conference
25 years ago. The Conference will be held September 20-23, 2015, in Cincinnati, Ohio (all expenses paid)
Applications are due by June 30, 2015.
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Learn more at: www.facebook.com/PGFIRST.
Want to Experience AT&T?
AT&T is the industry leader in technology, driving new innovation every day. An exciting weekend is planned for participants to experience AT&T. This unique weekend will be filled with contests, prizes and gifts. If you are a college student majoring in STEM,
apply now to attend the exclusive AT&T Experience Weekend. This is your chance to connect with top innovators and test-drive latest technology. Students will have the opportunity to learn about AT&T's Technology Development Program (TDP), network with some
of AT&T’s senior leaders and technology gurus, and might even leave with a job offer!
Info on last year's event:
The AEW Experience
Apply today @ aewtdp.com
Application Deadline is September 25, 2015
For more information, contact April Gonzalez , Career Services Consultant—College of Engineering, at
[log in to unmask]; Justin Rice, STEM Consultant, at
[log in to unmask]; or call 865-974-5435. Check out
www.career.utk.edu for a list of all upcoming events.
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Multicultural Student Life
The Academic Support Unit (ASU) in Multicultural Student Life supports the academic success of students through a variety of services:
The Tutoring Program provides free tutoring to students in a variety of subject areas.
The Book Loan Program allows students to borrow up to two books free of charge. Students must return the borrowed books at the end of the semester. Applications for the Book Loan Program are at
multicultural.utk.edu.
The Final Prep Sessions provide students with a quiet and comfortable environment to study for their final exams. Students have access to tutoring in a variety of subjects. The Black Cultural Center extends its hours in order to accommodate
those students who wish to have additional studying time. Stress relief activities and snacks are also provided for students to aid in their studying.
The Student Success Center
offers a variety of academic support.
Academic Coaching: A one-one-one meeting with a trained GTA who can help with time management, goal setting, and more. Call 865-976-6641 to make an appointment or stop by 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday–Friday, third floor of Greve Hall.
Supplemental Instruction: Out of class study sessions with trained student SI Leaders. No appointment necessary. Please see the
schedule for details.
Tutoring: Drop in or by appointment sessions available. Students can check the
schedule for details. More tutoring options may be available through the SSC. Contact SSC if you are in need of tutoring for a subject not currently listed on the website.
UT LEAD: Many SSC services are currently available for UT LEAD students.
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