
Former CRC director Tim Rials wins agInnovation South Service Award
Welcome UT-ORII SMaRT interns

The CRC is pleased to welcome a new batch of University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII) Student Mentoring and Research Training (SMaRT) interns. The new students gathered Friday, June…
Congratulations to Spring 2025 CRC PhD graduates

The CRC is pleased to celebrate with four Spring PhD graduates. Cecile Grubb (Prof. David Harper’s lab) Collin Pekol (Prof. David Harper’s lab) Kailong Zhang (Assoc. Prof. Mi Li’s lab)…
Undergrad student at CRC named Goldwater scholar
Inaugural Bioderived Materials and Chemicals in Circular Bioeconomy Systems Conference, Sept 3-4, 2025

The University of Tennessee AgResearch will host the inaugural Bioderived Materials and Chemicals in Circular Bioeconomy Systems Conference at Dollywood’s HeartSong Conference Center in Pigeon Forge, TN, September 3-4, 2025.…
CRC Postdoc wins People’s Choice award at The Postdoc Pitch competition

Congratulations to Dr. Bernard Baffour Asare Bediako for winning the People’s Choice award at the March 7, 2025, Postdoc Research Symposium! The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs highlights the significant contributions…
UT Research Foundation Innovation Spotlight
Congratulations to PhD student Kailong Zhang

Kailong successfully completed and passed his PhD defense on Feb. 26. Kailong earned his B.S. in 2017 from Northwest A&F University and his M.S. in 2020 from Shaanxi Normal University…
UT Firewood Bank First Annual Celebration

Are you curious and would like to learn more about what the Firewood bank is all about? Come join the crew on March 7th, 4:00pm (UT Arboretum, 901 S Illinois…