VW Group of America President (VWGoA) and CEO Pablo Di Si visited the CRC along scientists from the VW Knoxville Hub and VW Chattanooga. VW Knoxville and the Harper group’s…
Volkswagen Group of America visits CRC labs and announces acceleration of research collaboration with UT
Student team wins First Place in Design category – EUReCA competition
Students Melanie Moczadlo, Christopher Webb, Alexander Bowman (not pictured), Conner Cornachione, & Alicia Zahnen (not pictured) won First Place for their Engineering Design project, “Replacing Current Plastic Car Parts with…
Congratulations to CRC student Issac Sutton, winner of 2023 Undergrad. research fellowship, under supervision of Prof. Li
Issac Sutton is a sophomore Chemical Engineering student at UTK. He has always been passionate about finding sustainable solutions to pressing environmental challenges, and he joined Dr. Li’s group in…
Materials Science master’s students present cumulative reviews
On April 24, 2023, Materials Science & Engineering Dept students, Jacob Morton and Eli Christoph presented their cumulative reviews. Eli’s work is investigating the synthesis, characterization and application of lignin-derived…
Welcome new CRC faculty – Dr. Amanda May
Dr. Amanda May joined the CRC in February, 2023. She completed her B.S. degree in chemical sciences at Kansas State University in 2007. During her time there, she worked as…
CRC Prof Ragauskas gives invited talks as part of RSC Environment Prize
This past April, 2023, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Biorefining, Professor Art Ragauskas gave a series of honorary lectures as part of his 2022 Royal Society of Chemistry Environment Prize. His…
CRC PhD student, Kailong Zhang, wins the 2023–2024 Oscar Roy Ashley Graduate Fellowship under direction of Prof Li
Kailong Zhang, a second-year PhD student in the School of Natural Resources, is the proud recipient of the 2023-2024 Oscar Roy Ashley Graduate Fellowship. Zhang’s innovative research is focused on…
CRC Prof Wang delivers keynote at 8th annual Latin American Forestry Congress
Prof. Siqun Wang was invited to speak at the 8th Latin American Forestry Congress in Mendoza, Argentina this spring. On March 28, 2023, he delivered a keynote speech titled “Wood…
CRC represented at EURēCA Poster Competition, April 25, 2023
The Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EURēCA) is an annual event showcasing research and creative activities across all disciplines by currently enrolled undergraduate students collaborating with a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, or…
Harper-Keffer Research Group gathering
The members of the Harper-Keffer Research Group gathered in the University of Tennessee gardens for a group photo on a beautiful spring afternoon in late April, 2023. Dr. Harper is…
