
VW collaboration – Work of CRC PhD student Cecile Grubb (Harper lab) and more
UPDATE – CRC graduate student’s trip to Cambodia with Farmer-to-Farmer program

In December, CRC graduate student Rithany Kheam traveled with a team to volunteer in Cambodia. Below are some highlights from her experience. At the National University of Battambang, Farmer-to-Farmer volunteers…
Check out the beautiful Science as Art photos by CRC/Materials Science graduate students, Michael Broud and Jakob Scroggins
To Make Valuable Bioproducts, Pick the Right Solvent Pretreatment – New work from CRC and ORNL researchers

Three common solvents for pretreating switchgrass yield lignin extracts with the potential for making different valuable bioproducts. Read more about this project on energy.gov
CRC graduate student traveling to Cambodia with Farmer-to-Farmer program

From December 8th-22nd 2022, Rithany Kheam will be joining four others traveling to Cambodia as a part of the Farmer-to-Farmer program under the guidance of Dave Ader. The purpose of…
Structural Lumber Grading training for certification under the Tennessee Native Species Lumber Act (TNSL Act)
CRC Researcher at UT Science Forum, Friday, Oct. 14, recording available soon
Lu Yu Receives 2022 IAWS Second Place PhD Award for her Research on Lignin

Dr. Lu Yu recently graduated from the UTK Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Department. She was co-advised by Prof. David Harper at the Center for Renewable Carbon (CRC) and Prof.…
Ag Day 2022

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to visit at Ag Day 2022! We had a great time sharing information about “Things we can make from plants,” making tiny trees with…