Students working with Profs David Harper and David Keffer have been very busy in March and April. See the latest news with links for details below: Two Harper-Keffer students won…
Lots of Spring activity in the Harper-Keffer group
PhD student at CRC honored with Trailblazer Award
Amy Kurr has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Trailblazer Award, which is the highest doctoral student honor conferred by the University of Tennessee. Kurr is pursuing…
CRC student wins 2nd place in International Academy of Wood Science PhD award
Congratulations to Dr. Zhongjin Zhou who was recently awarded second place in the IAWS PhD award for 2025. He has been invited to present his research at the IAWS 60th…
CRC research a part of NSF Engine project moving to final round
Researchers from UTIA have collaborated with scientists from HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and Auburn University to develop a proposal for the NSF Engines program, which funds projects that create economic…
Undergraduate student wins Society of Plastic Engineering (SPE) awards
CRC doctoral student wins ASTM scholarship
Congratulations to PhD student Amy Kurr, in Prof. David Harper’s lab, for being selected to receive the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) International Graduate Scholarship for 2025! The…
CRC faculty and staff award winners at UTIA 2025 ceremony
Congratulations to CRC staff and former staff for being honored with the AgResearch Dean’s award for Outstanding Professional Staff. Research Associates, Kendhl Seabright, and Jessica McCord were both honored with…
