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
Spring 2026 student spotlight story
Firewood Bank highlighted in WBIR story
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…
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…
Assistant Prof. Mi Li recognized as finalist for Forest Bioproducts Young Professional Award
Congratulations to CRC Assistant Professor Mi Li for being recognized as a finalist for the Young Professional Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in the Forest Bioproducts…
Congratulations to CRC/MSE student award winners
The Materials Science & Engineering Department held their annual awards banquet on April 25, 2024. Several students from Prof. David Harper and Prof. David Keffer’s labs won awards Undergraduate Awards…
