We are happy to celebrate CRC faculty, Mi Li, on his promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure. Dr. Li is a valuable member of the CRC team working on chemical…
CRC faculty promoted to Associate Professor
UT, ORNL recruit world-leading materials scientist to accelerate U.S. bioeconomy, strengthen Tennessee’s advanced manufacturing leadership
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have recruited a world-leading materials scientist to accelerate Tennessee’s leadership in advanced manufacturing and the U.S. bioeconomy. Orlando Rojas, a…
New Postdoctoral Researcher joins CRC team
New Post-doctoral Researcher Dr. Jisoo Jeon The CRC welcomes new Post-doctoral Researcher Dr. Jisoo Jeon on board! Dr. Jeon received his PhD from Inha University, Korea. He was a Postdoctoral…
Lots of Spring activity in the Harper-Keffer group
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…
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 faculty member collaborates on Nature Communications article
Turning CO₂ Into Something Useful Asst Prof Zihao Zhang is leading the FACt lab (Fundamental & Applied Catalysis) to explore a simple but urgent question : How can we turn…
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…
UT-ORII summer interns at the CRC
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…
Ag Day 2025
A big thanks to the faculty, staff and students who helped with another successful Ag Day. We enjoyed talking with all the visitors about the work being done at the…
