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…
Undergraduate student wins Society of Plastic Engineering (SPE) awards
Congratulations to Spring 2025 CRC PhD graduates
The CRC is pleased to celebrate with four Spring PhD graduates. Cecile Grubb (Prof. David Harper’s lab) Collin Pekol (Prof. David Harper’s lab) Kailong Zhang (Assoc. Prof. Mi Li’s lab)…
Graduate student Melanie Moczadlo and SLOPE win 2024 UTK Extraordinary Community Service Award
Congratulations to Prof David Harper, recipient of UTK Undergraduate Research Mentor of the year for 2024
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…
CRC PhD student Cecile Grubb recognized as SAMPE 2024 young professionals emerging leadership award finalist
The Center for Renewable Carbon is pleased to announce that PhD student Cecile Grubb, in Professor David Harper’s lab has been named as a finalist in the SAMPE 2024 Young…
Several honors for PhD student Amy Kurr
Bredesen Center PhD student, Amy Kurr, in Prof. David Harper’s lab has received several recent honors. First, she was awarded a GATE fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year. The University…
Jakob Scroggins selected as prestigious Goldwater Scholarship recipient
Jakob Scroggins, a junior majoring in Materials Science and Engineering, was selected as a recipient of a Goldwater Scholarship. This scholarship provides funding for students pursuing research careers in natural…
