To battle urban heat islands, 2023 DARPA Young Faculty Award winner Nick Zhou is developing PhantoM—a bioreceptive material that could turn skyscrapers into gardens.

UT–ORNL Governor’s Chair for Environmental Biotechnology Terry Hazen recalls the day his home was hit by a massive tornado, destroying much of his home and belongings.

Jon Hathaway is leading a team from UT to help expand Knoxville’s tree canopy and reduce stormwater runoff to underserved communities in East Knoxville.

Professor John Schwartz hosted colleagues from the Czech Technical University to share research on water resources and soil conservation in the Czech Republic.

UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Terry Hazen has spoken to officials in Peru to share his expertise on oil spill mitigation in the wake of their recent crisis.

UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Terry Hazen’s research team will monitor the wastewater of several UT buildings for the presence of the SARS CoV-2 virus.

Associate Professor Jon Hathaway envisions that smart technologies will help city managers and environmental nonprofits sense changes in weather, flows, […]

Adrian Gonzalez, PhD, lab manager for the Water Quality Core Facility (WQCF), was recently accepted into membership of the Chemistry […]

John Schwartz, professor and director of the Tennessee Water Resources Research Center (TNWRRC), spent the fall 2019 semester researching and […]

Associate Professor Jon Hathaway is one of three UT professors helping a group of homeowners in North Knoxville install rain […]