Assistant Professor Oriana Calderon recently published a study that addressed the tendency of people to hoard certain items during disasters and what strategies could help change their behavior.

Timothy Truster has left his position as a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to answer a call to join the priesthood.

Guang He and Frank Loeffler discovered a protein family that microbes use to consume a potent greenhouse gas, and the results are gaining international attention.

CEE researchers recently published a paper analyzing pedestrian safety at bus stops that can help inform safety improvements across the country.

Candace Brakewood and GRA Matthew Davis recently published a comprehensive study on low-income reduced fare programs in public transportation.

Steve Borden led the response effort to rebuild the roadway system in upper East TN in the wake of Hurricane Helene. His team included three other CEE graduates.

Department Head Chris Cox received the American Society of Civil Engineers Knoxville Branch’s Daryl Armentrout Award for Distinguished Service.

CEE Professor Christopher Cherry and EECS Associate Professor Hector Pulgar have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for the 2025-26 academic year.

Three professors at UT Knoxville and their collaborators at NTT DATA were awarded $500K to create a public-facing disaster management and preparedness platform.

Haochen Li is developing a deep learning empowered flood hazard forecasting system for the East TN area that is more accurate than current flood risk models.