Category Archives: Faculty
Rexhausen Presents Work in Puerto Rico
Postdoctoral fellow Victoria Rexhausen traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico to present her research at the 7th Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology.
Mobley Earns State Educational Award
Senior lecturer Sarah Mobley was awarded the 2024 American Society of Civil Engineers-Outstanding Engineering Educator award for the state of Tennessee.

Calderón’s Research Seeks to Ease Freight Congestion
Oriana Calderón is an expert in freight resiliency and sustainable transportation. Since product delivery is high, she’s finding solutions to ease congestion.

Water Course Improves Local Watercourse
John Schwartz’s students helped Knoxville secure a federal grant to clean up Turkey Creek. This spring, Schwartz brings a new generation of Vols to the project.

New Instron Impact Tester Upgrades Undergrad Safety, Job Readiness
An anonymous donor has gifted CEE a state-of-the-art impact tester that will increase lab safety, expand the curriculum, and enable new materials research.

NSF Grants He $760,000 for Improved Microbial Methanogenesis
After 15 years, Qiang He’s group is perfecting a novel method of creating methanogenic microbial communities, which make renewable methane from organic waste.

Molding Future Job Candidates
A donation by Moldex3D, an industry-leading plastics flow simulation program, has benefited TCE faculty and students in their research over the last year. The tool has helped students become more marketable to future employers.

Fu Accepts Prestigious International Board Position
Joshua Fu was invited by the World Meteorological Organization to join the Research Board Task Team on Artificial Intelligence for Weather Forecast.

Li’s Drone Research Expedites Tornado Recovery
Shuai Li was part of a research team that developed a faster and more precise way of assessing the damage caused by natural disasters like tornadoes.

Guang He’s Discovery Helps Solve a Nitrogen-Cycling Conundrum
Postdoctoral researcher Guang He has discovered a novel microbe that reduces the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) in acidic soils.