Category Archives: Faculty
CEE Welcomes New Faculty Members
Learn about the newest faculty members of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Cherry’s Project Studies Micromobility Safety
Professor Chris Cherry is investigating safety and risk disparity between personally owned & shared micromobility modes in one of his latest research projects.
Cao, He Receive Collaborative Award Grants
Qing “Charles” Cao and Qiang He are part of a new collaborative grant program to support research and scholarly activities addressing health issues.

Flexible Turbines Could Upgrade Wind Energy Capture
In Haochen Li’s Ψ (Psi) Lab, undergrad Jeffrey Lind is simulating improvements to the unique Wells turbine, which captures wave energy from bidirectional winds.

TCE Receives Autonomous Vehicle Gift
The Tickle College of Engineering has received four autonomous vehicles to use for research purposes.

Han’s Ongoing Research Uses Innovations from Generations of Vols
Lee Han’s PhD student, Harry Zhang, is using a license plate recognition system developed by UT undergrads to get the state a fair share of federal tax funds.
Richard Bennett Named Honorary Member of TMS
Professor Richard Bennett has been named an Honorary Member of The Masonry Society, an organization whose mission is to advance masonry knowledge.
Denavit Authors Design Guide on Ponding
Mark Denavit authored a design guide on ponding for the American Institute of Steel Construction and Steel Joist Institute. The guide will be released in March.

Palomino’s Research Aims to Barricade Floodwater Contamination
Angel Palomino is working on an NSF-funded research project to help minimize the impact of contaminated floodwaters by developing a novel composite barrier.

Li’s Impactful Research Honored by ASCE
Assistant Professor Haochen Li was recently awarded the 2023 Rudolph Hering Medal for a paper he co-authored about simulations in water clarification systems.