Category Archives: Research
Unique Bus Stop Research Analyzes Fatal Pedestrian Crashes
CEE researchers recently published a paper analyzing pedestrian safety at bus stops that can help inform safety improvements across the country.
New Research Spotlights Low-Income Reduced Fare Transit Programs
Candace Brakewood and GRA Matthew Davis recently published a comprehensive study on low-income reduced fare programs in public transportation.
Implementing Tree-Centric Stormwater Management for Community Benefits
UT is collaborating with the City of Knoxville and a local nonprofit partner to plant trees and cultivate greater awareness of urban forestry careers.
Cultivating Farmers’ Resilience to Flash Droughts and Flash Floods
A multidisciplinary team is using their individual expertises to develop a decision support tool for row crop producers facing short-term weather extremes.
Li Develops Revolutionary Flood Hazard Forecasting System
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.
Novel Research Addresses South Asia Pedestrian Safety
Saurav Parajuli published a paper about his pedestrian safety in South Asia research, addressing a need for data in low-income countries to prevent fatalities.
Zhou’s Team Creates Mossy Tiles to Cool Cities
After two years, three postdocs in Nick Zhou’s lab are ready to put PhantoM to its first real-world test, turning a shed into a self-sustaining moss garden.
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.
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.