
UT Awarded $1 Million through Transportation Network Growth Opportunity Initiative
Three professors at UT Knoxville and their collaborators at NTT DATA were awarded $500K to create a public-facing disaster management and preparedness platform.

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.

CEE PhD Student Heads Bone Modeling Study
A team headed by PhD student Debangshu Paul incorporated goat studies and human medicine to create the first open source model predicting tibia fractures.
Martin’s Passion for Water Encompasses Sailing and Research
From the moment he arrived on Rocky Top, Tucker Martin has balanced his passions for sailing on the state’s waterways and studying how to preserve them.
Davis, Rewalt Named UTC Outstanding Students of the Year
Matthew Davis and Allison Rewalt were both honored at the 34th annual University Transportation Program’s Student of the Year awards ceremony in Washington D.C.
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.