Tag Archives: Cornerstone 2025
CHAMP Welcomes Researchers with Open Arms
With two massive robot arms and a concrete 3D-printing nozzle, the new Concrete Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing Platform (CHAMP) offers unique capabilities for architectural and engineering research.
Loeffler, He Published in Nature
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.
Parks Oliver Brings Industry Expertise to Watershed Mitigation
After nearly a decade as a stormwater engineer, Ceara Parks Oliver is developing a restoration framework to aid engineers and scientists to improve watershed health.
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.
CEE Alum Led TDOT Through Hurricane Helene Recovery
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.
Rewalt Named to Transportation Research Board Committee
PhD student Allison Rewalt has been selected for the Transportation Research Board’s Standing Committee on Pedestrians, ultimately striving for bus stop safety.
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.
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.