Dayakar Penumadu
UT-ORNL Joint Institute for Advanced Materials Chair of Excellence
Dayakar Penumadu is an expert in the use of advanced materials, particularly where such materials form a joint.
Arthur Ragauskas
UT–Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Biorefining
Arthur Ragauskas is focused on finding plant and natural materials for both fuel and power sources.
Andy Sarles
James Conklin Fellow
Andy Sarles’ expertise comes in the development of bio-inspired neural networks.
John Schmisseur
H.H. Arnold Chair in Computational Fluid Dynamics
John Schmisseur is a leading expert on hypersonic flight, its challenges, and materials used to achieve it.
Tony Schmitz
Director of the Machine Tool Research Center
Tony Schmitz is one of the foremost leaders in advanced manufacturing, specifically focused on subtractive manufacturing and machine tooling.
John Schwartz
Director of Tennessee Water Resources Research Center
John Schwartz is a leading authority on water resources, including sedimentation, pollution, stream restoration, modelling, and ecology.
Gila Stein
Prados Professor
Gila Stein’s research focuses on developing new types of thin-film polymer materials.
Michela Taufer
Director of the Global Computing Lab
Michela Taufer is a world-renowned authority in supercomputing, specifically in edge computing.
Stephanie TerMaath
Jessie Rogers Zeanah Faculty Fellow
Stephanie TerMaath’s broad research expertise can best be tied together by her understanding and development of new materials.
Cong Trinh
Ferguson Faculty Fellow in Chemical Engineering
Cong Trinh’s research combines biology and engineering, with a particular focus on cell pathology, structure, and behavior.