Congratulations to NE #EngineeringVol Emma Houston, who’s celebrating the completion of her PhD at this week’s doctoral hooding ceremony! Way to go, Emma! 🎓✨
#EngineeringVFL #NuclearEngineering
Emma Houston arrived at UT with a clear vision: to explore a career involving science and government policy. Houston knew UT’s Department of Nuclear Engineering could help her accomplish her educational goals. @utkne
Learn more about Houston's journey 🎓 bit.ly/4dgaHZV
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Join us tomorrow as several of our graduating #EngineeringVol PhD candidates will present their research:
🔸 Isabelle Lindsay
🔸 Seth Messer
🔸 Clarice Phelps
Full details on their research: bit.ly/41ZqFm1
ALT NE phd students seminar graphic
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30 Oct 2025
#EngineeringVol Andie-Marie Jones has two passions that have driven her to excel at UT: nuclear engineering and representing the Lady Vols as a distance runner. Jones will be competing at the SEC Cross Country Championships on 10/31. Learn more below!
🔗 bit.ly/4oomeLi
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27 Oct 2025
Biomedical #EngineeringVol Ophelia McQueen spent her summer at the University of Southern California, where she created a study for cochlear implant users like herself. Learn more about McQueen and her internship at the link below!
🔗 bit.ly/3WqrVvF
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#EngineeringVol Alyssa Hayes was one of two students in the country to be selected for the American Nuclear Society’s Glenn T. Seaborg Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship for 2026! 👏
Learn more about Hayes and her work: bit.ly/3HjRmet
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7 Jul 2025
#EngineeringVol Connor Murphy was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1 at 5 months old. But Murphy refused to be defined by his life circumstances. Head to the link for more about Connor and his inspiring testimony!
🔗 bit.ly/46tfHbK
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15 May 2025
Proud of our #EngineeringVol.
14 May 2025
The identities of student-athletes who perform as Smokey have been closely guarded secrets, but for the first time, one student is stepping into the Big Orange spotlight.
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14 Mar 2025
Junior #EngineeringVol Lisa Patel (@utkmabe) has advocated for student involvement since high school. As a first-generation college student, Patel has been selected for the student trustee role on the UT System Board of Trustees for this academic year!
🔗 bit.ly/41RCudl
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15 Nov 2024
. @UTKMABE senior #EngineeringVol and @potsband drumline member Anukkah Burleson needed to find a solution for a plastic part on her drum carrier that kept breaking. Using @UTK_ICS on campus, Burleson made 30 new metal parts!
🔗 bit.ly/3O84CCF
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Congratulations to PhD #EngineeringVol, Noah Walton, for his successful PhD defense! 🙌
His dissertation focused on applying advanced computational methods, including machine learning, to automate the evaluation of resonance region cross-sections. Congratulations Nathan!
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After taking a nuclear history course that covered nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands during the Cold War, master's #EngineeringVol Destiny White was inspired to apply her nuclear knowledge to justice. Follow the link to learn about White's work: bit.ly/3YSEySg
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11 Sep 2024
Congrats to #EngineeringVol @AllyZazzara on this incredible accomplishment! 🧡⚽️
11 Sep 2024
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24 Jun 2024
#EngineeringVol Butch Wilmore is expecting a Volunteer home run to reach the @Space_Station 💫
Let's go @Vol_Baseball! ⚾️
24 Jun 2024
I often say we have the best fans in the country, but today, #VolNation is out of this world - literally! Meet Barry “Butch” Wilmore, a @UTK_TCE alum and @NASA astronaut who is on the Starliner and cheering for @Vol_Baseball in the #MCWS from space! Incredible! Go Vols! #GBO🍊⚾️
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Nuclear engineering Vol Emma Houston has been selected for a highly coveted and sought after fellowship. #engineeringvol #nuclear #vols ne.utk.edu/houston-earns-pre…
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18 May 2023
Congratulations to our spring #EngineeringVol graduates! The TCE commencement ceremony will be at 12:30 p.m. today at Thompson-Boling Arena. H.M. "Hash" Hashemian, @utkne alumnus & adjunct professor, is our speaker. #UTGrad2023: tickle.utk.edu/commencement
ALT Graduates sit at commencement waiting for the ceremony to proceed. The camera is focused on the upward gaze of a Black woman whose graduate robes include a green, yellow, and red striped stole honoring her participation in the National Society of Black Engineers.
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3 May 2023
Our #EngineeringVol Senior Design teams will present projects 1–3 p.m. Friday in our showcase throughout the Zeanah Engineering Complex. Dive in to see their innovations created for challenges provided by real-world clients. Learn more: design.utk.edu/senior-design….
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19 Dec 2022
Congratulations again to all of our fall #EngineeringVol graduates, and congratulations to those who joined the #OrderoftheEngineer in our ceremony on Thursday. Here are some photos from the event.
#engineer #utgrad2022
ALT John Kobza, head of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, shakes hands with graduating senior Julia Boylen through an oversized ring symbolizing the Order of the Engineer.
ALT A smiling woman in a white top shakes hands with someone as their hands meet within the oversized ring symbolizing the Order of the Engineer. She is a graduating engineering student.
ALT Ella Fanning smiles as she shows off her Order of the Engineer ring and certificate.
ALT Three graduating engineering seniors sit together at the Order of the Engineer ceremony. One is smiling as she reads her Order of the Engineer certificate.
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18 Nov 2022
Tyler Poon, second-year masters #EngineeringVol, fills us in on the scene at the 2022 Project MFG SEC Machining Competition taking place today at TN MADE. Read more about the competition: mtrc.utk.edu/sec-machining-c…. #secmachining
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Congratulations to Jessica Pierce on winning third place in the research poster competition at the 19th Annual TLSAMP Conference! #WomensHistoryMonth #EngineeringVol
mabe.utk.edu/pierce-wins-at-…
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