Engineering Fundamentals Program

News

  • Fall STEM Expo Sets Records for Attendance

    Fall STEM Expo Sets Records for Attendance

    Record attendance and engagement made the Fall 2025 STEM Expo the most successful recruiting event in the Tickle College of Engineering’s history.

  • McCave Has Interim Tag Removed from Director’s Role

    Lecturer and Assistant Research Professor Erin McCave has been selected as the director for the engage Engineering Fundamentals program.

  • Ellestad Chosen for Participation in IAspire Academy

    UT engage Engineering Fundamentals Director Rachel Ellestad has been chosen to attend IAspire Leadership Academy.

  • Ellestad to Serve as Interim EF Director as Bennett Returns to Teaching

    Ellestad to Serve as Interim EF Director as Bennett Returns to Teaching

    As Richard Bennett returns to teaching full-time, Rachell McCord Ellestad is stepping in as Interim Director of the engage Engineering Fundamentals Program.

  • EF Lecturer Betsy Chesnutt chosen as a Faculty Fellow for Technology-Enhanced Teaching

    EF Lecturer, Betsy Chesnutt, along with three Tickle College of Engineering faculty members, have been selected to join the inaugural cohort of UT’s faculty fellows for technology-enhanced teaching. UT Teaching and Learning Innovation and the Office of the Provost launched this program to help prepare UT educators for teaching this fall.  The fellows will work…

  • EF Student Assistants receive 2020 Chancellor’s Honors Awards

    The Engineering Fundamentals program congratulates our current and previous student assistants on being a recipient of the 2020 Chancellor’s Honors Awards.   Extraordinary Professional Promise honors are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate professional promise in teaching, research, or other contributions.   Siavash Amirrahmat GTA Ph.D. in Civil Engineering   Taylor Berger UG…

  • Words of Encouragement from Engineering Fundamentals

    Engineering Fundamentals faculty, staff, and GTAs recorded a special video for students to share some words of encouragement with you during this time of attending classes remotely. According to Will Schleter, “the outtakes are the best.” Watch the whole video to find out. As always, reach out to your professors when you need something. They…

  • Congratulations to EF 151 Student, Kaitlyn Daniels

    Congratulations to EF 151 student, Kaitlyn Daniels, who was honored by the Knoxville News Sentinel for excellence in leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the 2019 Knox.biz 20 Under 20 awards.     Click the link below to read more about this great student: https://news.utk.edu/2019/11/15/three-ut-students-named-to-knox-biz-20-under-20/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Knox.biz%2020%20Under%2020&utm_campaign=tntoday  

  • Congratulations to EF GTA John Thress

    The Engineering Fundamentals program congratulates EF GTA John Thress, for excelling as the top engineering summer graduate of 2019.  John graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.   He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Thermal-Fluid Mechanics.  His interest in research is computational fluid dynamics, machine learning,…

  • Congratulations to EF Student Assistant, Adam Soper

      Congratulations to EF Student Assistant, Adam Soper, and his teammates, for winning the Most Creative Project Award and the People’s Choice Poster Award for their Craft Beer Production Senior Design Project at this year’s Senior Design Showcase.  All students are members of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.  The project was based on…