Engineering Fundamentals Program

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  • 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,…

  • Faculty/Staff Spotlight: Amy Biegalski

    Amy Biegalski—a.k.a. “Dr. B”— is a lecturer in the engage Engineering Fundamentals (EF) Program. She supports Engineering Vols through courses that promote skill development in design, communication, teamwork, physics foundations, and programming. She is also happy to promote the courses themselves to anyone interested. “Campus visitors are always welcome to come by Perkins (home to the…

  • 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…

  • Congratulations to EF Student Assistant, Taylor Berger

      Congratulations to our own EF Student Assistant, Taylor Berger on receiving an Office of Research & Engagement Silver Award at this year’s EURēCA event.  Taylor is a Biomedical Engineering student.   The 23rd Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EURēCA) took place on April 15-18, 2019 in Hodges Library. TCE students exhibited 58…

  • Congratulations to Carl Woodard

      Congratulations to Carl Woodard, a Mechanical Engineering student in the Tickle College of Engineering.  Carl Woodard is a JUMP into STEM finalist who presented his EF 230 team’s innovative ideas for reducing energy use in buildings as part of the Solar Decathlon Design Challenge event in Golden, Colorado. He was awarded an internship at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) this…

  • Top EF 152 Projects Spring 2019

    Each semester the EF 152 class includes a semester-long design project.  This semester’s projects were based on Adaptive Technology, Interactive STEM App, and Community Service.    Congratulations to the teams who were voted by the instructors as having the Top EF 152 projects!  All the instructors were very impressed by what was achieved and presented!…