Research Centers and Institutes
Research Centers
The UT College of Engineering is home to four research centers:
Center for Materials Processing
Designated by the state of Tennessee as a Center of Excellence, the CMP’s research efforts focus on the control of material properties through their composition and molecular structure as well as how these factors relate to materials processing. Participating researchers come from all engineering disciplines.
Center for Transportation Research
The Center for Transportation Research (CTR), a nationally and internationally recognized research entity, was created in 1970 to foster and facilitate interdisciplinary research, public service and outreach in the field of transportation.
Maintenance and Reliability Center
The MRC is a university–industry association dedicated to improving industrial productivity, efficiency, safety and profitability through the use of management systems, analysis techniques and advanced predictive and preventive technologies to identify, manage and eliminate failures.
Scintillation Materials Research Center
SMRC is a unique, multidisciplinary research facility, formed by a collaboration between UT and Siemens Medical Solutions Molecular Imaging, with a mission to discover and develop new scintillation materials to provide the foundation for advances in gamma ray, x-ray and neutron detectors.
Interdisciplinary Institutes
College of Engineering researchers also play prominent roles in the following collaborative research initiatives.
The Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE)
ISSE promotes development of policies, technologies and educational programs in response to pressing environmental issues facing the state, the nation and the world. The institute's interdisciplinary research includes water resources, environmental security, energy and environmental policy research, education and social perspectives, agriculture and natural resources and environmental sustainability.
The Joint Institute for Computational Sciences (JICS)
The JICS functions in tandem with ORNL's terascale computer laboratories, and is currently is home to the Cray XT3, known as "Jaguar," currently listed as the second fastest unclassified computer in the world.
The Joint Institute for Advanced Materials (JIAM)
In 2005, $20 million in federal funding was secured for the Joint Institute for Advanced Materials (JIAM), a joint UT-ORNL institute for advanced materials multidisciplinary research in the transportation field. As a national leader in the field of materials research, the COE will play a leading role in the research conducted at the facility. Construction of the 100,000 square foot building is scheduled to begin in late 2007.