Research Opportunities
The University of Tennessee and the College of Engineering encourage and support faculty research efforts and provide opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to join the research community.
Faculty Research Opportunities
- Community of Science (COS) -- Create a customized Funding Alert to receive weekly notifications of current funding opportunities. If you need assistance in setting up an account, contact Jada Huskey or Miriam Campo.
- Grants.gov -- Search for funding opportunities available from 26 different federal agencies.
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- Army Research Office (ARO)
- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- NASA
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Graduate Research Opportunities
Both the university and the College of Engineering offer numerous ways for graduate students to work in research settings through research assistantships and fellowships. For more information, visit the department's web site.
- Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Department of Industrial and Information Engineering
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
- Department of Nuclear Engineering
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Undergraduate students can become involved in inventive and innovative research projects under the direction of a faculty member at UT. Students may become involved in projects through honors programs or the senior design requirements of academic majors. Research and creative projects provide students with unique professional experience in their chosen fields of study and greatly enhance the educational experience.
Students may be eligible for research experiences through the following programs: