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Dr. Ronald Yoder ABE Department Head 
UT's biosystems engineering design team finished second overall in
the 4th International American Society of Agricultural Engineering
Quarter-Scale Tractor Design competition. The team also finished first
in tractor performance and manufacturability. Visit us online: bioengr.ag.utk.edu/ Dr. John R. Collier ChE Department Head
The ChE department has approved a transition program for students
entering the graduate program who have a bachelor's degree in a field
other than chemical engineering. These students can now earn a master's
degree in ChE in as little as one extra term of courses at the university.Visit us online: che.utk.edu/che.html
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Civil & Environmental
Engineering Dr.
Greg Reed
CEE Department Head
The Geotechnology and Infrastructure Materials Lab (GIML) recently
acquired a 45B geotechnical drill rig mounted on a Ford F550 truck.
This was made possible with resources from the engineering fee,
the COE and the CEE department. It will be used in the program
to perform geotechnical investigations.
All CEE graduating seniors have voluntarily taken the first engineering
licensing exam. The spring 2001 graduating class achieved a 97%
passing rate, well above the national average rate of 77%.
Three new faculty have joined the department. Dr. Tom Urbanik,
from Texas A&M, has filled the Goodrich Chair of Excellence; Dr.
Dayakar Penumadu, from Clarkson University, is an associate
professor in geotechnical materials; and Dr. Bella Chu,
a recent doctoral graduate from the University of California-Berkeley,
has been named an assistant professor in environmental biotechnology.
CEE faculty and and alumnus have been recognized with several
awards. James D. Copley Jr. is the 2001 Civil and Environmental
Engineering Outstanding Alumnus; Dr. Gregory Reed has been
elected president of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers
and was presented with the "Premio Oxigeno" Award for
environmental management. Dr. Edwin Burdette was awarded the Alexander
Prize for his excellence in the classroom and in his pursuit of
scholarship.
The William and Patricia Grecco Scholarship Endowment has been
created in honor of Professor Grecco's many years of service as
a former head of the department. If you wish to contribute to
the endowment, contact the COE development office at (865) 974-2779.
Students and staff recently presented research papers at several
conferences. Neal Whitten (doctoral student) and Allison
Lockwood (senior) presented papers at the International Conference
on Structural Safety and Reliability in Newport Beach, Calif.
Dr. David Goodpasture
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