Hector Santos-Villalobos will receive a StART award for his work on an AI-driven framework designed to enable autonomous experimentation and advanced microscopy workflows.
The UT Alumni Association recognized Assistant Professor Ahmed Aziz with a 2026 Outstanding Teacher Award, reflecting excellence in instruction and mentorship.
See the faculty, staff, students, and alumni honored at the annual Gonzalez Awards ceremony, the department’s way of highlighting excellence.
Jack Marquez received a $260,000 NSF grant last year to integrate GC Lab’s open-source tools into an ecosystem that makes geospatial research faster and easier.
Professor Kevin Bai received an Excellence in Research and Creative Achievement award at the University of Tennessee Academic Honors Banquet.
AI TechX initiative has awarded one of its grants to Professors Michela Taufer and Kin Ng, letting them apply IBM’s advanced AI models to UT research projects.
Emeritus Research Professor Jack Dongarra has been named to the Forbes Self-Made 250 list, highlighting those who best embody the idea of the American Dream
Charles Cao works to create AI-driven tools that help farmers manage threats and resources, improving agricultural resilience and sustainability.
Ahmedullah Aziz was selected to receive the 2026 Outstanding Mid-Career Teaching Award from the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section
MathWorks Professor Michela Taufer has been elected to serve on the Computing Research Association Board of Directors for three years.
