Unlocking the Potential of Polymers Did you know that the thin plastic garment sleeves protecting your dry cleaning hold the potential to be bullet proof? It all depends on tweaks to the plastic’s structural properties at the molecular level – and that’s University of Tennessee Associate Professor Brian Long’s specialty. In the Department of Chemistry, (read more)
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UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Zhili Zhang
UT Professor Zhili Zhang’s Need for Speed Don’t blink, or you’ll miss it – unless you’re Zhili Zhang, Associate Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering. The University of Tennessee professor built a career around laser diagnostics and optical imaging, research that enables the visualization and study of ultrafast processes. He earned his PhD in (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Oudessa Kerro Dego
A Tenacious Search for a Mastitis Vaccine Assistant Professor of Animal Science Oudessa Kerro Dego is on the cusp of developing a groundbreaking effective vaccine to control mastitis in farm animals, especially dairy cattle. Mastitis, an inflammation of the mammary gland, is one of the most common diseases of dairy cattle, mainly caused by Staphylococcus, (read more)