Niki Labbé is at the forefront of groundbreaking research and innovation in the field of renewable carbon as the Director of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s Center for Renewable Carbon (CRC). The CRC serves as a hub for exploring sustainable carbon management strategies, focusing on the development of renewable chemicals, fuels, materials, and (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight
Innovator Spotlight: Dustin Crouch
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation is proud to partner with Dustin Crouch, 2025 Chancellors Innovation Award finalist and Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Crouch’s work in prosthetics pushes the boundaries of biomedical engineering to improve quality of life for people who have experienced (read more)
Inventor Spotlight: Duane Miller
Over the past 90 years, the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has collaborated with many groundbreaking innovators. Among these is Duane Miller, professor emeritus at the UT Health Science Center. A beloved faculty member of the College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences from 1992 to 2015, Miller also served as the department chair (read more)