UTSI researchers and their colleagues patented a new glass-ceramic scintillator configuration that improves medical imaging without increasing radiation dosage.
One Glass-Ceramic Sandwich, Extra X-Rays
UTSI Hosts 8th Annual Wu Student Presentation Competition
UTSI hosts its 8th Annual Wu Student Presentation Competition, which allows graduate students to present their research work to judges to develop their presentation skills.
Decade of ‘Small’ Steps at UTSI Creates Giant Leaps for Tennessee
Over the last decade, UTSI has built a collection of hypersonics research tools that have big implications for both research and industry across Tennessee.
Wesley Harris to Speak at UTSI’s Black History Month Celebration
Wesley L. Harris will be the keynote speaker for the 30th Annual Black History Month Celebration at the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI).
UTSI’s Dynamic Trailblazer
Michele Wise Wright was a trailblazer for minority students at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. The dynamic leader launched the inaugural National Society of Black Engineers chapter at UTSI among other accomplishments.
How Fast is a Mach 4 Field Goal? UTSI Interns Found the Answer
Associate Professor Phillip Kreth and a team of student interns put a football and a baseball in a Mach 4 wind tunnel to help the general public conceptualize hypersonic speeds.
Prevailing Wind
UTSI Secures $17.8M Hypersonic Wind Tunnel to Accelerate TPS Development On reentry, space shuttles slam into Earth’s atmosphere at nearly Mach 25 (25 times the speed of sound). That tremendous speed heats the shuttle’s surface above 2600 degrees Fahrenheit, and subjects it to similarly extreme pressure, for up to 15 minutes. While spacecraft reentry is […]
Kreth Selected AIAA Associate Fellow
Associate Professor Phillip Kreth was selected as Class of 2025 Associate Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
UT Projects Receive State Transportation Funding
Two Engineering groups from the University of Tennessee received financial grants awarded by the Tennessee Department of Economic Community Development for transportation growth.
UTSI Program Gives Military Members Work Experience
The University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) has launched a SkillBridge Internship Program to help military members gain valuable civilian work experience through specific industry training.