Faculty
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UTSI Celebrates Employees Years of Service
The University of Tennessee Space Institute annually celebrates faculty and staff who have been employed with UTSI for five years or more with a Service Awards Celebration. 2025 The UTSI family were happy to recognize the following faculty and staff this year: 5 Years 10 Years 20 Years 25 Years 35 Years 45 Years Misty…
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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).
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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…
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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).
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Ninety-three Researchers From College Make World’s Top-Cited Scientists Lists
More than 70 college faculty and researchers made this year’s list of the world’s top 2 percent of most cited scientists in their fields.
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Zhao’s LAMP Lights a Safer Path for Future Transit
Peng Zhao’s extensive research expertise brings potential for impactful advances in electric-vehicle safety.
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UTSI’s Palies Makes Stanford List of Top 2 Percent Cited in World
The Tickle College of Engineering had 73 current or former researchers make Stanford University’s list of the top 2 percent most cited in the world.
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The New Wave of Flight: Acharya’s Research Boosting Scramjets, Giving Insight into Hypersonics
Ragini Acharya receives three-year grant from an Office of Naval Research to further the development of various aviation innovations.
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UTSI, NearSpace Launch secure Space Force STTR Phase I grant
UTSI and NearSpace Launch awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I grant to conduct a feasibility study of Black Box-MCAT.
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UT Space Institute Celebrates Employees’ Years of Service
UTSI faculty and staff are celebrated at the Service Awards Celebration for their years of service.