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Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education (UTK-ORNL)

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ITER 3D plasma equilibrium
This figure shows the ITER plasma surface and toroidal magnetic field coils.
Bioenergy
An atomistic model of cellulose (blue) surrounded by lignin molecules (green) comprising of a total of 3.3 million atoms.
Energy
Global water vapor
The proper simulation of the distribution of water vapor in the climate system is essential to the accurate treatment of the hydrological cycle and the planetary radiation budget.


Bredesen Center Graduate Students

  • Energy Science and Engineering
  • Distinguished Graduate Fellows

    • Energy Science and Engineering


    Melissa AllenMelissa Allen
    mallen24@utk.edu
    Environmental and Climate Sciences
    Civil and Environmental Engineering

    John AndersonJohn Anderson
    jander43@utk.edu
    Bioenergy and Biofuels
    Chemistry

    Sietske BarnesSietske Barnes
    sbarne11@utk.edu
    Cross-Cutting Energy Sciences
    Materials Science and Engineering

    Keith BrittKeith Britt
    kbritt2@utk.edu
    Cross-Cutting Energy Sciences
    Computer Science and Engineering

    Andrew BurchAndrew Burch
    aburch2@utk.edu
    Energy Storage and Conversion
    Mechanical Engineering

    Charles ChinCharles Chin
    cchin@utk.edu
    Bioenergy and Biofuels
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

    Mark ChristianMark Christian
    mchris18@utk.edu
    Renewable Energy
    Energy Science and Engineering

    Callie GoetzCallie Goetz
    kgoetz@utk.edu
    Nuclear Energy
    Nuclear Engineering

    Amanda HaglundAmanda Haglund
    ahaglund@utk.edu
    Cross-Cutting Energy Sciences
    Materials Science and Engineering

    Chris HartnettChris Hartnett
    chrishartnett@utk.edu
    Cross-Cutting Energy Sciences
    Physics

    Jacob HouserJacob Houser
    jhouse11@utk.edu
    Energy Storage and Conversion
    Mechanical Engineering

    Timothy JacksonTimothy Jackson
    tjacks24@utk.edu
    Nuclear Energy
    Nuclear Engineering

    Edward JonesEdward Jones
    edward.jones@utk.edu
    Distributed Energy and Grid Management
    Electrical Engineering

    Steven JonesSteven Jones
    sjone115@utk.edu
    Nuclear Energy
    Nuclear Engineering

    Vincent KandagorVincent Kandagor
    vkandago@utk.edu
    Cross-Cutting Energy Sciences
    Materials Science and Engineering

    Andrew KaminskyAndrew Kaminsky
    akamins1@utk.edu
    Cross-Cutting Energy Sciences
    Mechanical Engineering

    Travis LangeTravis Lange
    tlange@utk.edu
    Nuclear Energy
    Nuclear Engineering

    Andrew LeporeAndrew Lepore
    alepore1@utk.edu
    Renewable Energy
    Chemical Engineering

    Congyi LiCongyi Li
    cli26@utk.edu
    Nuclear Energy
    Nuclear Engineering

    Meng LiMeng Li
    mli19@utk.edu
    Bioenergy and Biofuels
    Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology

    Yunchao LiYunchao Li
    yli107@utk.edu
    Energy Conversion and Storage
    Materials Science and Engineering

    Jeff LuxJeff Lux
    jlux1@utk.edu
    Nuclear Energy
    Nuclear Engineering

    Jake McMurrayJake McMurray
    jmcmurr6@utk.edu
    Nuclear Energy
    Materials Science and Engineering

    Beth PapanekBeth Papanek
    bpapanek@utk.edu
    Bioenergy and Biofuels
    Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology

    Alan PezeshkiAlan Pezeshki
    apez@utk.edu
    Energy Conversion and Storage
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

    Siddharth PradhanSiddharth Pradhan
    spradha1@utk.edu
    Renewable Energy
    Materials Science and Engineering

    Relena RibbonsRelena Ribbons
    rribbons@utk.edu
    Environmental and Climate Sciences
    Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

    Asa RoyAsa Roy
    aroy4@utk.edu
    Renewable Energy
    Materials Science and Engineering

    Kyle SanderKyle Sander
    ksande26@utk.edu
    Bioenergy and Biofuels
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

    Zach SeibersZach Seibers
    zseibers@utk.edu
    Renewable Energy
    Materials Science and Engineering

    Stephen SignoreStephen Signore
    ssignore@utk.edu
    Renewable Energy
    Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Mitchell SmithMitchell Smith
    msmit258@utk.edu
    Distributed Energy and Grid Management
    Electrical Engineering

    Kemper TalleyKemper Talley
    ktalley5@utk.edu
    Nuclear Engineering
    Physics

    Adam ThompsonAdam Thompson
    rthomp46@utk.edu
    Bioenergy and Biofuels
    Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

    Micah TillMicah Till
    mtill@utk.edu
    Distributed Energy and Grid Management
    Electrical Engineering

    Erik WalkerErik Walker
    ewalk@utk.edu
    Nuclear Energy
    Nuclear Engineering

    Tracey WellingtonTracey Wellington
    twelling@utk.edu
    Nuclear Energy
    Energy Science and Engineering

    Grant WilliamsGrant Williams
    gwilli25@utk.edu
    Cross-Cutting Energy Sciences
    Mathematics

    Stephen WoodStephen Wood
    swood19@utk.edu
    Renewable Energy
    Computer Science and Engineering
    TN-SCORE Energy Scholar

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    Distinguished Graduate Fellowship


    Jerel CullissJerel Culliss
    julliss@utk.edu
    Electrical Engineering

    Tom DalyTom Daly
    tdaly1@utk.edu
    Nuclear Engineering

    Nicholas DexterNicholas Dexter
    ndexter@utk.edu
    Mathematics

    Ryan GinderRyan Ginder
    rginder@utk.edu
    Materials Science
    TN-SCORE Energy Scholar

    Vincent HeningburgVincent Heningburg
    vheningb@utk.edu
    Mathematics

    Ryan HutchinsRyan Hutchins
    rhutchi6@utk.edu
    Physics

    Jennifer RibbeckJennifer Ribbeck
    jribbeck@utk.edu
    Mathematics

    Robert Van WesepRobert Van Wesep
    rvanwese@utk.edu
    Physics

    Anthony WongAnthony Wong
    awong7@utk.edu
    Materials Science and Engineering

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    Contact Information

    Lee Riedinger
    Professor of Physics
    Director

    Mike Simpson
    Professor of Material Sciences and Engineering
    Assistant Director

    Wanda Davis
    Assistant to the Director
    443 Greve Hall
    821 Volunteer Blvd University of Tennessee
    Knoxville, TN 37996
    865-974-7999

    Ben Allen
    Coordinator & Recruiter
    418 Greve Hall
    821 Volunteer Blvd University of Tennessee
    Knoxville, TN 37996
    865-974-9374

    Fax: 865-974-9482

    bredesencenter@utk.edu