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The fluid speed beneath a core collapse supernova shock wave (traced by the arc at the right of the image) and fluid streamlines are visualized in this image.

Integrated Circuitry

Multiscale fluidic structure</strong><br />The integrated silicon pillar array is composed of 18 micron tall 800 nm wide pillars in a hexagonal arrangement. The interstitial spaces between pillars form an ordered network of nanofluidic channels. The bifurcating (tree-like) system of channels provide an interface between the network of nanopores and the macroscopic experimental environment.

Carbon Nanotubes

Atomic-Scale Growth by Pulsed Laser Deposition is used to grow oxide-based energy materials by stacking single atomic layers to design superlattice crystals suitable for discovering new functionalities. The function of the stack of quartz plates in this image is to control the growth process at the atomic scale by the precise attenuation of the incident laser beam.

U.S. Department of Energy believes that biofuels—made from crops of native grasses, such as fast-growing switchgrass—could reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil, curb emissions of the 'greenhouse gas' carbon dioxide, and strengthen America's farm economy.

<strong>Climate Sensitivity and Abrupt Climate Change</strong> <br />Simulations show deglaciation during Earth's most recent period of natural global warming.

Science and Engineering Research Facility at UTK

Centrifuge tubes for the separation of nanoparticles from a liquid phase are used for the purification of nanostructured materials to be used in advanced batteries. These batteries store more energy than traditional batteries and will be used in vehicles, electronic gadgets and heavy-duty tools.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

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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