{"id":64775,"date":"2025-01-02T15:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T20:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=64775"},"modified":"2025-01-02T15:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T20:12:50","slug":"utc-research-institute-announces-convergent-research-initiative-awardees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/utc-research-institute-announces-convergent-research-initiative-awardees\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC Research Institute announces Convergent Research Initiative awardees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_64777\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"547\" data-attachment-id=\"64777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/utc-research-institute-announces-convergent-research-initiative-awardees\/murat-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/01\/Murat-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,547\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Wasserstrom, Chuck&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1735830375&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Murat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/01\/Murat-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-64777 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/01\/Murat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Murat Barisik, left, and Dr. Vahid Disfani were principal investigators on grants landing Center for Excellence in Applied Computational Science and Engineering (CEACSE) Convergent Research Initiative awards.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/01\/Murat-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/01\/Murat-1-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/01\/Murat-1-800x438.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/01\/Murat-1-580x317.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/01\/Murat-1-610x334.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Murat Barisik, left, and Dr. Vahid Disfani were principal investigators on grants landing Center for Excellence in Applied Computational Science and Engineering (CEACSE) Convergent Research Initiative awards.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Research Institute announced its awardees for the FY2025\u20132028 Center for Excellence in Applied Computational Science and Engineering (CEACSE) Convergent Research Initiative\u2014a program that supports multidisciplinary research advancing applied computational science and engineering at UTC.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made by Dr. Mina Sartipi, the executive director of the UTC Research Institute, and Vice Chancellor for Research Reinhold Mann.<\/p>\n<p>After a competitive review process, two projects have been selected for funding and will serve as pilot initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nanotechnology in Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Principal investigator: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Murat Barisik<\/li>\n<li>Co-principal investigators: Dr. Reetesh Ranjan, Dr. Rigoberto Castillo Advincula (UT Knoxville), Dr. Jennifer Lynberg, Dr. Titus Albu, Dr. Sungwoo Yang, Dr. Hamdy Ibrahim, Dr. Jin Wang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This project focuses on advancing UTC\u2019s research in nanotechnology with applications in energy, bioscience and defense. A multidisciplinary team from five departments will use computational modeling, material design and machine learning to develop advanced nanomaterials. Key research areas include energy storage, biodegradable materials and thermal protection for hypersonic systems.<\/p>\n<p>The team will collaborate with the Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and local industry partners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sustainable and Smart Energy Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Principal investigator: UC Foundation Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Vahid Disfani<\/li>\n<li>Co-principal investigators: Dr. Abdul Ofoli, Dr. Dalei Wu, Dr. Don Reising, Dr. Jejal Reddy Bathi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This initiative addresses the transition to sustainable and reliable energy systems. 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