The Center for Materials Processing is headquartered in the College of Engineering. It was established as a Center of Excellence in the statewide Centers of Excellence program in 1985—the second round of designations of programs. Dealing with ceramics, metals, and polymers, its objective is to develop significant research and academic programs that address the specific … Continued

One of the four Memphis Research Centers of Excellence designated in 2001 by President Wade Gilley, this center empowers researchers to work to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Brain imaging technologies, behavioral analysis, and molecular analysis are utilized as means of studying brain function and the underlying reasons for … Continued

In 1985 in the second round of designation of Centers of Excellence by the State of Tennessee, this center within the College of Business was designated. It was a part of the college’s MBA program, declared visionary for its time. With the assistance from the Centers of Excellence designation, the college was able to redirect … Continued

In 2007 UT brought together the expertise of more than 40 faculty members to focus on the problems of obesity by creating a new center within the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. The center was charged to coordinate research on genetic and environmental factors causing obesity, develop plans for long-term prevention and treatment … Continued

The Center for Renewable Carbon was established by the UT Institute of Agriculture in July 2010 in response to the perceived societal shift from a hydrocarbon-based economy to one based on the economic importance of carbohydrates grown as part of agricultural and forestry practices. The center consolidates UTIA programs related to bioenergy production and biomaterials … Continued

In July 2009 the UT Institute for Agriculture announced a $1.5 million partnership with AstroTurf to create the Center for Safer Athletic Fields to make well-researched comparisons of natural grass and synthetic surfaces. Its location in Knoxville (at the East Tennessee Research and Education Center, on land along Alcoa Highway) enables scientists to conduct research … Continued

One of the five Knoxville Research Centers of Excellence designated in 2001 by President Wade Gilley, this center was designed to facilitate the exploration of the structure and function of biological molecules in order to understand complete molecular networks in living systems. Researchers at Knoxville, the UT Health Sciences, and ORNL were involved in the … Continued

Formed in 1989 as a component of the Institute for Public Service, the Center for Telecommunications and Video was created to support high-end video production, teleconferencing, and multimedia needs of the university.

The Center for War and Society was formed in 1987, tracing its roots to the three years of research begun in 1984 by the late UT History Department military historian Charles W. Johnson to record oral histories as a documentary record of World War II, with special emphasis on enlisted personnel and junior officers. The … Continued

As part of the 1985 second round of designation of Centers of Excellence by the state of Tennessee, the Center for Theatre Excellence was created. The funds available were to assist in defraying the cost of touring productions, introducing young people to theatre, and provision of scholarships to promising freshmen and assistantships to promising graduate … Continued