QUEST is a celebration of research, scholarship, and creative activity of faculty and students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. QUEST’s website, magazine, newsletters, and reports highlight significant discoveries and achievements that build new knowledge, solve emerging problems, and expand the creative thinking essential for a healthy, productive society. Look for these stories and more in the print edition of QUEST magazine published quarterly.
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Electronic Safety Net for the Homeless
Odd Fellows Reanimation
Improving Children’s Mental Health
Scholar of the Week
New Web Site Provides Latest Recovery Act Funding Information — The Office of Research will be constantly updating its Recovery Act web site as new details become available. Visit the site.
NVIDIA Names UT a CUDA Center of Excellence — The Innovative Computing Laboratory is selected for its pioneering research in the field of high-performance computing. Learn more.
Innovative Computing Laboratory Joins FutureGrid Project — UT Knoxville is partnering with Indiana University and eight other institutions to explore new frontiers in scientific computing. Learn more.
Kraken Named World’s Third Most Powerful Computer — With 100,000 processors, its problem-solving power places the University of Tennessee among the supercomputing elite. Learn more.
Researchers Turn Algae into High-Temperature Hydrogen Source — New findings show photosynthesis may function as a clean, sustainable source of hydrogen. Learn more.
Sixth UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Named — Frank Loeffler is a leading expert in environmental microbiology and the use of bacteria to clean and protect environmental resources. Learn more.
Center Wins $9.3 Million Contract from U.S. Labor Department — The Construction Industry Research and Policy Center will measure national construction worker wages over the next five years. Learn more.
UT Launches Center for the Study of Social Justice — New multidisciplinary center aims to produce science-based solutions for everyday problems facing our nation and the world. Learn more.
Retail Faculty Rank High in Research Productivity — A recently published study shows UT ranks in the top 20 internationally in scholarly productivity over the past 15 years. Learn more.
UT Knoxville Wins $10 Million Supercomputer Grant — The Center for Remote Data Analysis and Visualization will manage Nautilus, one of the largest shared-memory computers in the world. Learn more.
DataONE to Enable Scientists to Share Research — The College of Communication and Information will receive $3.2 million from the NSF to be part of a global information science project. Learn more.
External Research Funding Doubles — With more than $175 million in awards for FY 2009, the Knoxville campus achieves an all-time high for external funding and impacts the local economy. Learn more.
The Office of Research advances and supports research and scholarship on the Knoxville campus.
