Tickle College of Engineering
2022 Annual Report
A Message from the Dean
There’s never been a better time to be on Rocky Top.
For the 22-23 academic year, the Tickle College of Engineering has set records for undergraduate and graduate student enrollment, female and historically underrepresented student enrollment, research expenditures, patents filed and issued, and facilities, highlighted by the 228,000 square-foot Zeanah Engineering Complex. This incoming group of students also boasted an impressive overall GPA 0f 4.20. And that’s just the beginning.
Over the next three years, we anticipate the hire of over 30 new faculty, in both Knoxville and at the Space Institute (UTSI) in Tullahoma, in strategic strength areas including artificial intelligence, hypersonics, energy storage, human mobility, and medical physics.
These records might be the most obvious signs of the momentum we have created, but the signs of our continuing transformation into a global engineering powerhouse are everywhere.
This report showcases just a handful of examples to show how TCE is on the move, and strategically positioning itself to provide even greater impact on the state and globe through our world-class research, education and outreach programs.
Simply put, there’s never been a better time to be an Engineering Vol.
Matthew M. Mench
Dean and Wayne T.
Davis Dean's Chair
Tickle College of Engineering
College Profile
Leadership Team
Matthew M. Mench
Dean and Wayne T Davis
Dean’s Chair
William Dunne
Associate Dean for Research
and Facilities
Toby Boulet
Interim Associate Dean for Academic
and Student Affairs
Paul Frymier
Associate Dean of Faculty
Affairs and Engagement
Keith Stanfill
Edwards Assistant Dean for
Integrated Engineering Design
Jeremy Kirk
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
John Schmisseur
Executive Director, UTSI; Associate Dean
Accreditation
All engineering programs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. The computer science program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is accredited by the Computer Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
Department Heads
Julie Carrier
Biosystems Engineering and
Soil Science
Chris Cox
Civil and
Environmental Engineering
J. Wesley Hines
Nuclear Engineering
Veerle Keppens
Materials Science and Engineering
Paul Frymier
Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Interim
John E. Kobza
Industrial and Systems
Engineering
Kivanc Ekici
Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
Greg Peterson
Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science
Board of Advisors
Check out the full list of our Board of Advisors.
Rankings, Facts, and Stats Update
The college is progressing in many ways. Including enrollment, research expenditures, programs offered, and academic support. Take a look at how we're doing.
Data accurate as of 11/11/2022.
Academics
Ranked 38th (undergraduate) and 35th (graduate) among public colleges of engineering (U.S. News & World Report 2023).
Eight departments with nationally ranked programs and seven internationally known research centers.
Total Full-Time Enrollment
AY22-23
- Undergraduate: 3,716
- Graduate, MS: 448
- Graduate, PhD: 735
- Total: 4,899
Degrees Granted
AY21–22
- Bachelor of Science: 689
- Master of Science: 211
- Doctor of Philosophy: 105
- Total: 1005
Students Stats
106 percent undergraduate student growth since 2005
25 percent of undergraduates are female—female enrollment has increased 67 percent since 2008.
33 percent growth in PhD enrollment since 2012, and the 23rd largest PhD program among public schools of engineering.
25 percent female graduate student enrollment.
8 percent underrepresented minority graduate students.
Alumni
21,300+ living alumni across all 50 states and
78 countries.
(As of September 6, 2022)
Faculty Profile
Our faculty includes the following:
185 T/TT Faculty:
- 94 professors
- 47 associate professors
- 44 assistant professors
67 non-TT faculty
2 National Academy of Engineering members
48 endowed chairs/professorships and faculty fellows
10 UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chairs
21 Early Career Awardees since 2016 (NSF, DoE, DARPA, ARO)
1 Distinguished Scientist
2 University Distinguished Professor
Research
$99.5M in annual research expenditures.
Read this fall's
Tennessee Engineer
Financial Update
(For Fiscal Year 2022)
Total Expenditures
Total: $172.9 Million
| Externally Funded Gifts, Grants & Contracts | $99,523,802 | |
| Recurring & Nonrecurring State Funds | $73,426,210 |
Resources: Recurring & Nonrecurring State Funds
Total: $73.4 Million
| Salaries & Benefits | $59,637,763 | |
| Miscellaneous Operating Expenses | $11,635,449 | |
| Equipment & Software | $1,726,788 |
Gifts, Grants, & Contracts by Department/Center
Total: $99.5 Million
| Administration | $2,788,095 | |
| Biosystems Engineering | $1,893,814 | |
| Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | $5,740,993 | |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | $7,327,974 | |
| Cook Grand Challenge Honors Program | $90,967 | |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Science | $21,869,433 | |
| Engineering Fundamentals Division | $187,813 | |
| Industrial & Systems Engineering | $2,875,681 | |
| Materials Science & Engineering | $8,414,734 | |
| Mechanical, Aerospace, & Biomedical Engineering | $19,954,741 | |
| Nuclear Engineering | $13,842,557 | |
| UT Space Institute | $7,035,489 | |
| Research Centers | $9,395,327 |
Development Update
Dear friends of the Tickle College of Engineering,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your commitment to provide valuable resources to help us educate the next generation of Tennessee engineers. In fiscal year 2022, you gave over $33M because you believe in the premise that engineers are uniquely able to change the world for the better and that higher education is the key that opens the door to our students’ unlimited potential.
To all of you, we want to say that we are thankful for your contributions, which gives us the leverage to achieve sustainable progress for our state, region, and nation. With that in mind, we look forward to redoubling our efforts next year—together with you and as part of our engineering family.
Wishing you all the best!
Go Vols!
Brian Shupe
Executive Director of
Development
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