BESS’ own, Dr. Lori Duncan, has been named 2023 Cotton Researcher of the Year. She won the award for her continuous work in sustainability which include implementation of the Field…
Lori Duncan is Cotton Researcher of the Year!
Dr. Anton Astner!
Anton Astner successfully defended his Biosystems Engineering PhD. The title of his thesis is “ Analysis of Physicochemical Properties and Terrestrial Dynamics of Mechanically Formed Micro- (MP) and Nano-(NP)Scaled particles…
UT SOIL VOLS Success
The UT SOIL VOLS were in South Carolina, October 16th – 20th competing at the 2022 Southeast Regional Collegiate Soils Contest, hosted by Clemson University. With a team which had…
Construction Science Management (CSM) students help out at Trade’s competition
This is the second year that the Builder’s Exchange organized a Trade competition for high school students. This year high school students from Lenoir City, Greenback, Union County, Halls, Anderson…
Andrew Sherfy wins the 2022 NACTA Educator Award
Andrew Sherfy won the 2022 NACTA Educator Award. Recognized for his demonstrated ability and success at teaching large enrollment classes, Andrew firmly believes that preparation and organization are two important…
Protecting a Beloved East Tennessee Waterway
Faculty in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science are partnering with the Department of Microbiology and several environmental groups on efforts to protect and improve the water quality of…
BESS at 2022 Tri-Societies Meeting in Baltimore
BESS’s students did very well in various competitions at the recent 2022 Tri-Society Meeting in Baltimore. With respect to undergraduates, in the Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Sciences (SASES)…
State-Wide Extension Conference
BESS faculty and staff were at the recent state-wide Extension conference in Chattanooga, TN. Dr. Andrea Ludwig, Celeste Scott, County Agent for Madison County and Taylor Reeder, Williamson County Agent with…
Dr. Saha Wins National Award
Dr. Debasish (Deb) Saha is awarded the 2022 Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin (AASIO) award for the Outstanding Early Career Scientist award. Dr. Saha is developing a research program…
Climate Smart Agriculture
Climate smart agriculture is a suite of practices that famers implement that will enhance the sequestration of carbon into the soil, to reverse some of the negative environmental and climate…