It was beautiful fall weather to have BESS’ annual Fall Welcome Back BBQ during the late afternoon of Thursday September 23rd. BESS undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff and Spoon the…
Fall Welcome Back BBQ!
BESS Hosts 2021 Southeast Regional Soils Contest
This fall, the University of Tennessee will be hosting the 2021 Southeast Regional Soils Contest, in Knoxville, TN. Held every year (with the exception of 2020) since 1956 this competition affords students…
Dr. Yuchuan Fan
Yuchuan Fan successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation: “Sustainable underground reactive barrier to attenuate contaminants from agricultural drainage.” Yuchuan’s major advisor was Dr. Jaehoon Lee and members of his committee were…
Dr. Walker addresses Waverly disaster
https://www.rfdtv.com/story/44599601/tennessee-tragedy-utia-offers-insight-into-impact-on-ag-following-deadly-flood
30 years of Electric Camp
Do you know how to fly a drone? Can you build an electric motor? Do you know how virtual reality (VR) helps engineers solve real-world problems? Do you know how…
Dr. Al Womac recognized as ASABE Fellow
AGCO American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Competition
The AGCO American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) undergraduate student competition took place virtually on Wednesday July 14. Herbert’s Biosystems Engineers (BSE) seniors had two teams selected for…
Dr. Hu!
Jialin Hu successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation: ”Impacts of Soil Management on Microbial Assemblages Involved in Nitrogen Transformations in Agroecosystems in Tennessee, USA.” Her work revealed insights into important relationships…
BESS PhD Student and Plastics
Dr. Hayes’ PhD student, Anton Astner, was invited by Dr. Hanna Landenmark, who is an associate editor for the PLOS One journal, to contribute to the PLOS EveryOne Blog dedicated…
High Honors for BESS’ Research Work
Out of a total of 14 publications, two BESS/UTIA publications made it to the Editor’s Pick 2021 collection! Terrestrial Microbiology Editor’s Pick. DeBruyn Lab: Bandopadhyay, S.*, J. E. Liquet y Gonzalez*, K. Henderson*,…