Wednesday April 21, BESS had its picnic/banquet outdoors at the UT Botanical Gardens. It was not raining but it was about 50 degrees F! However, our hearts were warmed by…
Drs. Hart and Logan
Dr. Saha – new USDA grant
Dr. Debsish Saha’s research program is centered on developing an understanding of soil health-climate mitigation nexus by mitigating environmental nitrogen pollution by curbing the emissions of potent greenhouse gas nitrous…
Dr. Doug Hayes AOCS Fellow!
Dr. Doug Hayes, Biosystems Engineering faculty that teaches BSE 231 Biochemistry for Engineers and BSE 321 Biothermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, was selected to be an American Oil Chemists’ Society…
Dr. Burns selected as Technical Expert on FAO Technical Advisory Group
Dr. Robert Burns has been selected to serve as a Technical Expert on the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Methane. The Methane TAG is comprised of…
Dr. Ludwig’s Service as President of AEES
Dr. Andrea Ludwig is currently serving as the President of the American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES, ecoeng.org). The society’s mission is to promote the development of sustainable ecosystems that integrate…
BESS Faculty’s Service to Societies
American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) Dr. Andrea Ludwig is currently serving as the President of the American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) from 2020-2021. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Dr. Sean Schaeffer…
Dr. Lori Duncan wins the 2020 Trusted Advisor of Year Award from Field to Market
Dr. Lori Duncan is now Assistant Professor
Dr. Lori Duncan is, as of November 1, 2020, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science (BESS) with a 100% Extension appointment. She will develop,…
Dr. Paul Ayers Retiring
Dr. Paul Ayers is retiring after a 36-year university career. Dr. Ayers came to the University of Tennessee from Colorado State University in 2002. He had a teaching and research…
BESS Faculty and Grad Student Featured in Solid Waste & Recycling
A BESS study is published in “Solid Waste & Recycling”, an online magazine that serves Canada’s disposal industries.