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Award and Recongition Recieved by Students:
 2014 Kristen Holbrook
Speaker,
Chloroplast Minisymposium, ASPB Plant Biology 2014 Conference, Portland, OR
 2014 Kristen Holbrook
TN Plant Research Center Travel Fellowship &
Graduate Student Senate Travel Award,
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
 
 2014 Amber Bassett
EURēCA Awards (Arts & Sciences Division), the Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 
 2014 Gabbi Little (Richard Simmerman, mentor)
Presenter,
The 20th Annual SAEOPP McNair/SSS Scholars Research Conference, Atlanta, GA
 2014 Gabbi Little (Richard Simmerman, mentor)
Outstanding Performance in Research Methods,
Best Poster Award,
Exemplary Scholar Award,

The Educational Advancement Program’s Summer 2014 Research Institute, UTK, Knoxville, TN


 2014 Louie Thal
The Best Poster Award,
the Summer Science Academy 12th Annual Research Symposium, TN-SCORE, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
 2014 Amber Bassett
The Award for Best Poster Presentation by Undergraduate Student,
the 23rd Western Photosynthesis Conference, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.
 2013 Richard Simmerman
Poster was selected for an oral presentation (20%) at the 11th workshop on
Cyanobacteria, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA
August 7 - 11, 2013
 2013 Kristen Holbrook
The Write Research Award, BCMB &
The Scholarly and Research Incentive Funds (SARIF), the Office of Research, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
 2013 Kristen Holbrook & Amber Bassett
ASPB Travel Grant, Plant Biology 2013, Providence, RI
 2013 Amber Bassett
Chancellor's Summer Research Internship &
BCMB undergraduate research scholarship, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
 2013 Deepika Nambiar, Tuo Zhu, Meng Li, Kristen Holbrook & Amber Bassett
Fall 2013 TN Plant Research Center Travel Fellowships, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
 2013 Kristen Holbrook
The Beverley Green Award for Best Presentation by Graduate Student,
the 22nd Western Photosynthesis Conference, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.
 2013 Tuo Zhu
The Best Graduate Student Poster,
the 22nd Western Photosynthesis Conference, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.
 2013 Deepika Nambiar, Tuo Zhu, Meng Li, Kristen Holbrook & Richard Simmerman
Spring 2013 Graduate Student Senate Travel Awards, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2012 Kristen Holbrook
The Best Graduate Student Presentation,
the 35th Annual Midwest/Southeast Photosynthesis Meeting, Turkey Run State Park, Marshall, IN
 2012 Amber Bassett, Andrew Brandon, Jordan Bryner, Deepika Nambiar, Tuo Zhu, Meng Li & Kristen Holbrook
Fall 2012 TN Plant Research Center Travel Fellowships, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2012 Meng Li
The Best Graduate Student Poster,
the TN-score Thrust 1 Annual Retreat, Montgomery Bell State Park, Nashville, TN
 2012 Melissa Bigler
The Best Undergraduate Student Poster, the TN-score Thrust 1 Annual Retreat, Montgomery Bell State Park, Nashville, TN
 2012 Non Chotewutmontri
Science Alliance Award, Division of Biology, Univerisity of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2012 Michelle Brown & Jason Lancaster
EURēCA Awards (Natural Sciences), the Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2012 Kristen Holbrook & Non Chotewutmontri
Spring 2012 TN Plant Research Center Travel Fellowships, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2012 Kristen Holbrook
ASPB Travel Grant, Plant Biology 2012, Austin, TX.
 2012 Melissa Bigler
Army Research Laboratory Fellowship, U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
 2012 Melissa Bigler
Posters at the Capitol Participant,
the Legislative Plaza, TN State Capitol,
Nashville, TN
 2012 Khoa Nguyen
The Best Graduate Student Poster,
the 21st Western Photosynthesis Conference,
Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.
 2011 Michelle Brown & Jason Lancaster
Undergraduate Research Summer Internships, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2011 Jason Lancaster
The C.W. Fite Fellowship for Outstanding Professional Promise, BCMB , University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2011 Khoa Nguyen
The Best Graduate Student Presentation, the STAIR Annual Retreat, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2011 Non Chotewutmontri
The Chancellor's Citation Award for Extraordinary Professional Promise, Chancellor's Honors Banquet, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2011 Non Chotewutmontri
The Beverley Green Award for Best Presentation by Graduate Student,
the 20th Western Photosynthesis Conference,
Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.
 2011 Melissa Bigler, Michelle Brown, Kyle Sander, Richard Simmerman &Tuo Zhu
Fall 2011 TN Plant Research Center Travel Fellowships, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2011 Lauren Creasor, Caitlin Paquet, Khoa Nguyen, Richard Simmerman & Non Chotewutmontri
Spring 2011 TN Plant Research Center Travel Fellowships, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2010 Khoa Nguyen
The Best Poster by Junoir Graduate Student, the BCMB Annual Retreat, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2010 Ahita Dave, Richard Simmerman & Non Chotewutmontri
Spring 2010 TN Plant Research Center Travel Fellowships, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2010 Evan Reddick
Invited Speaker,
the 7th Okazaki Biology Conference,
Okazaki, Japan.
 2009 Evan Reddick
The Best Presentation, the Sigma Xi Seminar Series, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2008 Caitlin Pacquet
UT-ORNL Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
 2008 Pinky Muhbamni
Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2008 Ian Campbell
EURēCA Award (Natural Sciences), the Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2008 Evan Reddick
The Chancellor's Citation Award for Extraordinary Professional Promise, Chancellor's Honors Banquet, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2007 Ian Campbell
Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2007 Chris Lowe
EURēCA Award (Natural Sciences), the Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2007 Evan Reddick
ASPB Travel Grant, Botany & Plant Biology 2007 Joint Congress, Chicago, IL.
 2007 Evan Reddick
Science Alliance Award, Division of Biology, Univerisity of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2006 Ian Campbell
UTK Nominee for Barry D. Goldwater Fellowship.
 2006 Sarah Wright
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, BCMB, University of Tennesee at Knoxville
 2006 Ian Campbell
EURēCA Award (Natural Sciences), the Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2005 Evan Reddick
Science Alliance Award, Division of Biology, Univerisity of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2005 Sarah Wright
ASPB Travel Grant, Plant Biology 2005, Seattle, WA.
 2005 Wesley Phillips
Chancellor's Summer Research Internship Program, Univerisity of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2005 Michael Vaugh
The Best Undergradate Student Poster, the 14th Western Photosynthesis Conference, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.
 2005 Brent Fagg
Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Microbiology, Univerisity of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 2000 Jennifer Millsap
The Best Undergradate Student Poster, the Meeting of the Southern Section of the American Society of Plant Physiologists.
 2000 Carole Dabney Smith
The Best Graduate Student Presentation, the Meeting of the Southern Section of the American Society of Plant Physiologists.
 2000 Carole Dabney Smith
The Alexander Hollaender Fellowship Award, Division of Biology, Univerisity of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 1999 Yvonne Treec
Outstanding Undergraduate Student, BCMB, Univerisity of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 1999 Yvonne Treec
EURēCA Award (Natural Sciences), the Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement, University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
 1999 Robert Ivey
The Best Graduate Student Presentation, the Meeting of the Southern Section of the American Society of Plant Physiologists.
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Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202092246.html
QUEST http://quest.utk.edu/2012/biosolar-breakthrough/
METROPULSE http://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/apr/18/ut-professors-biosolar-advances-make-old-energy-so/
R&D Magazine http://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/02/biosolar-breakthrough-promises-cheap-easy-green-electricity
NSF http://news.science360.gov/archives/20120206
NPR Podcast http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2012/02/000722-barry_bruce_using_photosynthesis_to_create_electricity.html
Ecoseed http://www.ecoseed.org/technology/10522-exclusive-new-advances-made-in-using-plant-molecules-for-solar-and-hydrogen
CHEMIE.DE http://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/109450
Popular Science http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-11
Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11
Cyber Schlolar http://mediabeast.ites.utk.edu/
UTK Television http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=625p8Mb_GdE
Knoxville Sentinal http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/aug/01/spinach-8212-fuel-of-future/
Forbes http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/23/
EPA News http://es.epa.gov/ncer/events/news/2007/10_17_07_feature.html/
ASPB News http://www.aspb.org/publicaffairs/news/bruceforbes.cfm/
Nature http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v22/n8/full/nbt0804-967.html
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Newsweek http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5852745/site/newsweek/
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New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/11/technology/circuits/
Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/09/18
USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations
Discover http://discovermagazine.com/2005/jan
News:
 2011 Lauren Johnson
Lauren Johnson was the inaugural TN-SCORE/Eastman Chemical Company 2011 summer intern and now she is one of the newest full-time employees in Strategic Process Innovation and Evaluation Lab. After a successful internship, Lauren was offered and accepted a position at Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee.







 

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