University of Tennessee
Materials Science & Engineering Department



EURēCA Awards Ceremony
Knoxville, TN, May 4, 2023



There were a good number of posters presented by students in the Materials Science & Engineering Department at the EURēCA Poster Competition on April 25, 2023. Many of them are shown here. Three Posters from the MSE Community received awards.



  • Research Category: Honorable Mention - Marlena Alexander (MSE; right), mentored by Prof. Mariya Zhuravleva


  • Research Category: Second Place - Nicole Liu (CBE; left), mentored by Prof. Kate Page


  • Design Category: First Place - Team Volkswagen, mentored by Prof. David Harper
    • Melanie Moczadlo (MSE; second to left)
    • Chris Webb (MSE; center)
    • Conner Cornachione (MSE; second to right)
    • Alex Bowman (MSE; not pictured)

Congratulations to these amazing young researchers! May their future research journey continue to bear good fruit. As an aside, we note that Chris Webb was also a member of the organ project that won first place in the research category at EURēCA last year. A special congratulations to Chris for this repeat feat, as he soon heads off to graduate school.

More photos on the Keffer research group site.