University of Tennessee
Materials Science & Engineering Department



MSE Fall Potluck
Knoxville, TN, December 3, 2025




The local student chapter of Material Advantage in the Material Science & Engineering Department hosted a Fall Potluck on the study day before final exams commenced. Undergraduate and graduate students, staff, faculty and friends of the MSE department attended.


One group of students worked on a group crossword puzzle, created by MSE alum, Jakob Scroggins.


Another group of students eventually got a poker game going, after they submitted their course project for Prof. Keffer's MSE 301, due at the stroke of midnight.


Dr. Cothrine again brought his ferrets, whose amazing stress-relieving powers are entirely appropriate for study day.

To all the students, good luck on your final exams!

More photos on the Keffer research group site.