News - Dr. Venkateswara Kode

Congratulations to Katelyn, for winning the first place ($750) in Fall 2026 Graduate Student 3MT Research Pitch Competition, “Pulling Water From Thin Air,” at UTC! Katelyn will represent UTC at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) 3MT Competition, held during the CSGS Annual Meeting on February 17–19, 2027, in Arlington, Virginia.

Congratulations to Erin (PI) and Katelyn (co-PI), for winning the SEARCH Award ($1,000) for the project, “Coffee-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots for Polymer Composite Applications,” at UTC!
Dr. Kode received the prestigious NSF ERI award ($199,516) to support a new project on, “Renewable Water Harvesting Using Tunable Solid Bio-Desiccants Derived from Agricultural Waste for Low-Energy Regeneration” (05/2026-04/2028).
Dr. Kode presented an invited talk on, “Thermal Analysis of Water Vapor Sorption and Hysteresis in Chestnut Shell-Derived Carbons Probed by DVS” at the 2026 North American Sorption Symposium, hosted at the USDA Forestry Laboratory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Congratulations to Katelyn Hamilton (B.S.) on her graduation!
Dr. Kode received the Faculty Development Grant ($1,500) at UTC!

Congratulations to Katelyn, Erin, and Aaron for presenting their research posters at the UTC’s Spring Research and Arts Conference, Chattanooga, 2026!
Congratulations to Katelyn and Erin for presenting their research poster at the Tennessee Capitol event, Nashville, 2026!
Congratulations to Katelyn, Erin, and Aaron for presenting their research posters at the AIChE Southern Regional Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 2026!
Congratulations to Dr. Kode on being competitively selected for the project, “Controllable, Carbon-Free Synthesis of Boron Nitride Quantum Dots for Quantum Photonics and High-Temperature Optoelectronics,” UTC-wide to advance to full submission for the ORAU Ralph E. Powe Award!

Congratulations to Katelyn (PI) and Erin (co-PI), for winning the SEARCH Award ($1,000) for the project, “Coffee-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots for Biofuel Enhancement: A Green Approach to Combustion Efficiency,” at UTC!
Dr. Kode received the Ruth S. Holmberg Grant ($5,000) for Faculty Excellence at UTC!

Dr. Kode received the Outstanding Professional Service Award from the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science!
Dr. Kode received the Outstanding Professional Service Award from the UTC Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering!
Congratulations to Katelyn, Erin, and Mohammed for presenting their research posters at the UTC’s Spring Research and Arts Conference, Chattanooga, 2025!

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