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Advance Research

WE TURN BOLD IDEAS INTO REAL SOLUTIONS

Our focus is on translational research—work that moves beyond theory to make life and lives better, strengthening Tennessee’s economy and improving communities in our state and around the world.

PhD student Conner Pope works on the CO2-to-jet fuel reactor in the Bioenergy and Biofuels Lab on the Ag campus on May 08, 2024.
ADVANCING RESEARCH THAT IMPROVES LIVES
Elaine Maria Dorneles, a faculty member at Brazil’s Federal University of Lavras, examines the 2025 AgResearch annual report during a quiet moment at the workshop.

From Tennessee to Brazil and Back Again

A growing research partnership aims to speed solutions for sustainable agriculture and resource conservation.

Additional investment can help:

  • Accelerate health care breakthroughs that matter to the people of Tennessee.
  • Secure the future of our planet and communities through solutions in energy.
  • Drive discovery and innovation to produce new technology that improves lives.
  • Attract nationally renowned researchers and educators who are generating new knowledge across disciplines.

It takes a Volunteer to build the future of Tennessee.

With your support, we can ensure that UT leads the way in delivering solutions that improve lives, fuel innovation, and meet some of the critical challenges facing the world.


Questions about giving?
Tom Looney
tlooney@utfi.org
865-974-8622

Questions about your estate?
Ashley Eshleman
aeshleman@utfi.org
865-974-5720

Invest in the lives of future Volunteers.

Gifts to the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are made through and payable to the University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. (UTFI), an independent not-for-profit 501(c)3 that manages all alumni, development, and philanthropic endeavors of the University of Tennessee and its related campuses and institutes.

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