Research & Economic Development

Through Tennessee Tech's School of Art, Craft and Design, the Appalachian Center for Craft promotes excellence in American craft through tradition and innovation in technique, concept and design.

Main Office Hours:
Monday — Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Email: craftcenter@tntech.edu
Phone: (931) 372-3051; (615) 597-6801

In Case of Emergency after hours, contact Security: (931) 267-1086

Physical Address:
1560 Craft Center Drive
Smithville, TN 37166

Appalachian Center for Craft

The Critical-thinking Assessment Test (CAT) was developed with input from faculty across a wide range of institutions and disciplines, with guidance from colleagues in the cognitive/ learning sciences and assessment and with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Ada Haynes, Ph.D. / Director 
Matthews Hall, Rm. 244
Campus Box 5031
80 Wings Up Way
Cookeville, TN 38505

Phone: 931-372-3252
Email: CAT@tntech.edu

Center for Assessment & Improvement of Learning

The Center for Energy Systems Research is an Accomplished Center of Excellence at Tennessee Technological University. The Center is funded by the State of Tennessee and research grants from various federal and state agencies and the private sector. This is an interdisciplinary center engaged in research on various problems relating to energy and infrastructure. 

Satish Mahajan, Director

Center for Energy System Research
1020 Stadium Drive, Box 5032, PRSC 231
Cookeville, TN 38505
Email: smahajan@tntech.edu
Phone: (931) 372-3875

Center for Energy System Research

The Center for Manufacturing Research was created to draw together resources of the State of Tennessee, the university, industries and governmental funding agencies into a cooperative effort to be on the leading edge of the latest technological advances in manufacturing.

Ying Zhang, Ph.D.
Director
931-372-3362
yzhang@tntech.edu

Center for Manufacturing Research

The mission of the Center for the Management, Utilization and Protection of Water Resources (Water Center) is to support state and federal agencies, communities, and industry in solving water quality, biodiversity, and water security problems and advancing scientific understanding of all aspects of water science and engineering through basic and applied research. 

Center for the Management, Utilization and Protection of Water Resources

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5033
Cookeville, TN 38505

Contact Information:
(931) 372-3507
watercenterlab@tntech.edu

 Water Center

The Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center (CEROC) integrates university-wide existing activities and initiatives in cybersecurity education, research and outreach toward finding solutions to security and privacy problems in cyberspace.

Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center
College of Engineering at Tennessee Tech Box 5134
1020 Stadium Drive 
Prescott Hall, Room 414 
Cookeville, TN 38505

Street Address:

Stadium Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501
Prescott Hall, room 414

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday
8am to 4:30pm CST

Phone: (931) 372-3519

 Email: ceroc@tntech.edu

Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center

Tennessee Tech’s iCube is a place where students and faculty imagine, inspire, and innovate. Our goal is to provide creative solutions to traditional problems through marketing, training, website and app development, public policy campaigns, and the application of emerging technologies, such as virtual reality. 

LOCATION
1100 N. Peachtree Avenue
Cookeville, TN 38505

CONTACT
(931) 372-6383
info@ttuicube.com
 

iCube

The iMakerSpace is a university-wide, student-centered  space under the leadership of the Colleges of Engineering and Business. The iMakerSpace serves as a focal point on campus to provide training, service, partnership, research and evaluation in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) to all disciplines. 

Faculty and Staff
Ismail Fidan, Ph.D.
Director
Office: Lewis 103
Phone: 931-372-6298
Email: ifidan@tntech.edu

Nan "Terry" Guo, Ph.D.
Supporting Staff
Office: Clement 401
Phone: 931-372-3102
Email: nguo@tntech.edu

Vivekanand Naikwadi
Graduate Assistant 
Office: Library 349
Email: vanaikwadi42@tntech.edu 

iMakerSpace

The mission of the Tennessee 3-Star Industrial Training & Assessment Center is the promotion of industrial energy efficiency in manufacturing through:

1. Conducting no-cost on-site energy efficiency assessments

2. Graduating engineering students with professional skill sets and a solid background in energy and resource efficiency

Contact Us
Michelle Davis, IAC Programs Manager
Email: mdavis@tntech.edu 
Phone: 931-372-6286

Ethan Languri, Ph.D., P.E., IAC Director
Email: elanguri@tntech.edu 
Phone: 931-372-6790

Hiyam Farhat, Ph.D., IAC Asst Director
Email: hfarhat@tntech.edu
Phone: 931-372-3737

IAC Office Address:
1020 Stadium Drive
Prescott 117
Campus Box 5077
Cookeville, TN 38505

IAC Lab Address:
1010 N. Peachtree Drive
Clement 102
Cookeville, TN 38505

Tennessee Industrial Training & Assessment Center

The Machine Intelligence and Data Science (MInDS) Center coordinates artificial intelligence and data science research and education efforts across Tennessee Tech University. The center brings together faculty and researchers from diverse backgrounds to create and support cross-cutting research and educational opportunities across a wide variety of applications and research.

Contact Us:
Douglas Talbert, Ph.D., Co-Director
William (Bill) Eberle, Ph.D., Co-Director

Email: MINDS@TNTECH.EDU

Machine Intelligence and Data Science (MInDS) Center

Tennessee Tech's Millard Oakley STEM Center for the Teaching and Learning of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics is an extraordinary facility, located in Ray Morris Hall, that offers educators, schools, students (PreK through college), and the regional community a wealth of interactive programs, activities, and events. 

Contact STEM Center
Darek Potter, Director
College of Education & Human Sciences 
Tennessee Tech University
Camous Box 5112
155 West 7th Street
Cookeville TN 38501

P: 931-372-6573
E: stem@tntech.edu

Millard Oakley STEM Center

Through the years, UCI has undertaken many invaluable research projects pertaining to the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee and Kentucky, from architectural histories to oral histories of coal miners. 

Contact Dr. Smith via email at tdsmith@tntech.edu or by phone at 931-372-6297.

Upper Cumberland Institute