A Convergent Initiative
FCI connects expertise across Engineering, Architecture & Design, Arts & Sciences, Social Work, and Agriculture, alongside partners at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and across industry. Together, we turn ambitious ideas into measurable impact.
Leadership
Hongyu “Nick” Zhou
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Marshall Prado
Associate Professor of Design and Structural Technology
College of Architecture & Design
James Rose
Distinguished Lecturer
Director, Institute for Smart Structures
College of Architecture & Design
Sai Swaminathan
Assistant Professor
Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Tickle College of Engineering
Tayfun Efe Ertop
Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering