Program Director; Intercollegiate Data Science and Engineering PhD, Associate Professor of @EECS_UTK; Adjunct in @UTK_EEB, Univ. of Tennessee (@UTKnoxville)

Knoxville, TN
Joined June 2010
Home of the free fries! Waited for the hype to settle after they reopened and worth it… a lil’ Dom burger made by big Dom. Well worth a trip to North Knox and they have seating now
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Rooting for Nola. Yes he lost in the first Phillies game I watched in Philly this summer in almost 30 years and my siblings gave him grief. But sticking with the team that drafted you means a lot to me
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U-ORII's Bredesen Center unites @UTKnoxville and @ORNL resources and capabilities for its three doctoral degrees: 💻 Data Science and Engineering 💡 Energy Science and Engineering 🧬 Genome Science and Technology Visit bredesencenter.utk.edu/apply… to get started!
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Updated group picture (at Chaiyos)! Congrats to Dr. Oduwole -- second from left -- and his bioinformatics gig in AZ he officially starts on Monday. Jai (far left) will be doing undergrad research this spring/summer in Boston at MIT/Broad
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My first Indian wedding. Dancing at 9:30 before the ceremony … still going strong at 10:30 after dinner!
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Greek fest! (2025 edition)
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Congrats to my inherited student Dr. Oduwole for defending his PhD today! And thanks to co-advisor Dr. Drew Steen for flying in form LA to be there in person !
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I know I am going to regret assigning myself DSE511 but I survived… almost 4 hours of lecture today and can still (mostly) talk. Let’s see about tomorrow lol
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Way to go Connor! It was great having you in 202 and 302, to have played a small part in helping you get the GFRP, and I am looking forward to what you do next!
#EngineeringVol Connor Murphy was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1 at 5 months old. But Murphy refused to be defined by his life circumstances. Head to the link for more about Connor and his inspiring testimony! 🔗 bit.ly/46tfHbK
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Enjoying a beverage on the same dock we visited in 2021 but this time two Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins are keeping me company about 20-30 feet away. Too dark for a video/pic but super cool to hear and see them surface
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Didn’t expect an authentic Philly hoagie shop in Greenville SC but I’m here for it. Authentic bread and “local” beer in the fridge complete with notes lol
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Its a little late (crazy end of the semester) but congrats to UTK bioinformatics student Jai Mehta and current UTK CS student for receiving accolades for his research at EurEeKA, our undergrad research symposium!
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Grading on the 6th floor of MK and the shaking/crashing in the office below about an hour ago was indeed an earthquake lol (4.1). Hope everyone in K-town is OK.
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Sun going down at TCE baseball outing in the new Old City park
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Great weather in the scruffy city… enjoying late 90s alternative in the kid and dog friendly beer garden (not sure how much they are enjoying Radiohead and Rage against the Machine tho)
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Nashville farmer’s market chill before NHD TN state awards
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Lunch at “the sunflower” by my local shopping center. Seems always 2/3 full esp on a Friday.
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Started watching “Long Bright River” on Peacock. The Philly accents are spot on… and love the “youse’re” even in the subtitles lol
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Spring break (again) on the gulf. Surprised how many beaches are private on 30a (Florida) having grown up going to Jersey but way worth the 8 hr drive
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Surreal seeing videos of a plane crash a few miles from where I grew up (northeast Philly). Been there dozens of times for toys, sports equipment, etc. as a kid. Hoping the people who were in that busy area (near the main mall/shopping) are all OK
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