Center for Environmental Biotechnology at UTennessee

The Center for Environmental Biotechnology (CEB) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was established in 1986 to foster a multidisciplinary approach for training the next generation of environmental scientists and solving environmental problems through biotechnology. Over the past 14 years, CEB has distinguished itself as a world leader in developing the interdisciplinary research field of Environmental Biotechnology. The CEB was first in the nation to create a graduate research training program that truly integrates the sciences and engineering disciplines needed to produce trained professionals in the field. This was accomplished through grass root efforts of UT and ORNL faculty and staff with conceptual support by department heads and administrators at UT.
Recently, The CEB achieved Research Center-of-Excellence status by the University of Tennessee in order to catalyze and advance a new research agenda that "pushes-the-envelope" of creative and pioneering research. This fundamental new research revolutionizes the ability to dissect, monitor and control processes at the molecular level to achieve real-time information and computational analysis in complex bio-environmental systems.
Currently, the CEB is composed of 38 faculty, adjunct faculty, and research assistant professors across 10 departments. Specific research areas include BioMicroElectronics, BioEnvironmental Systems, BioTechnical Systems, BioAnalytical Systems, and Education & Outreach.
For more information concerning CEB, please contact us by e-mail (rdjohns@utk.edu) or by phone (865-974-8080).

The Center for Environmental Biotechnology
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
676 Dabney Hall
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1605
865-974-8080 | 865-974-8086 (fax)