What outside opportunities are available to EECS graduate students?
Our faculty’s diverse areas of expertise provide many opportunities for specializations throughout the fields of Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering. External support for research and scholarships in EECS exceed $10 million per year, which reflects the high productivity of our faculty. The department has a close relationship with nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), including joint management of a new supercomputer facility. As the largest science and energy laboratory for the Department of Energy, ORNL employs over 1,500 scientists/engineers and 3,000 guest researchers. ORNL offers an extensive well paid internship program for UT EECS students to work in the summer as well as during the academic year. Internship possibilities with other local industry also exist.
