Dr. Suresh Babu
Bredesen Center Director
Dr. Sudarsanam Suresh Babu is a Governor’s Chair in Advanced Manufacturing and is a professor based in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering (MABE) at UT and has a joint professorship with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE). As a Governor’s Chair, he also has an appointment in the Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate and in the Advanced Manufacturing Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Dr. Russell Zaretzki
DSE Program Director
Dr. Russell Zaretzki is an Associate Professor with the Haslam College of Business. He earned a Ph.D. in Statistics from Cornell University and has been on the UT Faculty since 2004.
Administrative Staff
Wanda Davis
Business Manager
Wanda Davis is the assistant to the director and Business Manager for the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education. Wanda moved to Tennessee from San Antonio, Texas and currently resides in Maryville, Tennessee.
Allie Burns
Advisor
Allie advises academic progress of all Bredesen Center students, as well as facilitates recruitment efforts and admissions.
Rebecca Christ
Accounting Specialist
Administrative Specialist
Affiliated Professionals
Dr. Moody E. Altamimi
Dr. Moody Altamimi is the Director of the Office of Research Excellence at Oak Ridge National Lab.