PEER Faculty Contacts connect prospective PEER students to the various academic departments at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. PEER Faculty Contacts are knowledgeable on topics or can direct you to a source of information about their home department such as:
- Departmental Admissions Processes
- Important Departmental Admissions Dates
- Faculty Research
- Departmental Facilities & Resources
- Departmental Funding Opportunities
- PEER Fellowship & Responsibilities
Reach out to a PEER Faculty Contact today!

Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, Associate Professor
Dept. of Entomology & Plant Pathology
Office Phone: (865) 974-5931

Gregory Peterson, Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Office Phone: (865) 974-6352

Paul Arnsworth, Associate Professor
Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Office Phone: (865) 974-9748

Tessa Burch-Smith, Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biochemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology
Office Phone: (865) 974-6203

Eric Boder, Career Development Associate Professor
Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Office Phone: (865) 974-6362

Michael Best, Associate Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
Office Phone: (865) 974-8658

Todd Reynolds, Associate Professor
Dept. of Microbiology
Office Phone: (865) 974-4025

Hwa-Chain Robert Wang, Professor
Dept. of Comparative Medicine
Office Phone: (865) 974-3846
Suzanne Lenhart, Professor
Dept. of Mathematics
Office Phone: (865) 974-4270