Directions

Address: 1520 Middle Drive, Min H. Kao Building, Knoxville, TN  37996 (the main CURENT office is in Room 555)

GPS Coordinates - Lat: 35.959268, Long: -83.923734

The faculty, staff, and students of the center's lead institute are located in the Min H. Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus.CURENT's main office is in Room 555 of the Min Kao Building. Please note that most parking on campus requires a permit so please let us know that you are coming so that we can provide parking accomodations. 

Min Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building

Physical Address

1520 Middle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996

Directions from I-40 West of Knoxville / I-75 South of Knoxville

• Head east on I-40 E.
• Take Exit 388 for US-441 S / Henley St. toward downtown.
• Keep left at the fork and merge onto US-441 S / Henley St.
• Turn right onto Cumberland Avenue.
• Turn left into Staff Lot 7 immediately after you pass under the double bridge.

Directions from I-40 East of Knoxville

• Head west on I-40 W.
• Take Exit 389 for Hall of Fame Drive toward U.S. 441 N / Broadway
• Take Exit 388A on the left for Tennessee 158 W / James White Parkway toward U.S. 441 S / Downtown
• Merge onto James White Parkway
• Take the exit toward US-441 S / Downtown onto Cumberland Ave.
• Turn left into Staff Lot 7 immediately after you pass under the double bridge.

Directions from I-75 North of Knoxville

• Continue south on I-75 onto I-275 S
• Keep right at the fork, follow signs and merge onto US-441 S / Henley St.
• Turn right onto Cumberland Avenue.
• Turn left into Staff Lot 7 immediately after you pass under the double bridge.

Walking from Staff Lot 7

• Upon parking your vehicle, you will see the Min Kao Building directly in front of you, across from a creek.
• Follow the sidewalk to the right until it crosses Estabrook Rd.
• Cross Estabrook Rd. and enter the building in the glass double doors.
• Take the elevators on your right to the 5th floor.

NOTE: Staff Lot 7 is found inside the red circle. The parking spots reserved for CURENT guests are found at the gold star. Follow the sidewalk (red arrow) to the Min Kao Building (inside green circle).

Lot 7 Parking Information

For Visitors to the Min Kao Building:

Most of the parking areas on the UTK campus require parking permits so please plan ahead. It is best to make prior arrangements with someone in the center to use the parking spots in Lot 7. Your contact at CURENT will be able to procure a parking pass or passses for you for your visit. If you do not have a contact, please email Judy Evans at jevans20@utk.edu or call 865-974-9712. CURENT has one reserved space in Staff lot 7, which is on Cumberland Ave. and just across the creek from the Min H. Kao building. We also have dashboard parking permits for lot 7. 

Please note that the public parking garage at Volunteer Hall is also an option. See below. Just bring your parking ticket with you so that we can validate it before you leave. 

Contacts:  Faculty listing       Staff listing

Vol Hall - Public Parking Garage at Volunteer Hall

Map

Address for Garage:

1545 White Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37916

Address for Min H. Kao Building:

1520 Middle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996

Walking from the Volunteer Hall Public Parking Garage

• Exit the parking garage and turn left onto the main street level (White Ave).
• Take a right at the stop sign onto James Agee St. until you reach the traffic light at Cumberland Avenue.
• Turn left onto Cumberland Avenue and continue until you reach the traffic light at Circle Drive.
• Turn right onto Circle Drive, but then immediately take the sidewalk to go left towards the Min Kao Building.
• Follow the sidewalk and when you reach the split in the road, continue left.
• The road will take a sharp right turn directly in front of the Min Kao Building. (Enter the building through the metal double doors, and locate the stairs or elevator to the 5th floor, which is where CURENT offices are)