Carl Sams (IMAGE) University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Caption Carl Sams, UTIA Institute professor and Austin Distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, has been elected as a member of the 2021 class of AAAS Fellows. Image courtesy UTIA. Credit UTIA Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.