On Nov. 1, 2018, a research grant for $25,000 has been awarded to the research project: Aptameric Targeting of CD19 B-lymphocyte Transmembrane Receptor via Molecular Simulations for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Therapy. The grant was awarded through the inaugural competition of the Collaborative Research Grant initiative, a partnership between UTC, the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga and the Erlanger Health System. The research team is led by UTC’s…
On Dec. 4, 2018, the UTC Faculty Grants Committee awarded $1,600 the project Photobioreactor Development for Microbial Treatment of Hamilton County Wastewater Effluents. A UTC research team led by Dr. Michael Danquah, professor and director of the university’s chemical engineering program, is developing a sustainable technology to treat Hamilton Country wastewater using microalgae. These organisms can recycle carbon while consuming contaminants from wastewater to produce useful biological compounds such…
Timothy Mannon and Christopher Lee Electrical Students, Christopher Lee and Timothy Mannon from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, each received a $2,000 scholarship from the IEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative. One hundred and seventy-four (174) PES Scholarship recipients were selected from 96 U.S., Puerto Rico & Canadian universities for the 2019-19 academic year. The initiative recognizes undergraduate students who have declared a…
