A team from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley Authority earned global acclaim at the 2025 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting in Austin. Their paper on determining grid strength for nuclear power plants during emergencies was selected as one of only four Prize Conference Papers out of over 1,600…
Dr. Kumar Yelamarthi, Dr. Chris Smith and Chancellor Lori Bruce on Jed & JR Mornings on the first day of class
On UTC’s first day of classes, WGOW 102.3’s Jed & JR hosted a live “Mornings” broadcast outside the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library. During the second hour, UTC’s new leadership and academic deans took the hot seat. Dr. Kumar Yelamarthi, Dean of the College of Engineering & Computer Science, emphasized a “students-first” approach, the…
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: UTC engineering student designs 3D-printed helmet for headstrong pup
A University of Tennessee at Chattanooga mechanical engineering student, Connor Mackey, designed a custom 3D‑printed helmet to protect Niblet, a rescue Chihuahua born with a soft spot in his skull (hydrocephalus). Assisted by Prof. Trevor Elliott and a Volkswagen volunteer who scanned the pup’s head, Mackey iterated more than a dozen prototypes until the final design…