EPB’s fiber optic network and automated electric grid have generated $5.3 billion in community benefit since their launch in 2010, according to a peer-reviewed economic impact study conducted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). The study was conducted by Bento Lobo, Ph.D., who heads the Department of Finance and Economics at the UTC Rollins…
EPB Projects $1 Billion in Quantum Technology Benefits Over Next Decade
Chattanooga utility EPB projects its fiber-optic and automated electric grid systems will generate roughly $10 billion in community benefit by 2035, with about $1.1 billion coming from quantum-technology initiatives. A study led by UTC found the network has already delivered over $5.3 billion in benefits since 2010. UTC is actively engaged in the region’s quantum…
Chattanooga officials say they’re already using AI to improve city services
The city has also been working with startups and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to come up with ways to improve traffic safety. UTC already operates a testbed on East M.L. King Boulevard that includes cameras, lidar, radar and audio to better understand how pedestrians use Chattanooga’s transportation networks. Lidar is short for light detection and…
UT at Chattanooga holds two pitch competitions on the same day
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga hosted two distinct pitch competitions in one afternoon: the Graduate Student “Three Minute Thesis” (3MT) contest and the Undergraduate Research Elevator Pitch event. First-year doctoral student Maheshi Walawwe won the 3MT by purposefully omitting equations to make her computational science work accessible. Meanwhile undergraduates used two minutes and just two…
The Team Effort For A Trail Survey In Hamilton County
What are the economic and community impacts of mountain biking here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County? Researchers on our campus – the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – are conducting a study in partnership with SORBA Chattanooga, the local chapter for the nonprofit that supports mountain bike trails here in the Southeast. Ryan Zwart is…