University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Vice Chancellor for Research Dr. Reinhold Mann has announced his retirement, effective at the end of December after a decade of service. Since joining UTC in 2015 and becoming vice chancellor in 2024, Mann strengthened the University’s research enterprise, expanded external funding, deepened community and national partnerships, and advanced strategic…
UTC Researchers And Hamilton County Educators Turn NSF Project Into Hydrogen Energy Publication
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga researchers and Hamilton County educators co-authored a paper published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy stemming from a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Teachers program. UTC faculty Drs. Rahul Bhosale and Bradley Harris mentored East Ridge High and Tyner Middle High educators through hands-on hydrogen energy research, strengthening…
Study documents more than $5 billion impact of EPB’s fiber optic network and automated electric grid
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…