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…
Will scientists ever study the Bering Land Bridge — or will it remain lost to the sea?
Morgan Smith, director of the Geoarchaeology and Submerged Landscapes Lab at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), highlights the formidable challenges of investigating the BLB underwater: extreme weather, strong currents and thick sediment layers make fieldwork “a needle-in-a-haystack problem.” Smith explains that although the potential for preserved artifacts is high thanks to cold‐water conditions, finding…
UTC Assistant Professor is leading a research project that has achieved a significant breakthrough
Zihao Wang, an assistant professor at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, led a collaboration with the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation to develop a new AI framework called the Langevin Variational Autoencoder (Langevin-VAE). This lightweight model addresses the long-standing challenge of building interpretable, high-quality 3D image models that separate shape from…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory to host two new AI supercomputers
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is set to expand its computing arsenal with two cutting-edge AI supercomputers—“Lux” and “Discovery”—to boost U.S. leadership in science, energy and national security. One of ORNL’s key partners is the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), further enhancing quantum and AI research collaboration and aligning with Chattanooga’s growing tech…