From University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: When Dr. Mina Sartipi was in the second grade, she began tutoring other children in her neighborhood and discovered a lifelong passion: The classroom. “Teaching has always been my passion,” she said. “As a university faculty member, I train our students and the next-generation workforce. Our students are the workforce behind every project, result—everything.”
Quantum science is soon to take its place on campus
Dr. Tian Li, an assistant professor of physics at UTC, was the featured speaker for a “Gig City Goes Quantum” presentation on April 21. Li and his fellow UTC researchers have a lot of ideas for experiments, he said, and quantum research capabilities hold great promise for students, too.
Research is pursuing quantum science’s “second revolution,” ORNL expert says
Scientists’ discovery of how quantum mechanics works is popularly described as the first “revolution” in the field. The second is still somewhere on the horizon but getting closer, according to Dr. Raphael Pooser, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory quantum physicist.
UTC hosts three prominent experts when ‘Gig City Goes Quantum’
An Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, the chief scientist with a Denver-based quantum startup and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s own quantum optics expert headline three UTC-hosted presentations offered in conjunction with Gig City Goes Quantum, an initiative to prepare for education, jobs and business opportunities in the emerging quantum technology field.
UTC scientist a round 1 winner in global research challenge
Hong Qin, a UTC professor of computer science, has been selected to advance to the second of three rounds of review in the U.S. National Academy of Medicine’s Healthy Longevity Global Grand Challenge.
Sessions introduce aging advocates and faith-based groups
Leaders of faith-based and religious organizations and advocates for aging adults in every major city in Tennessee are involved in engAGING Communities Tennessee.
Optimizing opportunities: Liz Hathaway motivated to mentor ‘Westies’ of West Campus
Liz Hathaway, a UC Foundation assistant professor of kinesiology who joined UTC in 2016, assumes the West Campus faculty in residence post as the fall semester begins.
Reimagining ‘gen ed’ for all it can be
Academic departments at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga can begin identifying courses to offer through the general education program starting in fall semester 2023.
Partnering for a more pedestrian-friendly city
UT, Center for Urban Informatics and Progress, the Chattanooga Department of Transportation partner on traffic monitoring and managing technology.
UTC community reflects on finding the good in this challenging year
2020 was a tough year, no doubt. But there still are things that make us grateful.