“To do what mankind has not done before.” Sounds a bit like the opening to a science fiction series, but Dr. Paul McConnaughey sees it more as a vision statement.
NASA director to speak about importance of deep space exploration on Sept. 22
Dr. Paul McConnaughey, Associate Director Technical at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will discuss the importance of advanced technologies to journey to Mars and the deep space beyond.
Faculty honored with Guerry Professorships
In memory of the University’s esteemed seventh president and in honor of his dedicated wife, the Guerry Professorship recognizes outstanding professors.
UTC, Howard and TechTown collaborate on new STEM program
A new agreement between UTC, TechTown and the Howard School will directly benefit UTC students.
Professor and students capture images of the solar eclipse from 111,000 feet
Dr. Daniel Loveless, graduate students Matt Joplin and Ryan Boggs, along with alumnus Collin Smith launched a high altitude balloon in northern Soddy Daisy, Tenn. to get a unique perspective of the recent solar eclipse.
Sim-ple Safety: Anthony Skjellum takes over as Sim Center director
Anthony Skjellum brings a background in cybersecurity to his new role as director of the SimCenter.
$700,000 in grants awarded to nine UTC researchers
The Center of Excellence in Applied Computational Science and Engineering has awarded almost $700,000 in grants to nine researchers for the 2017-2018 academic year.
EXCEL-ing: Teachers take know-how — and robots — back to school
Teachers from 15 schools build solar-powered robots during recent program at UTC.
New director appointed to UTC SimCenter
Dr. Tony Skjellum has been appointed as director of UTC’s SimCenter.
What is: I made it! UTC grad a contestant on ‘Jeopardy!’
It had been 18 months since Justin Braddock went to the audition in Atlanta and, since no one had called, he figured, “Oh well, I didn’t make the cut.” Then the phone rang last January and the caller asked if he could be in Los Angeles in February.