More than 10,000 bridges need to be replaced in the United States. They’re mostly made from concrete, a popular building material that has a reputation for freezing, thawing, and cracking. A researcher at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is examining the sustainability, durability, repair, and life cycle of concrete. He is testing ways to…
Engineering dean featured in national STEM story
Dr. Neslihan Alp, Interim Dean of the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science, is featured in Huffington Post blogger Deborah J. Levine’s article “What Women in Engineering Are Saying in the South.”
CECS hosts “Get On Board” Day
College Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) hosted their “Get On Board Day” on September 17. This annual event introduces current Mocs, from the CECS department and beyond, to various CECS affiliated student organizations.
Computer Science and Engineering Department receives ABET-CAC accreditation
The Computer Science and Engineering Department has successfully achieved ABET-CAC accreditation.
“Every Engineering and Computer Science program in this country and far beyond aspires to be accredited by ABET,” said Dr. Joseph Kizza.
Engineering students help local entrepreneur redesign product
UTC engineering students Jacob Keller, Nick Pippenger, Jason Berghorn helped a local entrepreneur redesign his mood lighting product for mass production as a part of a class project.
Engineering students create unique tandem bike
Christopher’s mom was delighted to hear her son say “Again, again!” when she took him for his first bike ride in his new car seat, outfitted by first year engineering students who were challenged with creating this assistive device. Keith Schaal, Tyler Medley, Tanner Askren, Amanda Wade, and Jake Dedeker attached a donated car seat…
Engineering students construct sensory pod for autistic children
Autistic children often suffer from overstimulation, particularly from sights and sounds. Five UTC engineering students – Cassidy Craven, Jimmy DePrimo, Jeremy Stewart, Drew Bennett, and Christopher Jones – have come up with a solution to this problem for one therapy center. The sensory pod is designed to provide autistic children a place to escape sensory…
Mocs Bass Anglers reel in a whopper, snag the win in final hour
Lance Geren, an Engineering Technology Management student, and Robbie Moore, a business major, won the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Eastern Regional on Watts Barr Lake, part of the five-day BASSfest event.
Solomon Puryear learns on the job at WHBQ FOX13 in Memphis
Solomon C. Puryear is learning all about the television industry while he earns a degree in engineering management technology at UTC.
A new look for Zachary’s exercise train
A 12-year old boy with multiple developmental, speech, and feeding delays in Soddy Daisy needed to exercise on a climbing structure at his home, but his parents said it wasn’t very interesting or fun to use. A group of UTC engineering students in Dr. Cecelia Wigal’s first year Design Project class discovered Zachary loves trains,…