“EXPRESS Payload Simulator” software developed by UTC professor Dr. Jim Henry is onboard the NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis that launched May 14. The software will be installed on Monday, May 24, for several days of demonstration. Henry was invited to Houston to observe the progress of that demonstration. Earth-bound researchers who communicate with equipment in…
ACE Chattanooga promotes engineering, architecture, and construction careers
Students from seven local high schools recently worked with construction and engineering professionals to learn what it takes to be successful in this challenging and growing industry. UTC’s Construction Management Program hosts the ACE Program in Chattanooga, a member of a national network dedicated to career direction for students in architecture, construction, and engineering. “We…
UTC engineering wins DOE grant to train electric power workforce
As the nation prepares to meet the needs of the future by updating its electric power system, UTC’s College of Engineering and Computer Science is poised to take a leading role in developing the well-trained, highly skilled workforce necessary to manage and operate our power network. A team of UTC engineering faculty members has been…
UTC hosts environmental symposium
An environmental symposium will be held on Thursday, April 1 from 8:30-11:30 a.m., at the SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering. Experts will deliver eight presentations on topics including: invasive plant species, human and ecological environmental health, alternative energy research, the American chestnut blight and restoration, and air and water pollution monitoring in Hamilton County.…
National SimCenter research advances alternative energy
The SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering provided the academic research for a new source of alternative energy unveiled by Bloom Energy Corporation in Sunnyvale, California. Bloom Energy Corporation CEO KR Sridhar says the Bloom Energy Server is a patented oxide solid fuel cell technology, which will provide cleaner alternative energy. Extensive testing of the…
Dr. Henry McDonald honored with international award
The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) (UK) presented its 2009 Gold Medal Award to Dr. Henry McDonald, UTC Distinguished Professor and Chair of Excellence in Engineering. The award was presented by RAeS President Dr. M.F. Steeden at the 98th Wilber & Orville Wright Lecture on December 10, 2009, in London, England.
Lego League robotics competition draws interest
Members of UTC’s Center for Energy, Transportation and the Environment hosted hundreds of students from several Hamilton County schools for the 2009 First Lego League robotics competition. Students took a tour of the testing facility and learned about the research conducted there.
Chemical engineering student earns international recognition
Jennifer Lewis, a graduate of East Ridge High School and a senior chemical engineering Departmental Honors student at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, recently received an award in an international undergraduate student research poster competition held in Nashville at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2009 Annual Conference.
National SimCenter recognized
When U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, was honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its SmartWaySM Transport Partnership with a SmartWay Environmental Excellence Award, U.S. Xpress Co-Chairman Max Fuller acknowledged the assistance the company received from the UTC National Center for Computational Engineering. The award recognized the leadership…
Update: engineering grad student moves forward with U.S. Air Force project
UTC Engineering Management graduate student Brent Bettis is making progress with a U.S. Air Force project. Bettis is serving as lead test and security engineer as part of his duties as an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.,a strategy and technology consulting firm with 95 years of experience offering services in strategy, operations, organization, information…