Dr. Edwin P. Foster, Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, received the Peter G. Hoadley Award for Outstanding Engineering Educator at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Grant awarded for Mini Baja competition
UTC engineering students preparing for the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Mini Baja Series® received a $7000 grant from DENSO North America Corporation. Dr. Rob Goulet, who has served as faculty advisor for the UTC Mini Baja participants, received the grant approval from DENSO.
InfoSec scholarship
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s InfoSec Center, a Center for Information Assurance (CIA), will offer scholarships in information assurance beginning in the 2009-10 academic year. Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), these scholarships cover full tuition, related books, required fees, room and board and a yearly stipend of $17,000 for graduate students…
UTC represented at Volkswagen expo
UTC was among the partners represented at the Volkswagen career and supplier expo, where the line of applicants waiting to be considered spilled into the hallway and wrapped around the Chattanooga Convention Center Thursday, November 20.
SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering signs new agreement
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announces the signing of a research and development partnership agreement between UTC’s SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering and Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12 (B&W Y-12).
Information Security Center earns NSA, DHS designation
UTC’s InfoSec Center (Information Security) has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE) by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for academic years 2008 – 2013. Dr. Joseph Kizza, Coordinator of the InfoSec Center, worked with a team of educators to prepare…
Hydrogen Road Tour 2008 draws a crowd
Hundreds of interested consumers attended the Hydrogen Road Tour 2008 at First Tennessee Pavilion to test drive one of eight vehicles that are travelling across the U.S. from Portland, Maine to Santa Monica, California. The Chattanooga event also provided additional information about the UT Chattanooga Center for Energy, Transportation, and the Environment.
Test drive the car of the future
Take an opportunity to drive the car of the future as the UT Chattanooga Center for Energy, Transportation, and the Environment presents the Hydrogen Road Tour 2008 on Monday, August 18, from 10 a.m.-12 noon at the First Tennessee Pavilion. Congressman Zach Wamp and U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Administrator Cheryl L. McQueary will be…
College of Engineering and Computer Science showcases student projects
The Third Annual College of Engineering and Computer Science Design Project Poster Showcase featured Freshman and Senior student solutions to Assistive Technology needs in the region. Students at the Junior/Senior level entered their design projects into regional competitions for Mechanical and Civil engineering societies. UTC Engineering students float concrete canoe Device assists blind child with…
McDonald earns highest honor from American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts
Dr. Henry McDonald, Chair of Excellence in Computational Engineering at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has been selected as one of only three 2008 Honorary Fellows by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) advances the state of aerospace science, engineering, and technological leadership.