Ben Williams (Photo courtesy of Ariana Smart) Theatre and Speech faculty member Karen Henderson recently saw an innovative off-Broadway production of The Sound and the Fury, which she described as “a challenging, creatively original, artistically masterful production featuring ensemble acting of extremely high caliber.” This intriguing adaptation of William Faulkner’s Nobel prize-winning novel features UTC…
UTC biology department hosts 2008 Society for Conservation Biology meeting
International green movement leaders representing more than 50 countries chose Chattanooga for the summer 2008 Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) annual meeting. More than 1,500 biologists, scientists, economists, policy makers, and conservationists will examine the earth “From the mountains to the sea,” the theme created by Dr. David Aborn, associate professor in The University of…
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…
Graduate education contributes to success in Tennessee
Governor Phil Bredesen has issued a proclamation designating this week as Graduate Education Week in Tennessee, according to Dr. Deborah E. Arfken, Dean of the Graduate School at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and past president of the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS).
Global outreach extends to India
On a recruiting trip to India last month, Dr. Neslihan Alp, Director of Engineering Management and Graduate Programs, was pleasantly surprised to meet the father of Abhilash Purani, a master’s student in Electrical Engineering who began at UTC in fall 2007. Sporting a shirt that read “UTC Dad,” Mr. Purani stayed four hours with Alp…
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.
Graduate School offers free workshop
The UTC Graduate School will offer UTC students, community members and students from area colleges a free workshop “So, you want to go to graduate school” on Thursday, January 31, 3:30-5 p.m. (EST) in Fletcher Hall, room 100. This workshop is designed to provide information about the application process, realistic timelines, and the process for…
SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering established at UTC
When the U.S. Department of Defense needs to know how to steer a submarine through rough waters or how an airborne chemical contaminant might spread throughout a city, the computational engineers at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s SimCenter give them the answers. Read more…
Peter Thiel Speaks at UTC October 8
Peter Thiel, President of Clarium Capital Management and co-founder of the internet site PayPal, will speak as the Burkett Miller Distinguished Guest Lecturer on Monday, October 8, at 12 noon in the University Center Auditorium at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Thiel, an American financier, entrepreneur, and prominent donor to charities focusing on economic…
Dr. Thomas P. Wilson hosts research student scientist from China
In pursuit of research in chelonian conservation, Fei Yan Zhang, a student scientist from China in the Asian Scholarship Program (ASP), has come to visit Dr. Thomas P. Wilson in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Wilson and research scientists in Florida and Mississippi have hosted students in ASP, begun in 2000 and primarily…