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…
SimCenter poised to expand fuel cell research
With the passage of the defense appropriations bill by the United States Senate, $3.5 million will be appropriated for the UT SimCenter at Chattanooga to house and test a powerful new fuel cell that would provide the energy needs of a 30,000 square foot building or supermarket. The U.S. House has passed the bill.
University to host international biology convention
Chancellor Roger Brown has announced that UTC will be the host institution for the 2008 Society for Conservation Biology convention. The Society for Conservation Biology has more than 10,000 members representing 140 nations. Past conferences have been held in China, South Africa, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and other major cities in the United States.