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.
DiPietro on job as UT President
Dr. Joe DiPietro began his first day of work today as the new University of Tennessee president. DiPietro previously served as the chancellor of the UT Institute of Agriculture. He was elected the 24th president by the Board of Trustees on Oct. 22, 2010. [Read more]
Graduate student attends leadership conference in nation’s capitol
Adrienne Teague, recipient of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Fellowship for the 2010-2011 Presidential Fellows Program through the Center for the Study of the Presidency, enjoyed networking during the program’s fall leadership conference held recently in Washington, DC. Teague, who is pursuing the Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Management, said…
Student athletes set academic school record
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga had 35 student-athletes named to the 2010 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team. The squad consisted of representatives from football, volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross country. [Read more]
See video of December graduates
Dr. Steven J.K. Symes, UC Foundation Associate Professor, chemistry, addressed 552 December graduates during UTC commencement exercises held at McKenzie Arena on Saturday, December 18.
Alumnus takes Command of Army ROTC
Major General James M. “Mark” McDonald (’80) has taken command of Army ROTC, responsible for producing 60 percent of the Army’s new officers annually. McDonald (’80) will oversee Cadet Command. His last assignment was in Iraq, where he had been the director, J-3 (Operations) for U.S. Forces Iraq.
UTC student crowned Miss Chattanooga
UTC junior Chandler Lawson was recently selected Miss Chattanooga 2011. Lawson, a political science major who works at law firm Chambliss, Bahner and Stophel, won the interview award. The Tullahoma native, who was Tennessee’s Junior Miss 2008, will make her second trip to the Miss Tennessee Pageant in June 2011. The pageant will be held…
Newsweek article includes Dr. Wilfred McClay’s comments
Dr. Wilfred M. McClay, SunTrust Bank Chair of Excellence in Humanities and Professor of History at UTC, was included in a recent Newsweek article about a new religion book. [Read more]
Student to present research at international scientific meeting
UTC student Carolyn Hoagland, selected as a Volkswagen Distinguished Scholar to work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, will present her research at the 2010 Annual Meeting and International Research Conference of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. This event will be held November 11-14 in Raleigh, North Carolina.