Dr. Tian Li, an assistant professor of physics at UTC, was the featured speaker for a “Gig City Goes Quantum” presentation on April 21. Li and his fellow UTC researchers have a lot of ideas for experiments, he said, and quantum research capabilities hold great promise for students, too.
“It takes a lot of people to build these technologies,” quantum scientist says
Dr. James Troupe was asked how long it will take for quantum networking to come together. “I’ll give you an answer and then I’ll tell you the answer is probably moot,” said Troupe, chief scientist for quantum communications company Xairos and the guest speaker for the second of three “Gig City Goes Quantum” presentations hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Research is pursuing quantum science’s “second revolution,” ORNL expert says
Scientists’ discovery of how quantum mechanics works is popularly described as the first “revolution” in the field. The second is still somewhere on the horizon but getting closer, according to Dr. Raphael Pooser, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory quantum physicist.
UTC hosts three prominent experts when ‘Gig City Goes Quantum’
An Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, the chief scientist with a Denver-based quantum startup and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s own quantum optics expert headline three UTC-hosted presentations offered in conjunction with Gig City Goes Quantum, an initiative to prepare for education, jobs and business opportunities in the emerging quantum technology field.
Grain changer: UTC to host discussion on how wheat shifted world power
The premise that American wheat changed the balance of world power is the subject of a panel discussion being hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of History on Friday, Oct. 21. The event, titled “What’s Grain Got To Do With It?” will begin at 7 p.m. in the Guerry Center Reading Room.
UTC alum and business startup expert headlines inaugural entrepreneurship event
Tom Waters, an intellectual property and business startup executive—who also happens to be an alumnus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga—headlines the program for the University’s first-ever Research Commercialization Day: Inspiring the Innovation Mindset.
Commentator Bill Kristol to highlight ‘Conversations on Democracy’ series
The virtual and in-person discussions, scheduled through October, are presented by the Tennessee Democracy Forum and the UTC Department of Political Science and Public Service.
UTC lecture highlights widespread lack of financial knowledge
Why you need to know your financial ABCs from the inaugural Annual Financial Literacy Lecture Series from the Gary W. Rollins College of Business in April 2022 for Financial Literacy Month.
Soul food combines all of America’s flavors, experts say
Chef and food expert discuss what “soul food” actually is.
Put ‘magic’ in your life, speaker recommends
Jessica Lundy focused on the theme of “black girl magic.”