It had been 18 months since Justin Braddock went to the audition in Atlanta and, since no one had called, he figured, “Oh well, I didn’t make the cut.” Then the phone rang last January and the caller asked if he could be in Los Angeles in February.
Student reaches new heights with internship at SpaceX
When Matt Joplin dreamed of his future career, he let his mind wander to the highest of places: outer space. He took one giant step closer to his dream by recently completing an eight-month internship at SpaceX, a California-based aerospace manufacturing and space exploration technologies company founded by Elon Musk.
College of Engineering dedicates AGC of East Tennessee Construction Lab
On Thursday, the College of Engineering and Computer Science opened its new AGC of East Tennessee Construction Lab.
Chemical Engineering Club designs Chem-E Car for AIChE competition
Each year, a student team from the Chemical Engineering Department at UTC designs and fabricates a car that can be powered and stopped by chemical reactions. Disassembled, the car must fit into a shoe box.
UTChattSat brings space technology to local classrooms
Placing satellite technology into the hands of students is the heart of UTChattSat’s mission.
Baja Team scores support from DENSO
The DENSO North America Foundation has provided Dr. Trevor Elliott, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), with $50,000 in support of the UTC Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Baja Capstone Design project. Baja SAE® competitions simulate real-world engineering design projects and their related challenges. Engineering students…
Innovative Research honored at national Power and Energy Conference
Dr. Abdelrahman Karrar, Visiting Professor, Electrical Engineering, received high honors at this year’s General Meeting for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Power and Energy Society (PES) in Boston, MA.
After 32 years of service, Dr. McMahon reflects on a lifetime of learning
For his final lecture, Dr. Ed McMahon explored a timeline of what he learned outside of the classroom, and painted a portrait of adapting to the fast paced field of technology and innovation.
Professor awarded prestigious Carnegie Fellowship partners with University in Tanzania
Dr. Mbakisya Onyango, Assistant Professor, Civil and Chemical Engineering, is currently working with Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Tanzania after receiving a fellowship through the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.
Students launch out-of this-world High Altitude Balloon
Earlier this May, Dr. Daniel Loveless led a team of 13 undergraduate and graduate students as they successfully launched and retrieved a high altitude balloon that peaked at an altitude of approximately 108,000 feet.