Four members of the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science—Dr. Murat Barisik, Dr. Sandra Affare and graduate research assistants Ege Can Ek and Atal Bhowmik from the Mechanical Engineering Department’s Nano-Engineering Research Group—visited Orchard Knob Elementary School on Friday, March 8, as part of “Read Across America Week.” The four read “Horton Hears a Who!” and participated in interactive activities and demonstrations to explore size and scale with the K-5 students.
UTC mechanical engineering researchers land Department of Energy award
The research conducted during the three-year grant period will look at how things move and change in a particular gas environment seen in many applications—such as protecting spacecraft from heat. Understanding and modeling these processes is essential for making better materials and devices.
UTC team designs energy-efficient home for Department of Energy competition
Members of the Solar Decathlon team ranked Top 10 in competition category.
Project studies how to get public transportation into neighborhoods
UTC’s Chandra Ward is part of a $3.9 million project to study the Chattanooga transit system.
Projects will examine traffic and public transit in Chattanooga
Grants from the U.S. Department of Energy provide more than $3.6 million for transportation projects.