Patrick Davis: Student Report from 2014 Alternative Spring Break in Jamaica
When I first heard that I was going to Jamaica to do some construction work, I had little idea what to expect. I expected there to be construction work, and I expected there to be Jamaicans, but everything else was shrouded in mystery.
Diversity of Programs, UT on Display for Breakfast of Champions
“The big goal is to raise awareness of engineering opportunities at Tennessee for these students,” said Engineering Diversity Program Director Travis Griffin. “A major part of that is showing them the kinds of things that they will be working on and the kind of people they will be working with.”
Dongarra Calls for Renewed Focus on Research into High-end Math
“Exascale computing (capable of one quintillion floating point operations per second) will enable us to solve problems in ways that are not feasible today and will result in significant scientific breakthroughs,” said Dongarra, of the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Graduate Programs in Engineering, Business Nationally Ranked by U.S. News and World Report
One of the fastest growing graduate programs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has again risen in the 2015 U.S. News and World Report graduate rankings released today. UT’s graduate program in nuclear engineering now ranks fifth among all universities in the nation.
College of Engineering Researchers: Meeting Energy Challenges
With more than $56 million in research gifts, grants, and contracts (many of them focused on energy research), the college is committed to innovation in the energy market.
Y-12 Employees Awarded Master’s in Engineering Management Through College of Engineering Program
Students pursuing this degree complete the sixteen-course, four-semester program as an ensemble, attending all-day Friday classes not held on the university campus.
UT Part of $140 Million White House Advanced Manufacturing Initiative
Suresh Babu, UT–Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Advanced Manufacturing, and a team of faculty, will help lead UT’s research effort in the $140 million Detroit-based institute, called the Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation, or LM3I—one of two institutes announced today.
College of Engineering Names New Coordinator of Media Relations
David Goddard, formerly of the Knoxville News Sentinel, has joined the College of Engineering as coordinator of media relations, where he will focus on media placement for engineering research, faculty, students, and outreach.
Bioenergy Expert Named Governor’s Chair
He will serve as Governor’s Chair for Biorefining, based in UT’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a complementary appointment in the UT Institute of Agriculture’s Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
UT Engineering Professor George Pharr Named to National Academy of Engineering
Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice or education and to the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing and implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.
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