Even with all the fun classes and thrilling group activities, there was plenty of time to explore other areas outside of London. One weekend I took a relaxing trip to the Isle of Wight, famous for its natural beauty and nicknamed “England in Miniature”.
During our time in London, the faculty leaders decided to give us a long weekend to travel by taking Monday off of class. This year we decided to head to Dublin, Ireland. We left Friday, June 14, after class. We took a train to Holyhead, Wales. From Holyhead, we got on a ferry that took…
A major gift from two UT Knoxville graduates has established the first-ever joint faculty positions between the Colleges of Engineering and Business Administration.
Celeste Baine, a biomedical engineer, director of the Engineering Education Service Center, and the award-winning author of over twenty books on engineering careers and education, will be a guest speaker at the College of Engineering’s Gala Celebration of 175 years of engineering instruction at the University of Tennessee on Friday, October 4, 2013.
University of Tennessee College of Engineering faculty members Dr. Ramki Kalyanaraman, an associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE), and Dr. Gerd Duscher, an associate professor in MSE, have collaborated on an entry for the 2013 “Create the Future” sustainable-technology design contest.
Six students from the Tickle College of Engineering (TCE) embarked on an adventure to Peru from August 10-20, 2013. The trip was concentrated in the city of Cuzco as well as in the Manu Biosphere Reserve in the Amazon Rainforest, both designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
My Peruvian adventure began in the Lima airport, a very intimidating place if you speak little Spanish (like me). The minute I reached the main terminal, I was swarmed by taxi drivers insisting that I needed a cab. After politely saying “no” and receiving the boarding pass for my connecting flight to Cuzco, I headed…
I had a lovely time in Peru and got to experience many new things. This is a small report covering the highlights of my time during the trip.
Systers: Women in EECS is a new group formed to recruit, mentor, and retain women in the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee. The group will celebrate the new semester and promote its formation with the “Bazinga!” building party 1:00-5:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 20, on the…
Dean arrives at UT from IBM, where he most recently served as chief technology officer for IBM Middle East and Africa, based in Dubai.
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