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Tickle College of Engineering Hosts Student and Donor Appreciation Luncheon
TCE Dean Wayne T. Davis emceed the event, which included approximately 150 people. Dean Davis provided an overview of the college’s progress during the program and then introduced the keynote speaker, engineering alumnus and former Board of Advisors member Dwight Hutchins.
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Engineering Team Develops Chip for Mars Rover
Ben Blalock, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and two graduate students—Stephen Terry, now an alumnus, and Robert Greenwell—designed a tiny microchip that weighs close to a paper clip and helps control the motors on the rover.
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Civil Engineering graduate student profiled by China Daily
Andrew Campbell, a graduate student studying with Dr. Megan Ryerson, was profiled in China Daily, China’s leading national English language newspaper. The article focuses on his participation in the National Science Foundation’s East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes program.
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Vehicle Arrives for EcoCAR 2 Competition
A group of University of Tennessee, Knoxville, engineering students felt like 16-year-olds when they received the keys to a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu they are going to remodel to make more eco-friendly.
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Student Reports: Ethan Cansler, Cambridge and Berlin, 2012
At this time tomorrow, I should be airborne over the Northeast on the redeye to Heathrow. In June, I’ll begin the IES Abroad program in Berlin; until then, I’ll be in the UK and France conducting research for my honors thesis.
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Student Reports: Joseph Dorris, London, 2012
After finishing up a family vacation around Europe, I arrived at the Umi hotel around 11 o’clock on June 5. I could tell everyone else was suffering from jet lag, so I decided to explore the area around where we were staying. The cars, people, and atmosphere were very different from what I was accustomed…
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UT Selected for Launch of One-of-a-Kind Solar Secure Structure
UT is the first university in the country to house a Solar Secure SunStation. The structure was unveiled on July 12 outside Perkins Hall on the Hill.
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College of Engineering Program Recruits Prospective Students
The HITES summer program for rising eleventh and twelfth- graders will take place in two sessions, July 15–20 and July 22–27. The program is geared for students underrepresented in the field, such as African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, Native Americans, and females.
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Oak Ridge’s UCOR Funds Faculty Position as Part of Chancellor’s Faculty Challenge
A major gift from Department of Energy (DOE) contractor UCOR has established the UCOR faculty fellowship in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Engineering. This gift heeds Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek’s challenge to private supporters to help recruit and retain UT’s most talented faculty.
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Student Reports: William Flaherty, London, 2012
The class I am taking is Theory of Computation and we are studying Computer Science from its very beginnings in the 1930’s before computers were even invented.
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