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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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Alumnus Cast on NBC Show American Dream Builders
Tarrick Love, a 1997 mechanical engineering graduate, will be one of twelve cast members to enlist in a high-pressure competition designed to push the contestants’ creative reach. The show premieres at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on March 23 on NBC.
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High School Students to Compete in International Robotics Competition
More than 400 high school students from Tennessee and neighboring states will receive kits containing motors, batteries, a control system, and automation components—but no instructions on what to do with the parts.
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Christopher Daffron: Student Report from 2013 Alternative Winter Break in Costa Rica
We began with the usual process of flying out of Knoxville to Costa Rica, eventually arriving in San Jose, its capital. We immediately began to experience the culture of the country upon landing, as our ride was running late, so we waited and were surrounded by all of the taxi drivers waiting to take people…
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Kangmin (Carl) Cheng: Student Report from 2013 Alternative Winter Break in Costa Rica
In December, this was about the best weather you would expect: sunny, warm and just enough humidity. From the San Jose airport in the town of Alejuela, we took an hour and a half van ride to our final destination: San Miguel de Sarapiqui, a small town with a population about 2,000 people.
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Jonathan Skinner: Student Report from 2013 Alternative Winter Break in Costa Rica
The Alternative Winter Break in Costa Rica was an adventure. Going beyond the US into an unfamiliar place seemed daunting but it turned out to be quite different. The experience was also made better by the friendliness of the people and the shared similarities between the countries.
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