The College Quest student panel is composed of recent alums and current Mocs sharing their experiences of how UTC has prepared them for advanced study and their careers. To preview the Nov. 14 panel, the four participants were asked to reflect on their experiences at UTC.
College Quest invites high school students to explore UTC’s health, engineering and technology pathways
On Friday, Nov. 14, high school juniors and seniors interested in pursuing careers in professional health care, engineering, computer science and technology—along with their families—are invited to College Quest at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
From interest to innovation: Joshua Tyler built a Ph.D. career from curiosity
Eight years after arriving at UTC, Dr. Joshua H. Tyler now holds three degrees from the University and has transitioned into a postdoctoral researcher and faculty role.
UTC hosts inaugural POWA Conference bringing national power industry leaders to campus
The first Point On Wave Applications (POWA) Conference brought more than 70 engineers, managers, academics, vendors and industry experts from across the power industry to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus on Oct. 7-8.
UTC’s ETAP/TVA Power Simulation Laboratory builds workforce skills and industry partnerships
When the ETAP/TVA Power Simulation Laboratory opened in 2011, it marked the start of a three-way partnership between the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the Tennessee Valley Authority and Operation Technology, Inc. (OTI)—the developers of ETAP electrical power system software.
UTC students lend helping hands during United Way’s Day of Caring
After eating breakfast, changing into their green volunteer shirts and watching a performance by the Sugar Mocs, members of the UTC community loaded into buses to go out into the Chattanooga community.
UTC lands NSF grant to strengthen STEM education in Southeast Tennessee, North Georgia
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has received a $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) award to launch a three-year project that will prepare and retain middle and high school science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers through research experiences in STEM settings (RESS) in microelectronics and artificial intelligence.
UTC-TVA team powers up global conference with prize-winning research
A research collaboration between the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley Authority earned international recognition this summer from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest technical professional organization for advancing technology.
Engineering for what’s next: Dean Kumar Yelamarthi connecting CECS to Chattanooga’s future
“There is an energy that pulls you to Chattanooga and a connectedness—on campus and off—that makes you feel like this is a place where you can grow something meaningful,” said Dr. Kumar Yelamarthi, the new dean of the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science.
‘The best summer I’ve had’: UTC students reflect on research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Working at one of the most prestigious science labs in the country can be intimidating, especially when you’re surrounded by some of the top researchers in the field. For three UTC students doing internships at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, they got to experience that challenge firsthand.









