{"id":204,"date":"2025-01-21T10:10:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T15:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/quantum-center\/?p=204"},"modified":"2025-01-22T09:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:18:31","slug":"campus-and-community-leaders-welcome-quantum-center-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/quantum-center\/2025\/01\/21\/campus-and-community-leaders-welcome-quantum-center-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus and community leaders welcome Quantum Center Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Inaugural Quantum Center Director Rick Mukherjee was greeted by an array of leaders from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the community, as well as UT President Randy Boyd, at a Jan. 15 reception to introduce him to multiple University collaborators, partners and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex 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