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Sutton named Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
Dr. Phil Oldham, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, announces that Dr. William Sutton has accepted the position of Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at UTC.
Dr. Sutton has served as Professor and Department Head of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at the University of Alabama since 2003. Prior to Alabama, Dr. Sutton was professor in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, where he also served a term as interim department head and as secretary of the Faculty Senate during his 21 years there.
New Construction Management degree announced.
A partnership with The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of
Engineering and Computer Science, Chattanooga State Community College, Cleveland
State Community College and Associated General Contractors (AGC) of East
Tennessee has announced the establishment of a degree in Construction Management
to begin in fall 2008. AGC of East Tennessee is the major sponsor of
this program at UTC with a three-year grant of $150,000.
McDonald earns highest honor from American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronauts.
Dr. Henry McDonald, Chair of Excellence in Computational Engineering at The
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has been selected as one of only three
2008 Honorary Fellows by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) advances the state
of aerospace science, engineering, and technological leadership.
SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering approved to expand fuel
cell research.
With the passage of the defense appropriations bill by the United States
Senate, $3.5 million has been earmarked for the SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering to house and test a powerful new fuel cell that would provide the energy needs of a 30,000 square foot building or supermarket.
SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering established at UTC.
Armed with this level of expertise and almost $20 million in private support,
the UTC SimCenter announced Tuesday, November 20, 2007 that it is becoming the
SimCenter: National Center for Computational Engineering.
Engineering students create competitive punkin chunkin trebuchet.
A team of six mechanical and one civil engineering students built an elaborate
wood and steel trebuchet and took it to Bridgeville, Delaware, where they
launched a ten pound pumpkin 581 feet.
Kizza’s new book builds trust in computer technology.
UTC computer science professor Dr. Joseph M. Kizza and Florence Migga Kizza
recently released their book Securing the Information Infrastructure, written to help build trust in computer technology. The authors demonstrate the importance of using safeguards to uphold the integrity and reliability of the computer system.
