UTC Spring Research and Arts Conference
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2026 UTC Spring Research and Arts Conference
2026 UTC Spring Research and Arts Conference
The UTC Spring Research and Arts Conference will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in McKenzie Arena. The event showcases the research and creative works of UTC undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff. Presentation formats include posters, arts displays, and a limited number of oral presentations. Non-UTC students and community members are also invited to present. The event is free and open to the public.
Key Dates
| Presenter Submission Form available on conference website | December 2025 |
| Presenter Submission Form deadline | Sunday, February 22, 2026 by 11 pm |
| Symposium materials submission deadline for Poster and Oral Presenters | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 by 11pm |
| Spring Research and Arts Conference | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 |
| Mocs Innovate! Awardee | Research Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Megan Cales | Gary W. Rollins College of Business | Upgrading the Brooks Band wearable to include a clip-on microphone to enhance voice capture |
| Mehdi Khaleghian | Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) | Multi-spectoral drone system to enhance/facilitate urban infrastructure and agricultural intelligence |
| Shahnewazkarim Sakib | Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computer Science | AI system for course design and management for accreditation |
| Maged Shoman | Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) | Systems platform for predicting grocery demand and short-range autonomous robots for delivery from microhubs |
| Weidong Wu | Civil & Chemical Engineering | Crash-free web interface for statistical analysis and report generation |
- Thank You to Our Class Visit Participants
Dr. Wolday Abrha
Dr. Tatiana Allen
Professor Lisa Bellino
Dr. Amy Brock-Hon
Professor Richard Carrigan
Dr. Lorna Durrant
Professor Katherine Goforth Elverd
Professor Sarah Hathcock
Professor Tyler Lackey
Dr. Junrong Shi
Dr. Jenn Stewart
Dr. Yvette Stewart
Dr. Brandee Strickland
Professor Stephanie Wells
- 2026 Spring Research and Arts Conference Committee Members
Wolday Abrha, Engineering Management and Technology
Kristen Black, Psychology
Julia Bursch, UTC Research Institute
Molly Copeland, UTC Library
Chris Cox, Mathematics
Pratibha Deepak, Psychology
Lorna Durrant, School of Education
Stephanie Gillison, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Katie Gohn, UTC Library
Anna Kiel, Occupational Therapy
Taylor Kozell, Occupational Therapy
Derek Luizzo, Physical Therapy
Jennifer Lynberg, School of Education
James Newman, Mechanical Engineering
Karissa Peyer, Health and Human Performance
Gretchen Potts, Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science
Lynn Purkey, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
Kira Robison, History
Kim Sapp, UTC Research Institute
Nishani Vincent, Accounting