KNOXVILLE — Jimmy Mays, a chemistry professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has developed a substance that promises to replace conventional rubber in many products with something that is stronger, greener and easier to recycle. Now he’s joining forces with the College of Business Administration’s Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation to turn his (read more)
Awards
UTRF Accepting Nominations for the B. Otto And Kathleen Wheeley Awards for Excellence in Technology Transfer
The B. Otto and Kathleen Wheeley Awards for Excellence In Technology Transfer The B. Otto and Kathleen Wheeley Award is given to a University of Tennessee faculty member(s) who excel in the commercialization of university-based research results. The B. Otto and Kathleen Wheeley Foundation provides the award stipend, through an endowment fund which was established (read more)
Video Game Idea Wins UT Vol Court Business Competition
A video game idea designed to get children interested in energy sciences and technology has won this semester’s Vol Court pitch competition at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Charles Chin, a UT graduate student, took top honors. He also secured $1,000 in startup money for a company that will produce and sell the new educational (read more)