The 2017 awardee(s) will be honored at the UTRF Innovation Awards ceremony in December and will receive a $5,000 prize.
Awards
Wheeley Award Overview
The B. Otto and Kathleen Wheeley Award is given to a University of Tennessee faculty member, graduate student, medical and/or pharmacy resident, or post-doc who excels 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 in 1989. The award (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Ky Pohler
Dr. Ky Pohler is a reproductive physiologist and assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Tennessee Institute for Agriculture (UTIA). Dr. Pohler joined the university in 2015 after receiving his Ph.D. in Animal Science from the University of Missouri. His primary research focus lies in gaining a better understanding of (read more)