UTRF is delighted to share Discover 2020, which celebrates our innovators and UTRF’s impact on innovation, new venture formation, and corporate engagement for the University of Tennessee. Download accessible PDF. View past annual reports.
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Endeavors in Advanced Composites: UT Startup Recycles Fibers for Nonwoven Mats
Endeavor Composites is based in East Tennessee, but the startup’s name originates from something a little more out of this world: the Space Shuttle Endeavour. “The name kept chasing me,” explained Founder and Chief Executive Officer Hicham Ghossein, PhD. After touring the processing bay where Endeavour was housed as a student in 2011 and then (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Uday Vaidya
Supporting and Expanding the Advanced Composites Manufacturing Ecosystem The University of Tennessee’s Uday Vaidya is a researcher, mentor, and director who serves as the Governor’s Chair in Advanced Composites Manufacturing, the Director of the Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility (FCMF), and the Chief Technology Officer at the Institute for Advanced Composites and Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI). (read more)