Scott Lenaghan, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Food Science at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) and holds an adjunct position in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering (MABE). His research focuses primarily on synthetic biology and bioengineering, and his lab is nationally recognized for its research (read more)
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UTRF Joins SEC Collaboration to Match Entrepreneurial Talent with University Startups
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) is joining technology transfer offices across all 14 SEC schools to address a common challenge: building strong startup management teams that attract the eye of early-stage investors. Together the universities are launching the Southeast Executives-on-Roster (XOR) platform, which matches experienced entrepreneurial talent with university-affiliated startups in need of (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Tom Zawodzinski
Tom Zawodzinski Ph.D. is the Governor’s Chair in Electrical Energy Storage with joint appointments in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the Division of Materials Science and Technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). His research focuses on identifying ways to advance the technology and materials used (read more)