In 2010, Chattanooga was the first city in the country to offer one gigabit-per-second fiber internet service to all residents and businesses. Since then, researchers, policymakers, and community leaders have collaborated to build on this momentum and usher in a smart city, connected future. One of these innovators is Mina Sartipi, the founding director of (read more)
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Inventor Spotlight: Kevin Bai
University of Tennessee Knoxville researcher partners with industry to solve real-world EV charging challenges When Kevin Bai first began researching electric vehicle (EV) chargers over 15 years ago, he never thought he would continue that same work today. “At that time, I had no idea how to drive a car or what EVs would look (read more)
Employee Spotlight: Stacey Patterson
“When I was eight years old, I told my grandmother I was going to get a Ph.D. in microbiology,” said Stacey Patterson, vice president for research, outreach and economic development at the University of Tennessee System and president of the UT Research Foundation (UTRF). “It’s lucky I fell in love with science and research.” This (read more)