THANK YOU 865 COMMUNITY – YOU MADE IT HAPPEN! “865” is more than our area code – it represents the innovative, creative, entrepreneurial mindset that defines our East TN community! This past week, startups, entrepreneurs, makers, investors, business leaders, students, and community leaders from across East Tennessee gathered to celebrate Knoxville as a great place (read more)
UTRF News
UTRF Promotes Commercialization of Chemical Application System that Maximizes Planting Efficiency, Minimizes Costs
John Wilkerson, Ph.D., Professor of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA), has developed a chemical application system that is gaining traction in the agricultural industry. Following the execution of a licensing agreement with University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF), CapstanAG Systems Inc., an agricultural equipment manufacturer, developed (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. John Wilkerson
Dr. John Wilkerson is a Professor of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) and a University of Tennessee (UT) graduate, receiving both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural mechanization. He served as an instructor at UT for four years before leaving to pursue his Ph.D. in (read more)