This Friday’s seminar will feature Mateo Cacheiro (TTU Physics), Luke Chapman (TTU Electrical Engineering), Emma Krebs, (TTU Physics/Mathematics), and Katherine Smith (Cookeville High School) who will each describe some of their recent research work. Titles and abstracts for the presentations can be found here. The seminar will be at 4pm in Bruner Hall 210 with snacks served starting at 3:30pm. These seminars are geared for undergraduates from any STEM major, but graduate students and faculty are encouraged to attend! For questions, contact aholley@tntech.edu
Category: Research
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Chemical Engineering Research Exhibition
Tntech Chemical Engineering Graduate Research Association (CEGRA) would like to invite the campus community to the 1st edition of its Research Exhibition.
The event would include 2 parts talk symposium on the technologies Chemical Engineering graduate students are working on. Also, there would be a poster presentation session where attendees can inquire about the several innovative research going on in the department.
Venue: Prescott Hall 215
Date: April 18th, 2024
Time: 4:00pm
For more inquires: cegrache@gmail.com / aiadeleke42@tntech.edu
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Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Victoria Su, Physics B.S., Caltech, 2023
Victoria Su will be visiting this Friday (4/12) to give an Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar on her post-baccalaureate work at Brookhaven National Lab titled Molecules, Atoms & Nuclei: Exciting Research in low-energy physics. The seminar will be at 4pm in Bruner Hall 210 with snacks served starting at 3:30pm. These seminars are geared for undergraduates from any STEM major, but graduate students and faculty are also encouraged to attend! For questions, contact aholley@tntech.edu.
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Schedule office hours to work with an industry leader in technology transfer!
Tremonti, an industry leader in commercialization and technology transfer, has partnered with Tennessee Tech to offer commercial assessment and marketing services for free to faculty once you submit an invention disclosure. Schedule office hours with the Office of Research and Economic Development to start the process and take advantage of this resource!
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Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Dr. Michael Febbraro, AFIT
Dr. Michael Febbraro from the Department of Engineering Physics at the Air Force Institute of Technology will be visiting this Friday (3/22) to give an Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: 3D Printing of Radiation Detection Materials. The seminar will be at 4pm in Bruner Hall 210 with snacks served starting at 3:30pm. These seminars are geared for undergraduates from any STEM major, but graduate students and faculty are also encouraged to attend! For questions, contact aholley@tntech.edu
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Applications for Scholastic Research Award due to Office of Research by April 5
Applications for Scholastic Research Award due to Office of Research by April 7
The Scholastic Research Award, presented by the University Research Advisory Committee, is a university-wide award for a single, significant and innovative work produced, published, performed or exhibited from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2023. Two awards, of $1,500 each, are available each year, with one reserved for tenure-track faculty and the other reserved for tenured faculty. Applications must be submitted electronically in a single PDF to jdicey@tntech.edu on or before April 5, 2024. For complete application requirements, please visit the Office of Research website, and select the section for the Scholastic Research Award.
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Schedule office hours with TTAC and ORED to discuss commercializing your researc
Researching patents and writing an invention disclosure can be challenging, but the Office of Research and Economic Development’s TTAC program is here to help. You can schedule office hours by clicking the link below, and we’ll set up a time to meet and help you start getting your research into the world!
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Did you know TTAC and ORED have resources to help you commercialize your research
The first step to starting the process to commercialization is to fill out and file an invention disclosure form. This can be challenging, but the Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium (TTAC) and the Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) have resources available to help get this started. Follow the links below to find the invention disclosure form and reach out for help!
https://launchtn.org/tennessee-technology-advancement-consortium-ttac/
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Dr. Cohen and Lab Represents Tennessee Tech at 9th North American Duck Symposium
Dr. Brad Cohen and his lab attended the 9th North American Duck Symposium in Portland, Oregon. His PhD students Nick Masto and Abigail Blake-Bradshaw were invited to give plenary talks at the opening of the conference, and his lab also took home several awards including First and Third Place in “Best PhD Student Presentation” which were awarded to Nick Masto and Cory Highway.
Dr. Cohen presented a summary of the culmination of 5 years’ worth of data tracking waterfowl in the Mississippi Flyway and hosted a Special Symposium Session called “GPS Tracking Technology and Waterfowl Management” which demonstrated his leadership in the waterfowl conservation field.
Congratulations, to Dr. Cohen and his lab for their ongoing research!
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FY25 Federal Appropriations Guidelines are now posted
In consultation with the Tennessee Tech Office of Governmental Affairs and our consultants at Cornerstone Government Affairs, we are launching internal applications for FY25 Federal and State funding requests. The formatting will follow the templates that Cornerstone has provided, please see the Office of Research website for more information: tntech.edu/research
Please contact Dr. John Liu, VP for Research, with any questions at johnliu@tntech.edu or Ext 3897
