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Category: Research

  • Postponed: Orientation for Tennessee Tech’s new research network June 27

    Postponed: Orientation for Tennessee Tech’s new research network June 27

    Notice: This event has been postponed due to the Data Center outage.

    A new research network called Science DMZ is set to launch at Tennessee Tech. The official opening and an orientation session for users will take place June 27, 10-11 a.m., at Stonecipher Lecture Hall 113. Researchers and administrators are invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony and learn about accessing this specialized network.

    “The Science DMZ is an advanced network architecture designed to optimize data transfer and collaboration among researchers, institutions and external partners,” Computer Science Assistant Professor Susmit Shannigrahi said. “It offers an efficient, secure and high-bandwidth pathway for transferring large datasets.”

    The network was funded through a two-year, $263,000 grant from the National Science Foundation and implemented by Tech’s Information Technology Services Assistant Director for Network Operations David Hales and HPC Systems Administrator Mike Renfro. Shannigrahi serves as the principal investigator alongside co-PI Mike Rogers, associate professor of computer science.

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  • Tennessee Tech wins awards, presents research at Florida AI conference

    Tennessee Tech wins awards, presents research at Florida AI conference

    Tennessee Tech’s Department of Computer Science collected awards and presented research papers at the 36th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society conference.

    Tech participants included computer science professors Doug Talbert and William (Bill) Eberle, master’s candidate Mateo Gannod and undergraduate students Kate Phillips, Matthew Beech and Ethan Owens.

    “FLAIRS is a great conference for introducing students to AI research,” Talbert said.

    Phillips received the Best Student Paper Award for her research paper titled “The Complexity/Accuracy Tradeoff and Group Bias in Machine Learning-Based Trauma Triage Models,” which she presented at the conference.

    Eberle received the Douglas D. Dankel II Award for his leadership and support of FLAIRS since 2008.

    Gannod presented his paper, “Semantic Segmentation with Multispectral Satellite Images of Waterfowl Habitat.”

    Read more:  https://www.tntech.edu/engineering/news/articles/research/2023.05.25-tennessee-tech-wins-awards-presents-research-at-florida-artificial-intelligence-conference.php

  • College of Education Presents at International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry

    College of Education Presents at International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry

    Tennessee Tech’s College of Education and Exceptional Learning Ph.D. program were well represented at the 19th Annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry at the University of Illinois May 17-20, 2023.

    Students and faculty presented on a wide range of topics, including: special educators’ job satisfaction, athletic trainer education transitions, teacher stressors and burnout, female college athletes’ relationships with their bodies, low-income first-generation college student persistence, overseas student teaching experiences, and children’s summer literacy.

    Pictured from left to right include Samantha Nicole Farley, Lisa Zagumny, Bobbi Severt, Dorota Silber-Furman, Luke Anderson, Janet Kesterson Isbell, Allison Barlow Coutinho, and Angie Clark. Presenters not pictured are Holly Anthony and Larissa Rector.

    For more information, please email the college at education@tntech.edu.

  • Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Sydney Beltran, TTU Earth Sciences

    Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Sydney Beltran, TTU Earth Sciences

    Please join us this Friday for an Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar given by Sydney Beltran from TTU’s Department of Earth Sciences. Sydney has been studying the geology of Mars using the HiRISE instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. By comparing features observed on Mars to features found on Earth, Sydney is able to probe Mars’ paleoclimate transition from “warm and wet” to “cold and dry”. Sydney’s talk, Svalbard Terraced Fan-Delta as a Terrestrial Analog for Tyras Vallis’ Fan-Delta, Xanthe Terra Mars, will be this Friday at 4pm in Bruner Hall 210. (Snacks will be 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

  • 18th Annual Research and Creative Inquiry Day

    18th Annual Research and Creative Inquiry Day

    All are invited to come out to Memorial Gym on Thursday, April 20th, from 9:00 – 11:00 to get a glimpse into some of the exciting research being done by TTU students.  This year’s event features posters and papers generated from 226 submitted abstracts on topics as varied as the 24 fields of study from which they originate.  You are also welcome to attend the award ceremony which will begin at 11:00. Please take some time to stop by and show your support! For questions, visit https://www.tntech.edu/research/research-day.php

  • Dr. Dennis Fennewald’s Team Compares Beef Production Business Models

    Dr. Dennis Fennewald’s Team Compares Beef Production Business Models

    Join Rural Reimagined in celebrating the research of Dr. Dennis Fennewald (School of Agriculture) and his student assistants Macy Johnson and Holden Cornett. Their research titled “Comparison of Regenerative and Traditional Beef Production Business Models” studied three herds sizes for differences in monetary gain and investment return among the Regenerative Agriculture and the Traditional production methods. They determined that because Regenerative Agriculture farms rely little on “off-farm inputs, and the return on investment is higher, these farms should have more economic resiliency” than the Traditional method. Dr. Fennewald and his team plan to present their findings at the Research and Creative Inquiry Day on campus. To find out more about Dr. Fennewald’s team’s research, visit their poster on Inquiry Day or check out our related Newsroom story. Rural Reimagined encourages other faculty members to share their research with us! Wings up!

  • Correction – Applications for Scholastic Research Award

    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, 2022. 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 or before April 7, 2023. For complete application requirements, please visit the Office of Research website, and select the section for the Scholastic Research Award.

  • 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, 2022. 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 or before April 7, 2023. For complete application requirements, please visit the Office of Research website, and select the section for the Scholastic Research Award.

  • Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Benjamin Luna, Clemson University

    Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar: Benjamin Luna, Clemson University

    Please join us this Friday for our first Undergraduate STEM Research Seminar of the semester, which will be given by Benjamin Luna, a previous TTU undergraduate who is currently working on his Ph.D. in physics at Clemson University. Benjamin’s research involves developing a better understanding of foundational concepts in physics, which can affect how physicists utilize physical principles in their work and can improve the teaching of physics at all levels. In his talk Not All Uniform B-Fields Are The Same!, Benjamin will focus on classical electrodynamics, presenting a refinement of our usual understanding of electric and magnetic fields that provides greater insight into real physical processes. The seminar will be this Friday at 4pm in Bruner Hall 210. (Snacks will be 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

  • Applications for Scholastic Research Award due by March 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, 2022. 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 March 7, 2023. For complete application requirements, please visit the Office of Research website, and select the section for the Scholastic Research Award.