Knoxville, TN – The UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Brett Malone as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cherokee Farm Development Corporation (CFDC), effective September 30, 2024. Dr. Malone brings more than two decades of dynamic leadership experience across advanced research and commercialization programs, making him an outstanding … Read More
Original Google Blog | Axios Generate Newsletter The UT Research Park and Spark Innovation Center we take immense pride in the remarkable achievements of Holocene, a Knoxville-based cleantech company that has made headlines with its revolutionary work in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. Their recent partnership with Google marks a significant step toward combating climate change, demonstrating not only Holocene’s … Read More
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (July 9, 2024) – The Spark Cleantech Accelerator at the University of Tennessee Research Park is excited to announce the participants of their third annual accelerator program. The cohort is made up of a diverse group of founders working to commercialize a wide variety of promising cleantech and climate-tech products, ranging from aluminum and sodium batteries, to solar … Read More
In a historic moment of achievement, the University of Tennessee Knoxville has broken records in research funding, securing a remarkable milestone of $428 million in the 2023 fiscal year.
Travis Howerton, Co-founder and chief executive officer of Regscale, spoke highly on the rising tech environment here in east Tennessee. In an opinion column for Knoxville News Sentinel, Howerton proudly boasts the potential of the well kept secret – citing not only the affordable living costs, but the regions technological powerhouses.
The Spark Innovation Center hosted the Department of Energy’s Office of Tenchnology Transitions yesterday in a Voucher Announcement and Roundtable discussion event! Thank you to Chief Commercialization Officer, Director, Office of Technology Transitions, Dr. Vanessa Z. Chan and her team for making it out to Knoxville for this event, to Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon for attending, and to the Tennessee … Read More
Check out the trailer for our new podcast channel, ‘Research Park Chronicles’!New episodes will be released on the 5th of each month, starting with our 1ST EPISODE this weekend, on February 5th, 2022, on Spotify, Overcast, and Apple Podcasts.
