UTM is adding a mechatronics concentration to its Engineering program in the fall of 2019. Dr. Robert LeMaster, professor and department chair for UTM’s Engineering program, defines mechatronics as “a multi-disciplined field that is concerned with systems consisting of both mechanical and electrical components controlled using computer-based technology.” Mechatronics unites techniques from mechanical, electrical and… Continue reading Mechatronics latest addition to Engineering
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UTM Rocket team takes flight
After receiving an invitation to the Spaceport America Cup (SA Cup), the UTM Rocket Team will travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, in July to compete in the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition, a rocket building/launch competition against over 100 colleges around the world. The UTM Rocket Team will compete against other Student Research and Design Rockets… Continue reading UTM Rocket team takes flight
What does your major say about you?
Every major, and minor, has some sort of stereotype associated with that area of study. What is a stereotype anyway? According to vocabulary.com, a stereotype is “a perceived notion, especially about a group of people.” There are positive and negative stereotypes out there and they come up when we, as college students, are asked: “What’s… Continue reading What does your major say about you?
Fiber optic internet comes to Martin
Tennessee currently has a 90 percent connection rate as far as the populous having broadband internet coverage. However Martin residents will soon be part of the roughly 19 percent of Tennesseans with access to high speed broadband. Fiber optic based Internet services are currently under construction in the Martin community, provided by WK&T. In the… Continue reading Fiber optic internet comes to Martin