UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science

10/22/2026

10/14/2026

From the classroom to the Tennessee River! 🌊

UTC environmental engineering students are taking their learning into the field, collecting water samples and studying how development and surrounding conditions affect water quality.

Led by Dr. Jejal Bathi, UTC’s environmental engineering program gives students hands-on experience tackling real-world challenges involving clean water, pollution, waste management and sustainable infrastructure.

Learn how UTC is preparing the next generation of environmental engineers to make a difference in their communities. ⬇️

🔗 https://blog.utc.edu/news/2026/10/utc-environmental-engineering-program-prepares-students-to-address-water-waste-and-infrastructure-challenges/

10/06/2026

Give to the future innovators, problem-solvers, creators, and technology leaders who are shaping what's next! They're interning with organizations like NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Oak-Ridge-National-Laboratorium. They're developing medical devices that improve lives, researching smarter transportation systems, advancing cybersecurity, exploring the future of nuclear energy, building rockets, designing infrastructure, analyzing data, and creating technologies that will transform our world.

At CECS, learning extends far beyond the classroom. Students gain real-world experience through internships and co-ops, undergraduate research, industry-sponsored projects, competition teams, and outreach programs that inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and technologists. From STEM camps and robotics demonstrations to rocket launches and community engagement events, CECS students aren't just preparing for the future, they're helping create it.

Your support makes these experiences possible.

Gifts to CECS fund scholarships, enhance teaching and research labs, support student organizations and competition teams, expand experiential learning opportunities, and provide students with access to the tools, technology, and resources they need to succeed.

Thanks to a generous Milwaukee Tool match, your gift today can have an even greater impact!

Invest in the students who will build our infrastructure, secure our digital future, advance healthcare, strengthen our energy systems, explore new frontiers, and inspire the next generation. Give to CECS today!

Make your gift today: Mocsgiveday.utc.edu/cecs

10/05/2026

“Can we do something?” That question came to Erkan Kaplanoglu while sitting at Rembrandt’s in 2023, watching an elderly woman struggle to lift her coffee cup because of severe hand tremors. Rather than simply observing the challenge, he began searching for a solution.

What followed was the development of a wearable tremor-control device designed to help people with essential tremor perform everyday activities more independently. It is a powerful example of how engineering can improve lives by addressing real-world healthcare challenges.

Read more about the inspiration, innovation and impact behind this work in

The Echo: https://www.theutcecho.com/features/where-engineering-meets-healthcare-erkan-kaplanoglu-designs-successful-tremor-control-device/article_bb0c6626-8be0-4139-b485-c6af7c94eed3.html

10/05/2026

It’s-a Monday! Mario & Luigi are in the building! 🍄🎮 Ready to level up, dodge deadlines, and power through the week.

10/05/2026

10/05/2026

Today is Mocs Give Day, and your gift can help transform the student experience at CECS!

From designing prototypes and conducting research to gaining hands-on experience with industry-standard technology, CECS students learn by doing. Your support helps provide the equipment, spaces, and opportunities that prepare them to solve real-world challenges and lead in their careers.

Today, your impact can go even further. Thanks to a generous challenge gift from Milwaukee Tool, 45 donors to any CECS fund will unlock $45,000 for lab upgrades, expanding and enhancing the environments where our students learn, create, and innovate.

No matter the size, your gift is an investment in our students and their future. Every donor brings us one step closer to unlocking this transformational support.

Be one of the 45. Make your gift today and help unlock $45,000 for the next generation of CECS innovators.

Make your gift here: Mocsgiveday.utc.edu/cecs

10/03/2026

CECS honors the memory of Lynn Darnell Russell, former Dean of Engineering at UTC. We appreciate his leadership and service to the college during a formative period in its history, including guiding UTC's engineering program through its first national accreditation process. Throughout a distinguished career in engineering education, he helped strengthen academic programs, mentored future engineers, and left a lasting impact on the institutions and students he served. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, former colleagues, and all who were influenced by his legacy.

To learn more about Lynn's life and legacy, visit his memorial page:

View Lynn Russell's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

10/03/2026

Help CECS lead the way on Mocs Give Day by making your gift early!

Early giving is now open, and every gift helps build momentum for the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Your support provides students with hands-on learning opportunities, research experiences, modern equipment, and the resources they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. Plus, gifts to CECS can be matched thanks to the generous support of Milwaukee Tool, increasing the impact of your contribution.

Help us start strong, lead Mocs Give Day, and invest in the next generation of innovators.

Make your gift today: Mocsgiveday.utc.edu/cecs

09/30/2026

When Dr. Kaplanoglu sees a challenge, he looks for a way to engineer a solution.

The UTC professor and his research collaborators have earned a U.S. patent for a wearable device designed to help people with essential tremor, a neurological movement disorder that can make everyday tasks such as writing, eating and using a computer more difficult. The device senses tremors and responds in real time to help reduce shaking while supporting natural movement.

Led by Kaplanoglu, the project brings together expertise in engineering, healthcare and biomechanics to address a real human need through innovation. The patent also represents a collaboration between UTC and Marmara Üniversitesi, highlighting the power of research partnerships to create meaningful impact.

This is research with purpose. This is innovation with impact.

Read more: https://blog.utc.edu/news/2026/09/utc-researchers-earn-u-s-patent-for-wearable-essential-tremor-control-device/

A collaboration of researchers from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Marmara University in Türkiye has received a U.S. design patent for a wearable device designed for people with essential tremor—a neurological movement disorder that can make routine tasks such as writing, eating, ...