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JEREMY SMITH, PH.D.
Computational Biology
From the University of Heidelberg
Tennessee Governor’s Chair since 2006
TOM ZAWODZINSKI, PH.D.
Energy Storage
From Case Western Reserve University
Tennessee Governor’s Chair since 2009
FRANK LOEFFLER, PH.D.
Environmental Microbiology
From the Georgia Institute of Technology
Tennessee Governor’s Chair since 2009
ALEXEI SOKOLOV, PH.D.
Polymer Science
From the University of Akron
Tennessee Governor’s Chair since 2009
HOWARD HALL, PH.D.
Nuclear Security
From Lawrence Livermore
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Governor’s Chair since 2009
YILU LIU, PH.D.
Electric Grid
From Virginia Tech
Tennessee Governor’s
Chair since 2009
MAJOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
Committed to becoming a world-leader in
scientific research and home of the world’s
fastest academic supercomputer, Kraken
WORLD-RENOWNED
NATIONAL LABORATOR Y
World-class facilities and programs in
advanced materials, computational science,
neutron science, biological and environmental
sciences, energy-related science and
technology, and national security
Six Governor’s Chairs plus two major research institutions? The possibilities for discovery are unlimited!
When you combine the best talent with the resources of both a renowned university and a distinguished national lab, the results
can be spectacular! The UT-ORNL Tennessee Governor’s Chair program is designed to attract exceptionally accomplished
researchers from across the nation to pursue knowledge that will lead to solving our biggest problems.
UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES
To learn more about the Tennessee Governor’s Chairs, please visit
www.utk.edu/govchairs
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