Team of Six Governor’s Chairs Complement Campus Research Base

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Advertisement featuring the Tennessee Governor's Chair Program appearing in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Advertisement featuring the Tennessee Governor's Chair Program appearing in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Five new members of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, faculty — Howard Hall, Frank Loeffler, Yilu Liu, Alexei Sokolov and Thomas Zawodzinski, along with Jeremy Smith, hired in 2006 — have already made their presence known throughout campus and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Governor’s Chair program is at the heart of our partnership with ORNL and these world-class researchers complement our talented and highly productive faculty.

Learn more about their work at the new Governor’s Chairs Web site, where you can watch videos of each researcher.

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