The Governor’s Chair Program, established in 2006 by UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, brings exceptionally accomplished researchers from around the world to Tennessee. Internationally renowned experts are hired for institutes operated jointly by UT and ORNL in the areas of advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, biological sciences, energy sciences, nuclear security, and urban design. The first appointment was Jeremy Smith, governor’s chair for molecular biophysics, who came from the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing at the University of Heidelberg.