Schmisseur begins as UT Space Institute Executive Director
August 4, 2022

Professor and H. H. Arnold Chair John Schmisseur

KNOXVILLE -- Professor and H. H. Arnold Chair John Schmisseur is serving as executive director of the University of Tennessee Space Institute. The institute, located in Tullahoma, Tenn., is poised to help meet the needs of the US Space Force in preparing a world-class workforce and advancing technologies and systems to protect US and allied interests in space.

University of Tennessee Space Institute

The institute is home to more than 80,000 square feet of laboratories featuring world-class facilities and instrumentation. Faculty and students perform foundational and applied research as well as conduct workforce development for the next-generation of experts. UTSI’s capabilities complement and are frequently teamed with UT Knoxville’s capabilities in advanced materials and manufacturing and in high-performance computing.

“UTSI can play an even greater role for the state as the cornerstone of an advanced technology ecosystem that can draw from the nearby technology-intensive Huntsville, Alabama, region,” said Schmisseur. “We can leverage our engagement there to promote the expansion of aerospace and defense industries in southern Tennessee and foster economic development.”

Source: UTK news