{"id":4,"date":"2014-02-26T14:46:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T19:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/govchairs.utdev4.wpengine.com\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2024-10-11T12:28:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T16:28:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/govchairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-243_1\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-arrows-active soliloquy-default-slider soliloquy-theme-classic no-js\" style=\"max-width:0px;margin:0 auto 20px;max-width:100%;max-height:none;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-243_1\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-189 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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Innovation Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 13 total Governor&#8217;s Chairs, more than 10 hold appointments at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.<\/p>\n<p>The program attracts top researchers to broaden and enhance the unique research partnership that exists between the University of Tennessee, the state&#8217;s flagship university and premier public research institution, and ORNL, the U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s largest multi-program laboratory.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"78\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-83\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/govchairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/02\/ORNL_logo.gif\" alt=\"Oak Ridge National Laboratory Logo\" \/>The university and ORNL have long shared academic and research interests and infrastructure. The increasing importance of research and technology to the well-being of the state\u2019s economy and environment led former Governor Phil Bredesen to initiate the program while he was in office and invest significant state resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funded by the state, UT, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the program is managed through the UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute. 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