
Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek, right, stands with Martin Keller, Associate Laboratory Director at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in front of a Shelby Cobra printed as a collaboration between ORNL and UT personnel. The car served as a highlight of President Obama’s visit to the area on Friday.
President Obama’s announcement on Friday that UT would be the lead institution in a $259 million advanced composites manufacturing project known as the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, or IACMI, was met with applause, but also a few questions.
Many wondered what advanced composites manufacturing really means, why the UT-led consortium was selected, and what the impact for the area might be.Here are some answers.
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