Governor’s Chairs

The Governor’s Chairs program provides joint appointments at UT and ORNL for some of the nation’s top scientists, transforming such fields as energy production, environmental systems, and computing technologies.

Funded by the state and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the program attracts top researchers to broaden and enhance the unique research partnership that exists between the University of Tennessee—the state’s preeminent public university system—and the nation’s largest multi-program laboratory.