Mechatronics Degree Program Growing at UT Chattanooga
Mechatronics, an interdisciplinary field combining robotics with electrical and mechanical engineering, is an in-demand field for engineers and a burgeoning program at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. by Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn. / April 1, 2021 Shutterstock
(TNS) Kalen Berry began his collegiate training at Tennessee Technology University studying to become an electrical engineer, but after an internship with Logan Aluminum, the Knoxville native also got interested in mechanical engineering and working with computers to make machines and robots do more tasks.
Berry s diverse engineering interests came together in the study of mechatronics at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, which began offering as a bachelor s in applied science degree two years ago.