Cherokee Farm presents an opportunity to have a one-of-a-kind campus for world-class research and an engine for steady, well-paid jobs in the State of Tennessee. What does this mean for…
Community
Cherokee Farm will be a first-rate campus and a landmark to be proud of. Community members in the Knoxville area have been a part of the development process from the beginning, offering their ideas on what is best for the surrounding community.
Cherokee Farm also will put East Tennessee and the state at the forefront of growing technology markets with the potential for new jobs, such as sustainable energy sources and biomedicine.
More jobs increase the quality of life and expand a tax base that pays for public entities such as schools and local police and fire departments.
Partners
The UT-Oak Ridge Partnership offers potential private industry partners access to globally-recognized expertise and facilities, such as the UT-managed supercomputer Kraken, Spallation Neutron Source, and Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences.
Developing Cherokee Farm as an innovative “green” campus pursuing multidisciplinary research initiatives creates a central location for the public and private research sectors to collaborate.
Private sector innovators have the opportunity to invest in an interactive campus where collective expertise will drive real-world solutions.
Academia
For UT faculty, researchers and students, particularly those at the flagship Knoxville campus, this means an unrivaled opportunity to conduct research on the cutting-edge of scientific discovery.
UT students and faculty can go beyond the traditional classroom experience by taking advantage of the UT-Oak Ridge Partnership and inviting the private sector to collaborate on research.
At Cherokee Farm, world-class experts will have access to the best of facilities to pursue new avenues of research.