Deep Jariwala appointed UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Quantum Devices.

Exam-focused facts from the 10 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Deep Jariwala will assume the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Quantum Devices in January 2027.
The position is a joint appointment between the University of Tennessee Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
He will be based in the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee.
The UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair programme is managed by the University of Tennessee–Oak Ridge Innovation Institute.
Jariwala has published more than 180 research papers and holds multiple patents in quantum materials and devices.