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 Governor’s Chair is a joint programme between the University of Tennessee system and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Jariwala will hold a joint academic appointment in the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee.
He plans to establish a materials deposition and characterisation laboratory at the University of Tennessee’s Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing.
The UT-ORNL partnership participates in the Department of Energy’s Quantum Science Center, a $125 million programme.