Friday, February 5, 2010
Contact: Madge Gibson
news@utsi.edu
The newly named Executive Director of the
University of Tennessee Space Institute, Dr. Robert “Buddy” Moore
and his wife, Judy, were honored recently at a reception at UTSI.
Dr. Ahmad Vakili, Interim Assistant Vice President for Research,
introduced Dr. and Mrs. Moore to approximately 125 faculty, staff
and students gathered for the welcoming event in the UTSI lobby.
Dr. Moore came to University of Tennessee in 1981 when he joined the
UT Knoxville faculty as assistant professor of microbiology. During
his years at Knoxville he was head of the department of microbiology
and in 2001 he was named associate dean for research and graduate
studies for the College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Moore was over
the research and graduate programs at the college and also directed
the Center of Excellence in Livestock Diseases and Human Health. He
directed the Comparative and Experimental Medicine (CEM) graduate
program, a joint program of the college and the UT Health Science
Center’s Graduate School of Medicine.
Before coming to the University of Tennessee, he was a staff fellow
at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of the world’s
foremost research centers. He was also an associate editor of the
Journal of Immunology and editor of Infection and
Immunity.
Dr. Moore received his BS and MS degrees from Clemson University and
his doctorate from University of Texas at Austin.
Mrs. Moore is the Director of Finance and Administration for the
College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
DR. ROBERT "BUDDY" AND MRS. JUDY MOORE
Photo courtesy of Tony Saad
