Dr. James Moreland Henry died on May 22, 2026, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 85 years old and hailed from Houston, Texas.

After Rice University, Princeton, and a Yale post-doc, he spent most of his life teaching chemical engineering and control systems at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He was a pioneer in online laboratories, setting up the world’s first lab available across the globe for students to run actual experiments at UTC, thus benefitting students in smaller engineering programs that hadn’t previously had access to laboratory experience. He was also instrumental in designing software to allow researchers on the ground to conduct experiments and collect data from the International Space Station. 

There are so much more about Dr. Henry you can read HERE.

Please know there will be a service in his memory on Aug. 1, at First Christian Church on McCallie Avenue, with visitation in the sanctuary at 1 p.m. and the service at 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to:

-Chattanooga Area Food Bank, 2009 Curtain Pole Road, Chattanooga 37406

-ChattFoundation, 727 E 11th Street, Chattanooga 37403

and other non-profits listed in the same link provided.