Million Dollar Circle
The Million Dollar Circle recognizes researchers from across UNC Charlotte who lead initiatives with $1 million or more. Nearly one quarter of UNC Charlotte’s recognized researchers are PIs from the William States Lee College of Engineering.
PIs
Civil and Environmental Engineering
John Daniels (2024)
Wei Fan (2024)
Olya Keen (2024)
Brett Tempest (2024, 2025)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Farah Deeba (2024, 2025)
Fareena Saqib (2024)
Hamed Tabkhi (2024, 2025)
Energy Production and Infrastructure Center
Badrul Chowdhury (2024)
Robert Cox (2024, 2025)
Saffeer Khan (2025)
Engineering Technology and Construction Management
Aidan Browne (2024, 2025)
Tara Cavalline (2024)
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
Youxing Chen (2025)
Ed Morse (2024, 2025)
Brigid Mullany (2024)
Steven Schmid (2024, 2025)
Terry Xu (2025)
Qiang Zhu (2025)
Co-PIs
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Milind Khire (2025)
David Weggel (2024)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Badrul Chowdhury (2025)
Valentina Cecchi (2024)
Arun Ravindran (2024, 2025)
Ehab Shoubaki (2025)
Energy Production and Infrastructure Center
Lori Brown (2025)
Benjamin Futrell (2024, 2025)
Sukumar Kamalasadan (2024)
Timothy Kernicky (2025)
Saffeer Khan (2024)
Robin Moose (2025)
Engineering Technology and Construction Management
Michael Smith (2024, 2025)
Weimin Wang (2024, 2025)
Wesley Williams (2024, 2025)
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tao Hong (2025)
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
Jim Fox (2025)
Jimmie Miller (2024, 2025)
Brigid Mullany (2025)
Tyler Stover (2025)
Mesbah Uddin (2025)
W.S. Lee College of Engineering
Cathy Blat (2025)
Stephanie Galloway (2024, 2025)
Sherman Mumford (2025)