General News

A new year of enrollment increases and new opportunities to meet growing demand
UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering enters the 2025-2026 academic year with record-breaking enrollment, an expanded leadership team, nearly 30 new faculty and staff and new academic opportunities including an aerospace concentration.

A Curious Mind
Charlotte engineering alumna Jennifer Pagán is tackling clean water locally, globally.

Eye Tech
Minhaj Nur Alam, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Quantitative Imaging and AI Laboratory, is leading groundbreaking work in AI-assisted diagnostics for retinal diseases.

Engineering College Students Gain Edge with New Technology Used in Energy Industry
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories donates equipment to help prepare students for workforce UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering announces a significant partnership with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), the global leader in energy grid automation and protection. SEL, whose equipment is used as the industry standard by companies in more than 170 countries around the […]

Advancing AI in architecture – and other undergraduate research projects
Junior Andrei Vince, a computer engineering major, recently collaborated with Assistant Professor of Architecture Sabri Gökmen on a project that blends artificial intelligence with architectural design. Vince, alongside computer science student Aidan Oh, earned a stipend and gained hands-on experience exploring the intersection of engineering and architecture. Their challenge: use AI to quickly produce a 3D architectural […]

UNC Charlotte continues to advance in National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines program
The University’s Carolinas Engine for Grid Modernization is one of 29 semifinalists in the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) competition — selected for a virtual site visit from more than 300 initial applicants.

From Pakistan to Pavement Plans
From moving to a new country to finding her profession in engineering, Zarshal Saeed’s journey is more than just a story of academic success.

Grandma’s support paves the way for Bosch internship
Charlotte, with its burgeoning industrial landscape, has become a natural magnet for engineers. This includes Davey Sides, master’s program graduate and facilities engineer at Bosch.

Nationally Competitive Niner Engineers Represent UNC Charlotte Talent Among World’s Top Teams
UNC Charlotte engineering students had a successful 2025 competition season, led by their tenacity and hard work, resulting in lessons learned and celebrations.

From mechanical engineering lab to craft chocolate lab
Engineering involves significant creativity. For engineers, this incredibly transferrable trait can be applied in many different ways, often in a lab, such as a computer lab, maker space or machine shop. But a chocolate lab?