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The William States Lee College of Engineering Presents Dr. Paul Cherukuri, presenting a seminar on smart helmet sensor integrated personalized defense system on Monday, December 6th at 11:00 a.m. in EPIC G256. Military helmets are heavy and offer limited ballistic protection and little-to-no protection against blast, blunt and directed energy attacks. In this presentation, I […]

As the quote says, “there is nothing–absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats”. This holds true for Michael Brancato, whose research finds him splashing around the campus lakes getting to mess with his boats. Because Brancato is a Mechanical Engineering master’s student, he finds his boats even more interesting than […]

For Dr. Alain Miatudila, an alumnus and former faculty member of the W.S. Lee College of Engineering, the support, mentoring and encouragement provided by professors, colleagues and friends has made all the difference in his life. Coming to America from the Democratic Republic of the Congo speaking no English, Dr. Miatudila studied, worked and persevered […]

Successfully completing wave tank testing during the spring and summer, the WATER BROS team that includes UNC Charlotte faculty, alumni and students, has moved to the final stage of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Waves to Water competition. The team will now begin using an additional $100,000 in funding to fabricate and test its […]

The William States Lee College of Engineering welcomes five new faculty members to the fall 2021 semester. Ms. Michelle Demers Lecturer, Engineering Technology and Construction Management Master of Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1992 Ms. Demers has more than 30 years of industry experience as a mechanical engineer including research, product design and development, […]

The Charlotte Business Journal has named Dr. Jun Xu, an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department, as one of its 40-Under-40 Young Professionals for 2021. Dr. Xu is the director of Vehicle Energy and Safety Laboratory (VESL) within UNC Charlotte’s North Carolina Automotive and Motorsports Research Center. His research expertise includes […]

Fill-Up: WE Engage!, the college’s program focused on creating community and confidence in our female engineering, engineering technology and construction management students, started the fall semester with a continental breakfast for our new and continuing students. The breakfast, held on the first Friday of classes on August 27th, saw nearly thirty-five of our students come […]

A freezing-weather problem that results in billions of dollars in road maintenance costs across the entire United State is now being studied in a laboratory in North Carolina. A team of researchers from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UNC Charlotte is bringing its expertise in the use of organo-silanes (water-repellent additives) to create […]

As part of a military veterans STEM program between The William States Lee College of Engineering at UNC Charlotte and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, three undergraduate engineering students from Tennessee have come to Charlotte this summer to gain a first-hand experience with engineering research. The three military veteran students, Mckenna Goss, Bradly Edwards and […]

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 UNC Charlotte will develop a Center for Additive Manufacture of Advanced Ceramics to address the expanding needs of advanced manufacturing in North Carolina with the support of a 2022-24 University of North Carolina Research Opportunity Initiative (ROI) grant. The award positions UNC Charlotte — and the UNC System — to become […]