General News

Tao Hong, Duke Energy Distinguished Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the William States Lee College of Engineering, and Harold Reiter, professor emeritus of mathematics in the Klein College of Science, led Team USA’s elementary and middle school-level teams to Grand Champion Team Awards in the 2024 International Mathematics Competition held in July. The wins mark the first time in more than a decade that one country has claimed both championship titles. 

The Polymers Foundation, established by the Polymers Center of Excellence, presented the Joe Bennett Leadership Award Scholarship to the inaugural recipient, Sarah Kim, a junior mechanical engineering student at the William States Lee College of Engineering. The award presentation took place on September 11 at the Polymers Center in Charlotte, NC during an event to celebrate the life and legacy of Bennett.

The Charlotte Business Journal has dropped its 2024 Power 100 List which includes Niner Engineer Dalton Espaillat ‘07, founder and CEO of Raydal Hospitality.

More than 30 research posters competed for prizes at the 2024 Biomedical Sciences Symposium, which took place on Sept. 9 at the Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City.  Hosted by the Division of Research and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, participants included students from UNC Charlotte, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) and NC State […]

Grand opening of renovated senior design space includes announcement of new partner: “Industrial Solutions Lab, powered by Lilly”

If you’ve ever considered building an electric racing vehicle or are expected to police them at your track, you may have concerns, like a lithium-ion battery blazing inferno, or a heart-stopping zap from a crashed EV. Take charge of those concerns by attending the second annual EVRSafe (Electric Vehicle Racing Safety) Conference.

Thirty students have been selected for the W.S. Lee College of Engineering Leadership Academy, a two-year program modeled after leadership training programs for young professionals in industry.

Niner Engineer Felix Ekuful, in the M.S. in Construction and Facilities Engineering program, just returned from an internship at Oak Ridge National Lab with a fresh perspective and deeper understanding of building technology.

Dr. Christopher Bejger, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, teamed with Dr. Lin Ma, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, to successfully achieve the first multi-disciplinary research collaboration by the Battery Complexity, Autonomous Vehicle and Electrification Research Center (BATT CAVE).

In February of 2024, the College of Engineering Faculty Organization voted to implement a common first-year curriculum for all College of Engineering students.