General News

Integrating Autonomous Vehicles with Variable Speed Limits

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Self-driving vehicles will be a future reality, first becoming integrated with current human-driven vehicles and then, over time, completely replacing them. Lee College of Engineering researchers are working now to develop variable speed control systems to optimize the current state of human-driven vehicles, the mixture of human-driven and self-driving vehicles, and the future state of […]

49er Students Place First in Concrete Competition

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A team of Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology students from UNC Charlotte placed first in the 2019 ACI/ASCC Concrete Construction Competition, an international competition sponsored by the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC). Team members were Ross Newsome, Benjamin Hager, George Poulos, Kenny Wang, and Joseph Ocampo. The […]

Tony Schmitz Among 2019 UNC BOG Teaching Award Winners

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Dr. Tony Schmitz, professor Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science in the Lee College of Engineering, is one of the 17 recipients of the UNC Board of Governors Awards for Excellence in Teaching. He will be honored formally during one of the University’s May commencement ceremonies. This annual system-wide teaching award recognizes one faculty member from […]

NC Universities Bringing Artificial Intelligence to Manufacturing

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Traditional manufacturing is an important element of North Carolina’s economy, and keeping the state at the forefront of manufacturing technology is vital. Being at the forefront means bringing digital technology to the manufacturing floor, which means artificial intelligence (AI). To develop and advance North Carolina’s use of AI in manufacturing, the state has established a […]

49er Rocketry Team Places High at NASA Event

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The 49er Rocketry Team had a successful competition on April 6th, as its rocket and payload performed well and scored high at the NASA Student Launch Competition. The UNC Charlotte team finished second overall at the competition. Forty-five teams from 20 states took part in the Student Launch Competition, held at Marshall Space Flight Center […]

49ers Take Top Honors at 2019 ASCE Carolinas Conference

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The UNC Charlotte American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) team had great results at the 2019 Carolinas Conference, winning First Place Overall at the competition held April 5-7 at North Carolina State University. The 49er engineers also placed first and qualified for national championships in the Steel Bridge, Concrete Canoe, and Innovation competitions. At the […]

BAJA SAE Update: UNC Charlotte Holds Shakedown Competition

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On Friday, March 22nd, the UNC Charlotte Baja SAE team held the inaugural Baja Shakedown competition at Dirt World Motorsports Complex in Statesville, North Carolina. The event was implemented as an organized testing event prior to the first official SAE competition at Tennessee Tech on April 11th. Four teams were registered for the event, bringing […]

Photo Gallery – 49er Engineers Take Over Discovery Place

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More than 80 students representing 10 organizations from The William States Lee College of Engineering took over Discovery Place science museum on February 23rd to teach visiting children and their parents about engineering and other STEM disciplines. As part of Engineers Week 2019, the Lee College of Engineering students designed and built hands-on activities for […]

Excellence in Teaching Awards

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The Lee College of Engineering has awarded its top honors for teaching, the Undergraduate and Graduate Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2018. The winner of the undergraduate teaching award is Ms. Courtney Green of the Engineering Technology and Construction Management Department. The winner of the graduate teaching award is Dr. Andrew Willis of the Electrical […]

New Exhibits Celebrate Alan Kulwicki’s Career

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Celebrating the induction of Alan Kulwicki into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, UNC Charlotte has established new exhibits of memorabilia from the late racecar driver/engineer’s career. The Alan D. Kulwicki Donor Advised Fund contributed to materials to the university. The exhibits are on the third floor of Duke Centennial Hall and the main hallway of […]