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A double major in Electrical Engineering and Physics, Ritchie began his co-op program in September 2008. He graduated from UNC Charlotte in December and is now completing the remainder of his co-op work with the Program Engineering Group in Duke Energy’s Fossil-Hydro Division.

Dr. Bird’s education includes a bachelor’s degree from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and a master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. His doctoral research was in the field of magnetic suspension for high-speed vehicles.

“It’s impressive to see how many people on this campus are involved in renewable energy and how many are using sunlight as a source of that energy,” said Dr. Michael Fiddy, director of the UNC Charlotte Optoelectronics and Optical Communications Center.

The designer and instructor of the class is Dr. Gary Wilson. “The number-one objective of the course is to integrate heat transfer, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics into the design of a system,” he said.

In the Introduction to Electrical Power Systems class, Electrical Engineering Technology students are experimenting and learning as they use machines that precisely mimic real power generation and motor systems, just on a smaller, safer scale.

Through wireless sensor networks that can be deployed quickly and safely, Lee College of Engineering researchers are helping keep power plants running through the continuous monitoring of vital equipment and systems. The research is being led by Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Dr. Asis Nasipuri.

“EPIC is about regional growth and advancement in the energy industry,” said Dr. Steve Patterson, director of EPIC and a distinguished professor in the Lee College of Engineering. “Clearly one strength of EPIC is the outstanding energy engineering assets of the region in which we live.” Regional energy corporations include AREVA, Duke Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), The Shaw Group, URS Washington Group, Westinghouse, Siemens and Metso Power.

One of China’s premiere energy solutions and technology research universities, CUMT has more than 50 doctoral programs and 100 master’s programs. Its focus is on mining, the environment, sustainable energy solutions and ecological reclamation. Lee College of Engineering officials see the partnership as beneficial to its doctoral program in Infrastructure and Environmental Systems, as well […]

Sun developed the OpenSPARC Awards program to foster innovation on a global level and recognize the most interesting initiatives within open source communities. The winners range from professors and students in academia to developers working in the industry, all of whom demonstrate extraordinary creativity and collaboration leading to some outstanding innovations in the OpenSPARC community.

Boehm is now a test engineer with Honda Research and Development in the Vehicle Stability Group in Marysville, Ohio. He is involved in the testing of anti-lock breaking systems, traction control and stability control systems on all Honda and Acura vehicles. “There were 50 of us being interviewed for 10 job openings” Boehm said. “Most […]