General News
Niner Engineers host peers from around the world in a design/build competition
EFx competition features hovercraft and robot mini-golf events
Representing Niners—and supporting fellow engineering students—at a national level
The senior year was momentous for Kennedi Briggs and Jean L. Rivera, not only because of their anticipated graduation but for a distinct honor: they were two of only eight students selected by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) as FE Ambassadors for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Moving across the globe – making industry impact
Nneka Ubi, M.S. in Construction and Facilities Engineering, Spring 2024
Engineering a strong experience based in hands-on research
Aidan Restelli, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in biomedical engineering, Spring 2024
Niner Engineer Sydney Prince featured by NBC Sports for her unique role in NASCAR
This weekend, NBC Sports spotlighted Sydney Prince ‘22 as being the only female engineer on the pit box at many Cup races, a critical and storied place to be during NASCAR races.
Breaking records
Riley Felts, a redshirt senior who will graduate with her master’s degree in geoenvironmental engineering, is an All-American pole vaulter who finished as national runner-up at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Charlotte ASCE takes top honors at regional competition
UNC Charlotte’s American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) chapter won 10 awards at the 2024 Carolinas ASCE Student Symposium.
Charlotte’s chapter placed No. 1 in the Concrete Canoe, Steel Bridge and Sustainable Solutions competitions, No. 2 in the Surveying competition and No. 2 overall out of the nine competing universities.
Niner Engineer Ogungbire has been named a 2024 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar
Niner Engineer Abimbola Ogungbire has been named a 2024 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar and recently attended the Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety.
Unraveling the secrets to tougher materials to support safer, lower cost energy production
Youxing Chen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering with W.S. Lee College of Engineering and the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center, has earned an NSF CAREER Award for his research proposal, “Atomic-level understanding of stability and transition kinetics of 3-dimensional interfaces under irradiation.”
49er Rocketry Team headed to NASA’s student launch competition
On April 13, the UNC Charlotte 49er Rocketry Team will compete in NASA’s Student Rocket Launch Competition in Huntsville, Alabama, near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. They have placed in the top two places for the past seven years.