In the Media

Another energy company has connected their Charlotte location with proximity to William States Lee College of Engineering and its power research resources. To read the article, visit AOL.com.

UNC Pembroke spotlighted Chioma Nwakalor ’20 for serving as a mentor and tutor to young Black girls in high schools near Charlotte. To read the article, visit UNC Pembroke.

Dalton Espaillat ’07 BSCE was named to this year’s Top 100 Innovators by Charlotte Business Journal.

Charlotte leaders, students and Eli Lilly and Company representatives celebrated the newly renovated William States Lee College of Engineering Industrial Solutions Lab, located in Cameron Hall. The grand opening also marked the beginning of a new partnership with Lilly. To view the article, visit the Independent-Tribune.

The final phase of Belmont’s trolley project is projected to begin construction in April 2025. The project is a partnership with city of Belmont, Belmont Trolley Inc., the N.C. Department of Transportation and UNC Charlotte’s Williams States Lee College of Engineering. To read the article, visit Queen City News.

Richard Boswell (BSME, 2006), as crew chief for the No. 14 Stewart-Haas team, won his first race at the Cup level at the Southern 500.  To read the article, visit Sportsnaut.

As crew chief for the No. 45 23XI team, Billy Scott became the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champions. To read the article, visit NASCAR.

As crew chief for the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team, Cliff Daniels became runner-up in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Championship. To read the article, visit Sports Rush.

Niner Engineer Layne Riggs won his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Milwaukee Mile. To read the article, visit NASCAR.

Niner Engineering alumnus Aaron Kramer ’16 will join Haas Factory Team as the crew chief for Cole Custer and the No. 41 NASCAR Cup Series team in 2025. To read the article, visit Racing America. This news is also covered by Speedway Media and MSN.