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U.S. News includes William States Lee College of Engineering in their 2024 rankings

Niner Engineering students spent the past summer gaining valuable real-world experience.

With extreme gratitude, Dean Robert Keynton of the William States Lee College of Engineering at UNC Charlotte is excited to announce the establishment of the Ametek Process & Analytical Instruments (Ametek P&AI) Academic Achievement Award.

New chairs, assistant dean for inclusive excellence and academic offerings lead William States Lee College of Engineering into the fall 2023 semester.

DOE Secretary Granholm and other federal dignitaries visit Charlotte to explore decarbonization William States Lee College of Engineering and Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) recently joined U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other leaders to discuss investments in clean energy technology and decarbonization.

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of the William States Lee College of Engineering announces the newest undergraduate program, the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering (B.S.E.E.).

The roar of engines has been joined by the hum of innovation as the UNC Charlotte’s inaugural 49ers Racing Electric Vehicle (EV) team embarks on an exhilarating journey in electric vehicle racing.

Amir Ghasemi, Assistant Professor in the William States Lee College of Engineering, earned the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award in June of this year to support his investigations in the area of human-robot interaction.

UNC Charlotte’s Robotic Mining Team recently won some of the highest national awards for designing and building solutions for real world problems. The team of eight engineering seniors joined 23 other teams from across the nation in late May for the annual competition in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

“This is another incredible success story that we have to continue to build on,” said U.S. Senator Thom Tillis as he joined several other legislators and industry partners on a tour of BATT CAVE on Monday.

It isn’t the secret, subterranean headquarters of a masked superhero and a turbocharged car, but the North Carolina BATT CAVE Research Center may very well transform the future of battery technology and the vehicles that use it.

Jun Xu, recognized internationally as a battery safety and modeling expert, leads UNC Charlotte’s BATT CAVE— the North Carolina Battery Complexity, Autonomous Vehicle and Electrification Research Center — the only university-led battery research center in the state.