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Hannahlisa Breakfield knows all too well the struggle to find her true purpose. Her time at UNC Charlotte revealed an enthusiasm for systems engineering.

Niner Engineers in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) hit new milestones for the first time in April 2025.

In August 2024, UNC Charlotte became the first public university in the U.S. to establish a Super Fab Lab, a designation by the non-profit Fab Foundation. Since only six facilities worldwide are recognized as Super Fab Labs, Charlotte’s addition has helped the university join an elite group of creative inventors and developers. 

The finer points of professionalism are integral in the Leadership Academy

Hunter Ball, a Martin Scholar and part of the Honors College, is from Bryson City, North Carolina.

UNC Charlotte’s engineering college to use the same technology in its classrooms that companies worldwide depend on to embrace digital transformation

Faculty researchers from W.S. Lee College of Engineering were joined by fellow faculty from across UNC Charlotte as they were honored for leading research projects with $1 million or more in active, external funding in 2024.

Civil engineering junior one of only six to receive award through professional association

James Amburgey, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Olya Keen, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, have been honored by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for innovation, naming them “Senior Members.” The announcement, made on February 20, 2025, honors distinguished academic inventors whose achievements in patents, licensing and commercialization have led to and have the potential to create meaningful differences in our world.

Hurricane Helene victims in western North Carolina desperately need access back to their community. UNC Charlotte students and Ashe County volunteers are partnering together to provide them that access.