Awards

Niner Engineer Felix Ekuful, in the M.S. in Construction and Facilities Engineering program, just returned from an internship at Oak Ridge National Lab with a fresh perspective and deeper understanding of building technology.

UNC Charlotte’s 49er Rocketry Team again finished among the top winners, placing third overall in the 2024 NASA Student Launch Competition.

Mechanical engineering graduate student Adeniyi Adeleke wins ZEISS academic scholarship.

Austin Stitz, a rising sophomore majoring in electrical engineering and a member of the University Honors Program, is one of only 42 U.S. students selected to study as part of the prestigious Fulbright UK Summer Institutes. 

Charlotte’s 49ers Racing team finished second overall among 113 of the world’s best teams at this year’s Formula SAE Internal Combustion competition held May 8-11 at Michigan International Speedway. The result is the best in program history, with the team also earning impressive rankings in multiple events.

Sukumar Kamalasadan, Duke Energy Distinguished Professor of Electric Power Engineering, has been selected to receive a grant by NCInnovation. He is one of only eight UNC System faculty to receive this award.

UNC Charlotte’s Astrobotics Team, the 49er Miners, won first place for Presentation and Demonstrations in the NASA Lunabotics Challenge held on May 17 at Kennedy Space Center. The team, which has earned an award in the competition for the past four years, finished 11th overall this year.

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.

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.

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.