Departmental News

As part of a new U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) project, the Lee College of Engineering will be participating in a multi-institution team to create intelligent vehicle networks that reduce the fuel used by trucks and other heavy vehicles by up to 20 percent. The $3-million grant is part of ARPA-E’s […]

TiMOTION’s North American subsidiary recently announced its partnership with UNC Charlotte to fund future engineers in their academic studies. The scholarship funding will benefit full-time students of high academic standing who are enrolled in engineering programs. TiMOTION is an industry-leading provider of electric linear actuators worldwide, earning a reputation for reliable, high-quality, and competitively priced […]

SME has recognized Dr. John Ziegert of the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department with the 2017 SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal for his significant contributions to manufacturing science. Dr. Ziegert earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Purdue University, a master’s degree from Northwestern University and a doctorate from the University of […]

Dr. Matt Davies of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science is among the 2017 recipients of the UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. This annual honor recognizes one professor at each of North Carolina’s public institutions. Each of the recipients receives a commemorative bronze medallion and a $12,500 cash prize. Awards will be […]

See this link for details and registration information on Dr. Andrew Randolph, technical director of ECR Engines, and his topic he’ll be discussing here at UNC Charlotte, The Automotive Industry and The Fuels That Are Moving Us Forward. Date: April 25, 2017 Time: 12:30PM-1:30PM Location: EPIC G256

Congratulations to Yue Peng and Hossein Shahinian who won 1st and 3rd places respectively in the Computer Science/Math/Engineering Oral presentations last week at the Graduate and Professional Student Government’s 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium.

Hundreds of civil engineering students from throughout the southeast had a great time over the weekend, as they competed against one another in multiple events at the annual American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Carolinas Conference. A photo gallery of the events is below. Conference competition began March 31 with the concrete canoe, surveying and […]

The Lee College of Engineering is excited to announce that Dr. Michael S. Mazzola will be the third director of the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC). Dr. Mazzola is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Mississippi State University and the Jack Hatcher Chair for Engineering Entrepreneurship. He also served for two-years as […]

The Lee College of Engineering’s NASA Astrobotics team has launched a crowdfunding effort to help pay its way to this year’s competition at Kennedy Space Center. The team of eight multidisciplinary engineering students will compete in the 2017 NASA Robotic Mining Competition. The competition objective is to design and build an autonomous robot that can […]

Three engine engineers from Roush Yates Engines will talk about their careers in motorsports and their individual areas of specialty (valvetrains, cranktrain rotating assemblies, and electronic fuel injection (EFI) calibration). See the attached flyer for registration information. Date: 3/27/2017 Location: UNC Charlotte Duke 345 Time : 6:00pm-8:00pm Cost: Free but registration is recommended as space […]