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UNC Charlotte establishes School of Energy, expanding national leadership in grid technology and modernization Building on the Carolinas Grid Engine, the school is the first of its kind in the nation Story by Christy Jackson, Photo by Ryan Honeyman UNC Charlotte has established a School of Energy, the University’s latest major step in becoming a […]

Federal investment of up to $160 million positions North Carolina and South Carolina to play a larger national role in grid modernization and technology deployment

UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering, an energy-innovation leader for nearly two decades, steadily built its research capability, partnerships and workforce to support one of America’s most urgent infrastructure challenges: the modernization of the national electric grid. In 2008, the college’s early work in power systems and energy infrastructure accelerated with the launch […]

The NSF Grid Modernization Engine in the Carolinas (Carolinas Grid Engine) – led by UNC Charlotte with support from more than 100 partners  – is a regional energy innovation hub that spans 36 counties in North Carolina and South Carolina designed to create a resilient, efficient and technologically advanced power grid. With research support from […]

UNC Charlotte has named Sukumar Kamalasadan, professor of electrical engineering, the recipient of the 2026 Charlotte Distinguished Research Award. Established in the late 1980s, this prestigious honor recognizes senior full‑time faculty members who demonstrate scholarly excellence at the highest level in their fields. Kamalasadan’s work not only advances academic understanding — it is actively shaping […]

Five UNC Charlotte faculty members have been named to the 2026 class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors, a recognition honoring academic inventors whose work has made a measurable impact through patents, commercialization and mentorship. The honorees represent disciplines across the University’s research enterprise: “The induction of five faculty members from UNC […]

Two UNC Charlotte researchers have been selected by NCInnovation’s Board of Directors to continue their work through a pilot grant program.  Sukumar Kamalasadan, Duke Energy Distinguished Professor of Electric Power Engineering, and Jordan Poler, professor of chemistry, are among eight UNC System faculty selected for grants. Kamalasadan’s research will focus on power grid efficiency, and […]