Lee College of Engineering

Students in UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering, Belk College of Business and College of Computing and Informatics who are preparing for careers in STEM, supply chain and logistics will gain access to scholarship support, mentorship and hands-on learning through a new partnership between the W.S. Lee College of Engineering and Bobcat Company, […]

UNC Charlotte is the acceleration point of racing innovation.  This May, UNC Charlotte is putting the pedal down. And the racing world is taking notice. From the banks of NASCAR’s fiercest tracks to the sharp turns of real-world data analytics, Charlotte students and alumni are proving that the future of racing doesn’t happen by chance. […]

Oerlikon AM, one of the world’s leaders in metal additive manufacturing, recently donated an industry-grade metal additive manufacturing machine to William States Lee College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science. “We recognize the critical role of additive manufacturing in American industry,” said Luke Dee, Oerlikon AM’s process engineering manager at the company’s U.S. […]

UNC Charlotte became the first public university in the U.S. to establish a Super Fab Lab this past fall, and on Tuesday, April 15, faculty and staff from the William States Lee College of Engineering and the College of Computing and Informatics toured the facility. Since only six facilities worldwide are recognized as Super Fab Labs, Charlotte’s […]

Brigid Mullany, professor of mechanical engineering in the William States Lee College of Engineering, has been elected as a 2024 Fellow with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the social, technological and educational aspects of manufacturing. Mullany, who serves as the college’s first associate dean for research, is helping to prepare […]

Riley Felts ’22 is one of 30 athletes in consideration for the NCAA Woman of the Year after a record-breaking pole vault career and outstanding academic record at UNC Charlotte.  Earlier this year, Felts finished as national runner-up at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. In August, she was one of two American Athletic Conference athletes nominated […]

UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering is a member of KEEN: The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network, a national partnership of 65-plus higher education institutions. KEEN’s mission is to graduate “engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset so they can create personal, economic and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work.” “Innovation education and research are […]

Members of the North Carolina Board of Science, Technology and Innovation saw firsthand UNC Charlotte’s ascent toward Carnegie R1 research status and its impact during a meeting on campus Aug. 13.  Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber kicked off the meeting by outlining the University’s rising research expenditures and projection to receive the nation’s highest research designation, […]

Jim Fox is the research operations manager of the Kulwicki Motorsports Lab . His journey with motorsports began at a Formula 1 event in Germany, leading to a distinguished career with organizations that included Hendrick Motorsports and Team Penske. Learn about how Fox mentors student teams and what he enjoys beyond work. Tell us about […]

UNC Charlotte’s 49er Rocketry Team placed third overall in the 2024 NASA Student Launch Competition held at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.  This is the seventh consecutive year the team has placed among the competition’s top three. Gracie Judy, the lead for the 2023-24 49ers Rocketry Team, said, “Ever since I was a […]