Lee College of Engineering

Deborah Craig, a student services specialist with the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, passed away June 30.

Craig, originally from New Jersey, joined the University in 2005.

Future space missions will reach greater distances and span longer durations. Design of spacecraft and habitats to better accommodate space travelers will be more important than ever. To achieve this, mission planners and spacecraft designers need tools to help them better define habitable volume and identify mission and programmatic risks.

Established in December 2016, the Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education (CAMMSE) has numerous projects underway. UNC Charlotte is the lead campus for this multi-institutional initiative, which is funded by a $7.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

John Ziegert, a faculty member in the Lee College of Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department, is the 2017 recipient of the Frederick Taylor Research Medal, bestowed by SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers).

The Taylor Research Medal honors significant published research leading to a better understanding of materials, facilities, principles, operations and their application to improve manufacturing processes.

Andrew Randolph, technical director for ECR Engines, will present “The Automotive Industry and the Fuels that Are Moving Us Forward” at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, in EPIC’s Siemens Energy Lecture Hall (Room G256).

During 30-plus years at General Motors and in NASCAR, Randolph has explored topics ranging from fundamental engine research to mass-production engine development. He is a strong advocate of applying scientific principles to engine development and is widely regarded internationally as one of the foremost applied combustion experts in the world.

Beth Anne Clark, a project development manager for Blue Sphere Corp., will present “Opportunities for Growth in the Bioenergy Sector” at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, in EPIC, Room G256, as part of the EPIC Energy Seminar Series.

Clark has 30 years of experience in waste management, recycling and corporate sustainability. She has acted as an advisor for municipal waste to energy projects and has been active in energy efficiency market development.

John Daniels, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and chair of the National Ash Management Advisory Board, will present “How UNC Charlotte is Advancing the Research, Practice and Policy of Coal Ash Management” at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 14, in EPIC, G256.

John Daniels, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and chair of the National Ash Management Advisory Board, will present “How UNC Charlotte is Advancing the Research, Practice and Policy of Coal Ash Management” at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 14, in EPIC, G256.

Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) encouraged students to be committed not only to themselves but also to their communities during her keynote at “Revolutionizing the Dream,” celebrating the life, work and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

With a wall of fans six-stories high creating winds in a huge, one-of-a-kind laboratory, researchers from UNC Charlotte’s Fire Safety Engineering Technology program and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) are burning building materials and wildland vegetation to study wind-driven wildfire embers. These large-scale tests are part of three-year study to understand, and in the long run mitigate, the risks involved when embers from wildfires spread.