Lee College of Engineering

Researchers from EPIC’s Duke Energy Smart Grid Laboratory working with Waverley Labs conducted a systematic analysis of risks and threats to power transmission systems to identify critical points of failure.

The collaboration has resulted in an innovative risk management solution focused on relationships between cyberattacks and the electrical and physical infrastructures associated with the power grid.

Three projects by students from the Lee College of Engineering were judged to be the best at the recent Industrial Senior Design Expo. During the event, project teams presented their completed projects and mid-project design posters.

The Lee College of Engineering presented its 2014 Excellence in Teaching Awards to Tara Cavalline from the Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management for undergraduate teaching and Matt Whelan from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for graduate teaching.

Cavalline was honored as teacher who genuinely cares for her students and has an approachable demeanor. She makes every effort to know each of her students and their personalities.

UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School and State of São Paulo Research Foundation continue to offer faculty members opportunities to form research partnerships. The budget limit is now $20,000 from each party in the SPRINT program (São Paulo Researchers in International Collaboration).

Professional Engineers of North Carolina (PENC) and the UNC Charlotte Energy Production Infrastructure Center (EPIC) will hold the “N.C. Coal Ash Forum I’ from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, in the EPIC Building, Room G256. A free public information workshop will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 3, in EPIC, Room G256.

Almost 50 years in the making, the William States Lee College of Engineering has a rich history of educating engineers and technologists who have made significant contributions to their professions and communities.

And the impacts of these contributions are the college’s legacy and the focus of a recent celebration – the Engineering Legacy Banquet.

Former Lee College of Engineering professor Helene Hilger was recognized by the Water Environment Federation with its Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal at its 87th annual WEF Technical Exhibition and Conference in New Orleans.

The medal recognizes accomplishments in the education and development of future engineers. The award namesake, Gordon Maskew Fair, was a professor of sanitary engineering at Harvard University who was known for achieving exceptional results in preparing students for the water environment profession.

SineWatts Inc., a clean-tech startup company based in Charlotte, in collaboration with UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) as its primary research partner, has been selected for a second Incubator Award from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative to develop its Inverter Molecule product.  

The Discovery Channel’s “Daily Planet” recently highlighted research being conducted at the University’s N.C. Motorsports and Automotive Research Center.