Lee College of Engineering

UNC Charlotte announces new leadership for three academic areas—business, engineering, and urban research and community engagement—pivotal to the University’s mission to serve the greater Charlotte region and beyond.

Patrick Bounds and Marc Duemmler, Mechanical Engineering students in the Lee College of Engineering, recently were awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

Sukumar Kamalasadan, Duke Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the principal investigator for a federally funded project to advance solar energy’s role in strengthening the resilience of the U.S. electricity grid.

The robust job market experienced nationally in major job centers, such as Charlotte and Raleigh, has led individuals to pursue online degrees at a higher rate than face-to-face enrollment, as this allows students to more easily attend college while working. Between 2012 and 2016, graduate enrollment in exclusively online programs increased by approximately 28 percent while online undergraduate enrollment increased by 9.5 percent, according to EAB.

UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC), the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have received a $300,000 competitive award from the U.S. Department of Energy for a joint, two-year project to consider developing a centralized energy grid to effectively support critical services in the case of power outages. 

Chris McDaniel has a message for all UNC Charlotte students interested in becoming an engineer. He wants them to join Engage ME!, where they will get the mentoring and support to thrive in their future career.

Sushma Masemore, deputy assistant secretary for environment, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), will discuss North Carolina’s energy plan at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16, in EPIC, Room G256. This talk is part of the EPIC Energy Seminar Series.Masemore oversees the DEQ energy group and leads the department’s effort to implement Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order on climate change and clean energy. She has nearly 30 years of federal, state and industrial experience in air pollution engineering.

Undersecretary for Science Paul Dabbar, an official with the U.S. Department of Energy, visited campus Thursday, Sept. 5, where he toured the University’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center.

UNC Charlotte doctoral student Tony Martin aims to teach at the college level after completing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. To better prepare him for the future, he decided to pursue a Post-Master’s Certificate in University and College Teaching.

A student team from UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering won the 2019 American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) National Student Innovation Contest recently held near Washington, D.C.

Civil engineering students Michael Murray, Bryan Moreno and Nathan Lindholm swept the competition, taking first place in the Entrepreneur Category, winning the Audience Award and being named the top team overall.