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The Lee College of Engineering Rocketry Team placed fifth out of 50 schools at the 2017 NASA Student Launch competition. The event took place at the Marshall Space Flight Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama, during the week of April 5-9, with the competition flight on April 8. This year’s 49er team competed in the Unknown […]

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The UTC Foundation, the charitable arm of the Utilities Technology Council (UTC), presented its first grant to the Energy Production & Infrastructure Center (EPIC) at UNC Charlotte. The contribution was given at an awards dinner on Wednesday, May 10thduring the UTC Telecom & Technology conference in Charlotte. The UTC […]

The William States Lee College of Engineering graduated its Class of May 2017, over the weekend of May 13th. Ceremonies started with the Order of the Engineering on Friday, followed by commencement and the final celebration reception on Saturday. Photos of the weekend are here.

The Charlotte Business Journal and E4 Carolinas recognized one Lee College of Engineering alumna and one faculty member as energy leaders in the Charlotte region at the eighth annual Energy Inc. Summit and Leadership Awards. Mechanical Engineering alumna Hannah Arrington (’07) was recognized as an Emerging Energy Leader. Systems Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Tao Hong […]

Lee College of Engineering seniors presented their year-long senior projects at the college’s annual Senior Design Exposition on May 3, 2012. Out of the 60 completed student projects on display, three were chosen as being the best. The top project was the Pedestrian Safety Alert System sponsored by Bosch Engineering. Mechanical engineering team members Richard […]

The William States Lee College of Engineering held its spring semester Senior Design Expo on May 4, 2017. Fifty-six teams presented their completed two-semester projects, and 26 teams presented their first-semester design-concept posters. A photo gallery of the Expo is here. The completed project judged to be the best was “Design and Fabrication of a […]

The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association recently recognized eight individuals as part of Alumniner Weekend, including Lee College of Engineering alumnus Eric Reichard as a winner of the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Reichard, who earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from the Lee College of Engineering in 1989, is chief operations officer for Rodgers […]

As part of a new U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) project, the Lee College of Engineering will be participating in a multi-institution team to create intelligent vehicle networks that reduce the fuel used by trucks and other heavy vehicles by up to 20 percent. The $3-million grant is part of ARPA-E’s […]

TiMOTION’s North American subsidiary recently announced its partnership with UNC Charlotte to fund future engineers in their academic studies. The scholarship funding will benefit full-time students of high academic standing who are enrolled in engineering programs. TiMOTION is an industry-leading provider of electric linear actuators worldwide, earning a reputation for reliable, high-quality, and competitively priced […]

SME has recognized Dr. John Ziegert of the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department with the 2017 SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal for his significant contributions to manufacturing science. Dr. Ziegert earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Purdue University, a master’s degree from Northwestern University and a doctorate from the University of […]