Current News and College Highlights

• Spring 2026 Senior Design Expo is set for May 1st. Open to the public. Huge thanks to the industry supporters, faculty mentors and students for their 2-semester commitment to this stellar program! Fall 2026 projects are now being accepted. Contact Jim Hartman for details and to learn more!
• Spotlighting our students….. Building bots and community, Brian Schoellner (BSME) puts campus robotics in the spotlight 4/18/2026 competition will begin! Free to attend.
• 1/28: Excited to have had some stellar Mechanical Engineering companies here to engage with our largest department (MEGR) recently. Our first ever formal employer-student networking and outreach event in Duke Centennial Hall. A tight squeeze but we made it work!
  
• New Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering alongside our well-established Construction Management curriculum makes UNC Charlotte one of the most distinctive academic combinations in the country, bridging design, construction, and management to shape tomorrow’s industry leaders. The Difference is Charlotte.
  
• UNC Charlotte’s Carolinas Engine for Grid Modernization advances in national NSF competition
• Three New Degrees: A Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence, a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering will launch in fall 2026 at UNC Charlotte.
  
• Fall 25′ SENIOR DESIGN EXPO was amazing. Thanks to all our sponsors and mentors!

• Grandma’s support paves the way for Bosch internship
• We continue to grow and welcome many new faces in our college. Visit our website to read about them!

Always like to highlight how awesome our alumni are!

• Congratulations are in order for these accomplished 2025 William States Lee College of Engineering Alumni Award Recipients who were recognized on Feb. 26, 2026 at a very special event.
• Congrats, the checked flag goes to BSME alum: Layne Riggs Stuns With Bristol Playoff Race Win After First-Lap Spin
• From Campus to Commerce: Learn about Jennifer Pagán ’99, ’00 M.S., ’07 Ph.D., who, while a postdoctoral researcher at UNC Charlotte, invented a water disinfection technology now being used around the world.
• A grad school romance led to a med-tech breakthrough that may save the lives of millions of patients suffering from mitral regurgitation 
• Engineering graduate Jordan Landis ’24 spearheads researching the use of microplastic-eating algae to improve Charlotte’s wastewater treatment — and America’s overall water quality
• Always love hearing about the success of our graduates!
  

• UNC Charlotte is ranked No. 1 in North Carolina and tied for No. 3 in the nation for online bachelor’s degrees according to U.S. News & World Report rankings . The ranking reflects the quality of UNC Charlotte’s 10 fully online bachelor’s degree completion programs.