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As the lead graduate teaching assistant for Instrumentation Lab 3171L, Mohan Surya Raja Elapolu has had to do a lot of adapting in fall 2020, as the laboratory class has become a combination of online, in-class, video and hybrid learning. A Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Ph.D. student whose research focuses on computational modeling, Elapolu […]
The Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department welcomed four new faculty members to the fall 2020 semester. With experience and education from some of the finest companies and institutions in the world, these educators bring expertise to our classrooms and laboratories in engineering fields including manufacturing, motorsports, robotics and more. Dr. Charles H. Jenckes Assistant […]
Dr. Tony Schmitz was selected to received the 2019 Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal by SME. The award “honors significant published research leading to a better understanding of materials, facilities, principles, operations and their application to improve manufacturing processes”. Schmitz will receive the award at the SME International Awards Gala on May 19 in Detroit, […]
The 49er Rocketry Team had a successful competition on April 6th, as its rocket and payload performed well and scored high at the NASA Student Launch Competition. NASA will announce the overall competition winners in early May, after it reviews final papers and calculates total points. Read more about the competition and results here!
On Friday, March 22nd, the UNC Charlotte Baja SAE team held the Inaugural Baja Shakedown competition at Dirt World Motorsports Complex in Statesville, North Carolina. The event was implemented as an organized testing event prior to the first official SAE competition at Tennessee Tech on April 11th. Four teams were registered for the event, bringing […]
GE Research in Niskayuna, NY has selected Emma Betters for their Innovate Event, April 7-9, 2019. During the three-day event, GE will host top female and underrepresented minority graduate students from several universities. The goal is to give students the opportunity to learn and network with other top academic talent and accomplished professionals in a […]