AREVA Inc. has pledged more than $2 million in financial support for the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) at UNC Charlotte.

The new Energy Production and Infrastructure Center building is now open. The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department are moving in, and the first classes will be taught in the fall. Here is a sneak-peek photo tour of the new 200,000-square-foot building.

Balancing the work load of being a varsity college athlete and a student is tough, especially when the athlete is an engineering student. The Lee College of Engineering has a large number of student athletes who are training hard and studying hard, and with some help from understanding professors and advisors are succeeding.

The Lee College of Engineering is establishing itself as a national leader in the management and reuse of coal fly ash.

To honor a fellow veteran, student, teacher and 40-yearfriend, Bill and Pam Crowder have established a scholarship within the Lee College of Engineering in the name of Dr. Johnny Graham.

Dr. Johnny Graham and Dr. Helene Hilger had similar paths in their Civil Engineering careers. They both were some of the first UNC Charlotte students to earn their doctoral degrees through an interinstitutional program with North Carolina State. They both went to work for The William States Lee College of Engineering. They both were highly recognized for their teaching and research work. And in spring 2012, they both retired.

Developed with input from area industry professionals, a new concentration in energy engineering is strengthening the academic side of the Lee College of Engineering’s energy engineering programs, and giving mechanical engineering students the opportunity to focus their studies in the dynamic, growing field of energy.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2011 Rookie of the Year driver and Lee College of Engineering Motorsports junior Joey Coulter is setting his sights for big things in his second season, including some wins and the season championship.

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.

Students explain and demonstrate their senior design projects that were on display at the Spring 2012 Expo.

As part of their engineering education, students in the Lee College of Engineering are helping to educate school children about engineering. Specifically, they are teaching them about energy engineering through displays and hands-on activities that include working models of nuclear, hydro and solar power, and through interactive games.

A new video highlights the growing research and graduate programs in the Motorsports Engineering program.

After spending six years on campus earning two degrees, Civil Engineering alumnus Garrett Overcash is now adding his mark to the history of the UNC Charlotte campus as he leads the structural engineering efforts on the 49er new football stadium.