Industry Feedback
Our Industry Supporters are Committed to Student Success
The Industrial Solutions Lab is supported by many industry partners, in particular, Lilly. A significant gift from Lilly in 2024 created an endowment that provides scholarships for students and funding that helps ensure the Lab’s future success.
The contribution from Lilly benefits Niner Engineers by expanding opportunities for experiential learning and demonstrates their commitment to developing new engineering talent and hands-on learning.
In 2023, the Industrial Solutions Lab moved from its long-time home in the Cafeteria and Activities Building to its current home in Cameron Building. In September 2024, the Lab held its Grand Opening and was announced as the “Industrial Solutions Lab, powered by Lilly.”
Partner Feedback
Annihilare
Parker Sikes
“Whether it’s the alumni we hire or the engineering students we work with, my experience so far has been nothing but excellence from UNC Charlotte.”
NAVAIR
Lance Tucker
“We really like the hands on aspect of the program, as well as the manufacturing and other aspects that they get in to. It’s a very hands on program that works very well with us.”
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Chris Hazen
“The benefit that we have had using this program is to do a project that my staff normally sees but we wouldn’t normally have time to fix.”
Hantover
Ron Curnett
“I would definitely recommend it. It was a good experience . We got a design that kind of exceeded our expectations. We came out with something that is going to work really well.”
Bosch Rexroth
Mark Rohlinger
“This is something that we believe in, that we should support programs like this.”
Carrier
Joe Noworatzky
“The students are professional… you can see them grow from when they give presentations at the beginning of the projects when they are in the design phase… (to) a day like today (Expo) when they are on the floor getting to talk to hundreds of people about what they’ve done. It’s really exciting to see the enthusiasm.”
Schaeffler Group
Brian Lee
“This is an amazing resource for meeting young people, figuring out what their talent potential is, and bringing them in to make them a part of (your) company.”
Siemens Energy
Hynek Lettang
“There is a level of maturity and a level of collaboration that really begins to mimic what we see in the real world and that’s a very nice exchange of ideas”