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Tom Chervenak was director of new product development for Irwin Tools when he served as the industrial Technical Representative on a senior deisgn project. His experience was so positive that he stayed involved for five years. Following his retirement in 2012, he began volunteering with the program and is now in his third year as […]
Eight students and two faculty members from the Lee College of Engineering’s 49er Miners Team travelled to Kennedy Space Center in May for a week long battle with 35 other colleges in the fifth annual NASA Robotics Mining Competition. As part of the Senior Design Lunabotics Project, students design and build a mining robot that […]
Even though ocean water covers 71 percent of the Earth’s surface, as many as 1 billion people around the world lack clean water. Scientists, politicians and advocates have grappled with the issue for years but an innovative desalination project tested off the coast of Wrightsville Beach May 14 and 15 could be a step toward […]
Last month, UNC Charlotte’s rocketry team won the Best Vehicle Design award in the NASA Student Launch competition, beating 31 other university teams from across the country in the contest’s rocket construction category. Although partially charred, with parts burned up or missing after its final launch erupted in a massive fireball, the rocket – nicknamed […]
The awards of the USLI senior design team continue to come. This team was just named a top 3 finalist by National Instrument in their nationwide student competition. The project included a dynamic thrust modulation system, ground hazard identification system, atmospheric sensor package, as well as a dynamic analysis of structural elements. The largest portion […]
Congratulations to the USLI Senior design team for its recent success in a national competition against other university teams. In this competition, the team had to design and construct a re-useable dual deployment rocket capable of carrying a payload to an altitude of one mile. The NASA University Student Launch competition just concluded at the […]
The Solar Traffic Light team recently won second place in the undergraduate division of the University of North Carolina Social Entrepreneurship Conference. There were 40 teams in the competition. The Solar Traffic Light team was made up of students Alex Esposito, Ben Godsell, Thomas McGukin, Kashif Subhan and Nathan Smith, and project mentors Dr. Nan […]
Mark your calendars for the following key events in 2014. This is the biggest year to date for senior design. Thursday May 1, 2014: SPRING EXPO, Student Activity Center, 11:00 AM – 2 PM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Friday August 29, 2014: Fall Kickoff Breakfast for industry supporters, mentors and students Friday December 5, 2014: […]
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UNC Charlotte’s Design Expo yields jobs for new college graduates By Lisa Thornton Correspondent Posted: Monday, Jun 24, 2013 Modified: Monday, Jun. 24, 2013 From left, senior engineering majors Wesley Waterhouse, 23, David Mayfield, 23, and Aaron Cameron, 23, demonstrate the tabletop signaling device for restaurants they created for Nirak Inc. the company sponsor of […]
Three Years Later Senior Design Team Vision Takes Transit Partnership Full Circle with Parking Lot Power As the Spring 2013 teams finished their senior design projects and departed with their engineering degrees, proof that this highly-anticipated competition gets real-world results is now at hand for an exceptional group from 2010. That team produced the initial […]
Mark your calendars for the key events in the 2013-2014 year. Please note the dates for the Expos, which promise to be the biggest and best yet! Friday August 30, 2013: Fall Kickoff Breakfast for industry supporters, mentors and students Friday December 6, 2013: FALL EXPO, Student Activity Center Food Court, 11:00 AM – 2 […]