Charting NC’s future through Charlotte engineering
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That future is taking shape at the William States Lee College of Engineering, which welcomed a record-breaking number of first-year students in Fall 2025, marking the highest overall enrollment in the college’s history.
From pioneering clean transportation to optimizing precision manufacturing, Charlotte engineers are partnering with industry and driving innovation across the state and beyond.
- The North Carolina BATT CAVE Research Center — the only university-led hub of its kind in the state — has become the first team in the U.S. to wirelessly charge a train.
- Students and faculty in EPIC developed PoleVolt™, the nation’s first street-side, universal EV charging station.
- The Center for Precision Metrology is widely recognized as the leading academic metrology lab in North and South America.
- UNC Charlotte is the first public university in the nation to establish a Super Fab Lab.
- Motorsports and the Kulwicki Lab blends racing tradition with engineering expertise, led by Jim Fox, a veteran of more than 40 years in professional motorsports.