Departmental News
Schmitz Named 2019 SME F.W. Taylor Research Medal Recipient
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, […]
49er Rocketry Team Places High at NASA Event
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!
UNC Charlotte BAJA SAE Beats NC State and Clemson
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 […]
Betters selected for GE Research Innovate Event
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 […]
ASME Honors Dr. Scott Smith with Manufacturing Award
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers has awarded Dr. Scott Smith, professor and chair of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at UNC Charlotte, the William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award for his contributions to the field of machining dynamics. The Ennor Award is presented annually to an individual or team of individuals for developing or […]
MEES Ph.D. Student Awarded Best Poster Presentation at ASPE Conference
Michael Gomez, a Ph.D. student advised by Dr. Tony Schmitz, was awarded the Best Poster Presentation award for his submission: “Determination of cutting forces using a flexure-based dynamometer: Deconvolution of structural dynamics using the frequency response function” at the 2018 American Society for Precision Engineering conference in Las Vegas, NV (11/4 through 11/8/18).