Departmental News

Written by: Professor Shen-En Chen For two semesters, the Sophomore Design class has been using choir singing, with parallel rhythm, melody and different roles, to build teams and understand engineering from a different perspective.  The students learn and perform a variety of songs in non-English languages in a choir format to understand and appreciate a […]

On behalf of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, we would like to congratulate our own, Dr. Jy Wu on receiving this year’s Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award.  This award is presented to a Graduate Program Director who is selected by a committee of previous winners, the Graduate Council chair, and Graduate School staff.  […]

With a new semester, brings new hires and new promotions for some faculty members.  The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering would like to welcome our two newest additions to our faculty, Wala’a Al makhadmeh and Ahmed Abu El Ela, congratulate our three faculty members who were recently tenured, Mei Sun, Mariya Munir, and Nicole […]

On November 17th, over 200 students from seven different high schools attended and competed in the Fall Semester Mini Carolinas Conference.  The Mini Carolina’s Conference, MC^2, is designed as a smaller version of the Carolinas Conference which UNC Charlotte American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) students will host in Spring of 2024.  MC^2 featured competitions […]

Dear Friends, As I begin my tenure as chair of the UNC Charlotte Department of Civil and Environmental engineering (CEE), there is great excitement around the department for both where we are and where we are headed. This is a department that cares deeply about its students and the quality of education they receive. Further, […]

Mike Uduebor chose UNC Charlotte because not only was it in an ideal urban location, but it also fit his research interests.  Mike met UNC Charlotte faculty member Dr. Vincent Ogunro when Dr. Ogunro visited his previous institution in Nigeria.  Dr. Ogunro was instrumental in introducing Mike to his now research supervisor, Dr. John Daniels.  […]

In late October, our American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) students not only traveled to Chicago to attend the ASCE Annual Convention, but they won the Innovation Contest!  The Innovation Contest consists of a two and a half minute pitch of their idea followed by ten minutes of questions from the judges.  Through their pitch, […]

Publications The following publications were posted since the last newsletter publication. Song, L. and Fan, W., Intersection Capacity Adjustments Considering Different Market Penetration Rates of Connected and Automated Vehicles, Accepted for Publication, Transportation Planning and Technology, February 2023. Yang, T. and Fan, W. Evaluation of Transit Signal Priority at Signalized Intersections under Connected Vehicle Environment, […]

Summer Prentice chose UNC Charlotte because it was the perfect distance from home, so she could have her independence while still being close enough to home to visit family. She had also seen the amazing engineering program and scholarship opportunities, so she knew she would be challenged academically and earn a degree with weight to […]

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department would like to congratulate Dr. James D Bowen, Dr. Martin R. Kane, and Mr. Ted Brown on their retirement from the University. We thank them for their contributions to the department and all their work throughout the years. Best wishes to each of you as you start new journeys […]