Departmental News

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

On February 24th, the William States Lee College of Engineering welcomed approximately 300 high school students, freshman to seniors, into the Energy Production & Infrastructure Center for the Mini Carolina’s Conference, MC^2. The conference was a miniature version of the Carolinas Conference that UNC Charlotte engineering students attend every year. The high school students competed […]

Ruth Kandolo picked UNC Charlotte because she wanted to attend a large university with many types of degree programs in engineering. She also found it to be affordable — and very welcoming. Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ruth is currently a senior in CEE. She decided to pursue a BS in Civil Engineering […]

This spring, Vivek Pulikkal was awarded the Graduate School Summer Fellowship (GSSF) 2020 for his research into special ways to eliminate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (also known as PFAS) from groundwater. This past February, the Environmental Protection Agency released a Program Update to the PFAS Action Plan. PFAS are man-made chemicals used in industrial settings […]

Department Publications (partial list): Song, L. and Fan, W., Combined Latent Class and Partial Proportional Odds Model Approach to Exploring the Heterogeneities in Truck-Involved Severities at Cross and T-Intersections, Accepted for Publication, Accident Analysis and Prevention, June 2020. Li, Y. and Fan, W., Modeling and Evaluating Public Transit Equity and Accessibility by Integrating General Transit […]

Welcome to our 2020 newsletter. This issue includes a recap of our Spring semester, a semester like none other with the global pandemic and sudden shift to remote instruction, in addition to some highlights from the fall. As expected, our students, alumni, faculty, and staff have demonstrated perseverance and resilience. Our faculty have stepped up […]

CEE student organizations have had to make major sacrifices because of the pandemic. Over the course of a few days, students were forced to pivot quickly from on-campus classes and labs to distance learning. As a result, all student extra-curricular activities were drastically affected. The ASCE Carolinas Conference (regional event) was cancelled in the Spring, […]

Dr. Timothy Kernicky joins the department as a Research Assistant Professor. Dr. Kernicky is no stranger to the department, having served as an adjunct instructor since 2018, teaching the structural materials lab. He’s taught six consecutive semesters of the class, to date, to almost 220 students. He enjoys finding what works for each student and […]