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Contingent upon SACSCOC approval, UNC Charlotte will offer a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering tentatively beginning with the Fall 2019 class. This will become the University’s 24th doctoral program. The new degree will provide doctoral-level education for students seeking civil engineering careers in practice, research and teaching/academia. Because UNC Charlotte is a leader in urban research, […]

Tumininu (Tumi) Lawanson recently was named a Young Clean Energy Innovator of the Year by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) at its Intersolar North American ceremony in San Francisco, California. “Personally, I count it as a privilege and an honor to be recognized as one of two Young Clean Energy Innovators of 2018 by […]

Rajan Puri, a doctoral student in mathematics, on June 15 was awarded the David Merchant International Student Award for Achievement by the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars. Selection for the award is based on scholastic achievement and participation in international educational or community activities. Puri is a graduate teaching assistant and a […]

Dr. Eleonora Dávalos, Public Policy, and Dr. Britney Phippen, Biological Sciences, are recipients of the 2018 Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award. This award is presented each year by the Graduate School to recognize outstanding research and scholarship by a doctoral student at UNC Charlotte. Dávalos’ dissertation focuses on the effects of the strategies used to control […]

Beginning Monday, July 2, 2018, residency determinations for graduate students at UNC Charlotte will be centralized at the statewide North Carolina Residency Determination Service (RDS) rather than determined locally on campus. New applicants claiming NC Residency as well as currently enrolled students who wish to apply for in-state residency for tuition purposes will be required […]

Alumna Amy Kennemore – who faculty recall as a rising star – is one of 21 Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows for 2018; this honor is presented by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Kennemore is an anthropology Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, San Diego. Her dissertation, “Searching for Indigenous Justice: Navigating the […]

Four graduate students received the 2018 Lucille P. and Edward C. Giles Dissertation-Year Graduate Fellowship. Focusing on STEM programs, The Giles Fellowship awards a $20,000 stipend, plus $1,000 for travel, health insurance, full tuition and fees for doctoral students in their final year. The 2018 Recipients include: Ravil Bikmetov, Ph.D., Optical Science and Engineering David […]

With a little push from the Graduate School’s Fellowship Application Incentive Program (FAIP), Joseph Mays, Ph.D. student in Optical Science and Engineering, applied for and received the DoD’s Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. SMART scholarships range from 1-5 years and cover full tuition up to $38,000 plus an allowance for health insurance […]

UNC Charlotte initiated a new tradition for commencement 2018 with the first-ever doctoral hooding ceremony. This event, held Thursday, May 10, was the first time that doctoral students were recognized with a separate ceremony from the main Commencement exercises. Students’ faculty advisors also participated in the ceremony. This novel doctoral hooding ceremony underscores the growth […]

In its second year, the Reynolds Research Fellowship was awarded to nine doctoral and three masters student researchers for projects ranging from the study of infanticide in Victorian-era Britain to a new military helmet designed to repel rifle bullets. Reynolds Fellowship Recipients (L-R): JoEllen Pope, Bin Kong, Cecily Basquin, Joshua Huot, Neha Mittal, Emre Palta, […]