Message from Dr. Enslin
In the summer of 2011, I was fortunate to join UNC Charlotte as the first full-time director of EPIC. Within my first year I led the opening of the university's largest building, providing EPIC a stunning home for classrooms, offices, and laboratory space. State-of-the-art labs focusing on key power and energy areas were outfitted and put to good use, first-rate faculty were recruited, and partnerships with industry were developed and nurtured. Now as I prepare to leave EPIC I would like to thank all those who helped to push EPIC to become a leader in energy education and research, including among others, the UNC Charlotte leadership, EPIC Advisory Board, EPIC Partners and EPIC Faculty Associates and staff. I am very proud of the EPIC faculty and staff working as a team to build a nationally renowned program in power and energy with respected education, research and economic development work. EPIC is poised to be a pivotal player in the energy realm and with a continued focus on industry partnerships, innovative research and the nurturing of talented students, EPIC's future is bright!
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Welcome EPIC Affiliates member!
EPIC's Affiliates Member Program is a valuable way for industries to partner with EPIC. With benefits ranging from access to students to participation in seed funded projects, EPIC Affiliates have a wide range of benefits of which they can take advantage.
We welcome our newest member Energy United
Click here for more information on how the EPIC Affiliates Program can benefit your company.
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EPIC Energy Seminar Series is in full swing!
During the Fall and Spring semesters, EPIC presents an Energy Seminar Series with fantastic speakers from around the region. These experts share valuable information and their insight into trends and news that is related to energy. Seminars are free and are open to students, faculty, industry partners and friends of EPIC.
For a full listing of upcoming seminars, click here.
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Interim Director named
Dean Bob Johnson announced that Dr. David Young, P.E., has generously agreed to serve as the Interim Director of EPIC beginning
October 1
. Young most recently served as Associate Director of EPIC and prior to that was Chair of the Civil Engineering Department for 18 years and Interim Director of the IDEAS Sustainability Center for almost two years. As Associate Director, Young was involved in energy-curricula, industry affiliates, international partners, business development, and technical operations. He will continue to lead the energy infrastructure research cluster and direct the EPIC Hi-Bay testing laboratory.
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EPIC out and about
In a continued effort to garner exposure for the great work taking place at EPIC, in 2016/2017 we will be participating in multiple conferences and expos around the country. If you plan on attending please stop by our booth!
American Society for Engineering Management
Conference |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers Power & Energy Conference |
| CBJ Energy Inc. Summit |
| Charlotte Venture Challenge |
| Distributech |
| Energy Storage Association |
| Energy Summit |
| IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition |
| IEEE Southeast Con |
| NC CleanTech Summit |
| State Energy Conference |
| World of Coal Ash |
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EPIC in the news
EPIC has received some great attention in the press lately for a variety of work. If you missed them then here you go!
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EPIC staff news
EPIC is pleased to welcome the following members to our staff.
Dr. Bartosz Wojszczyk has been named the new EPIC Assistant Director and Research Professor in Grid Modernization of EPIC. Bartosz is an accomplished c-level executive, investor, entrepreneur, visionary and innovation spokesperson with over 22 years of global experience working for utilities, academia, start-ups and Fortune 500 companies (GE, Accenture, First Pacific, Quanta Services, Legrand, etc.) with revenue totaling $2 Billion annually. Bartosz will be responsible for developing industry partnerships and leading the EPIC Grid Modernization Cluster.
Congratulations to Soma Essakiappan, who has been named EPIC Teaching professo
r and Lab
Manager and will
lead our Duke Energy suite power labs. Soma received his PhD in Electric Power and Power Electronics from Texas A&M University. He most recently was a post-doctoral fellow at EPIC and Lecturer in the ECE department.
Christina Kopitopoulou joins the EPIC staff as EPIC Affiliates Program Manager. She previously was
the
Clean Power & Industrial Efficiency Specialist at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center. As the Affiliates Program manager Christina will
manage the implementation of the
communication and marketing strategy, collaborate with the Affiliates stakeholders to identify optimal message platforms and channels, manage a coordinated communications framework and provide communication guidance to EPIC Affiliates members regarding their membership and its benefits. Christina will begin on Oct. 17, 2016.
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Get Connected
EPIC wants to help you stay plugged into the news, seminars, events and many activities taking place here and throughout the energy industry. We have revamped many of our sites and invite you to like, follow and link with EPIC today!
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EPIC generates the interest of people and organizations from the US and countries from around the world. Look who stopped by last quarter! If you have a group that would like a tour, they may be scheduled on Fridays between 9:00 a.m -12:00 p.m.
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| Atom Power |
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Celtic Power
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| Duke Energy |
| EPRI |
| GE Energy Storage |
| GE Nuclear |
| Mitutoyo |
| NCDOT |
| Parker-Hannifin |
| Protectum, Inc. |
| Senator Richard Burr's Office |
| Siemens |
| Telelumen, LLC |
| Tsinghua University |
| University of Stellenbosch |
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About EPIC: The Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) at UNC Charlotte, serves as a state-of- the-art research center that provides
education
and applied research opportunities to students with energy related interests. Our industry-education partnerships unite students, faculty and industrial partners to collaborate on interdisciplinary research and learning.
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