Research

The Office of Research and Economic Development will hold an open house from 2 to 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 18, on the third floor of the Cameron Applied Research Center.

The UNC Charlotte Multicultural Play Therapy Center and Office of Educational Outreach in the College of Education will hold its eighth annual conference Monday, June 23, through Thursday, June 26.
According to Phyllis Post, director of the Multicultural Play Therapy Center, this event is an opportunity for professional and school counselors, social workers, psychologists and students to learn about play therapy and earn up to 24 continuing education credits.

The National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have re-designated UNC Charlotte as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Research.  In 2008, the University was one of the first in the country to receive this designation.
“This is an incredible honor, as this recognition reflects upon the outstanding research accomplishments of our faculty and staff,” said Bill Chu, a professor in the College of Computing and Informatics’ Department of Software and Information Systems. 

Scott Heggen, a doctoral student in computing and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Lowering the Barrier to Development and Adoption of Participatory Sensing Applications” at 12:30 p.m., Monday, June 16, in Woodward Hall, Room 338. Jamie Payton is the dissertation advisor.

Oscar de la Torre, an assistant professor in the Department of Africana Studies, has received a 2015 fellowship from the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition at Yale University.

UNC Charlotte and the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) have created joint research and educational opportunities between the University and the foundation. The entities will provide seed funding for joint research ventures.

Osarieme Omokaro, a doctoral student in computing and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Participatory Sensing:  Demographic Determinants of Incentive Effectiveness and a Framework for Establishing Incentive Design Guidelines” at 11:30 a.m., Monday, June 9, in Woodward Hall, Room 338. Jamie Payton is the dissertation advisor.

English major Lauren Klein has been chosen from among 1,500 students from 128 countries as an honoree in the United Nations “Many Languages One World” contest.
Klein, who is in her fourth semester of Russian classes, was selected in the category “Russian Language.” She is one of 60 finalists who will represent each of the six official languages of the United Nations – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Peiqin Zhang, a doctoral student in computing and information systems (business information systems and operations management track), will defend the dissertation “Essays on IT Governance: Measurement and Impacts” at 2 p.m., Monday, June 9, in Friday Building, Room 212. Ram Kumar and Kexin Zhao are the dissertation advisors.

UNC Charlotte’s rocket team, comprised of engineering students, won the prestigious “Vehicle Design Award” at the NASA University Student Launch competition recently held at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Tooele County, Utah.
The 49er team was one of 31 university teams from across the country to enter the competition. Twenty-two of the teams made it to Utah, and of those 17 made it to the launch pad.