Academic Affairs
Computer science professor named IEEE Fellow
Jing Xiao, professor of computer science in the College of Computing and Informatics, has been named an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow effective Jan. 1.
She is being recognized for contributions to robot compliant motion and haptic interaction. Xiao’s core work addresses the physical interaction between a machine and objects it manipulates, which impacts the application of robotics and haptics in autonomous assembly operations, tele-operations, virtual prototyping and virtual training of surgical operations.
University spinout raises angel capital
CanDiag Inc., a UNC Charlotte spinout company focused on early-stage breast cancer detection, has successfully closed on more than $500,000 in syndicated angel capital financing.
The company, founded in 2011 by Pinku Mukherjee, Irwin Belk Endowed Professor for Cancer Research at UNC Charlotte, holds an exclusive license from UNC Charlotte to a patent-pending tumor antibody with diagnostic applications for a wide variety of cancer patients.
Siemens Scholarship winners announced
The Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) and Siemens have awarded the fall 2012 Siemens Energy Scholarships to three undergraduates and one graduate student in the William States Lee College of Engineering.
The prestigious $15,000 undergraduate scholarships were presented to electrical engineering major Walter Bomela and mechanical engineering majors Brendon Almond and Stephen O’Brien. The $30,000 graduate scholarship went to Jason Anderson, a doctoral student in electrical engineering.