Faculty

Jaewon Oh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Electromechanical Engineering Technology

Education • Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University • M.S. Alternative Energy Technology, Arizona State University • B.S. Electronics Engineering, Konkuk University Research Interests • PV reliability • Solar cell and module characterization • Building integrated PV • PV system performance Research webstite: pv.charlotte.edu Selected Publications • A. Pavgi, J. Oh, and G. Tamizhmani, “Thermally […]

Carlos Orozco, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Technology & Construction Management
Engineering Technology and Construction Management

Degrees & Professional Registration: Research Grants: Recent Publications:

Stephanie F. Pilkington, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Technology & Construction Management

Website www.phdisaster.com Degrees Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech Research Focus Natural hazards Hazard impact and recovery modeling Community resilience and sustainability Human-infrastructure interaction AI applications in infrastructure Media https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/opinions/hurricane-season-barry-strength-pilkington-mahmoud/index.htmlhttps://weloveweather.tv/episode-59/

Nicole Roberts, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Technology & Construction Management
Engineering Technology and Construction Management

Education Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Clemson UniversityM.S. in Civil Engineering, Clemson UniversityB.S. in Civil Engineering Technology, South Carolina State University Research Interests Green Stormwater Infrastructure Water & Stormwater Infrastructure Asset ManagementSociotechnical Infrastructure SystemsEngineering Education for Sustainability Selected Publications Roberts, N., Smith, M., & Qi, J. (2024). Data engineering for predictive machine learning of stormwater infrastructure […]

Alison Sears, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Teaching, Civil Engineering Technology & Construction Management
Engineering Technology and Construction Management

Education Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University, 2015 Research

Sheldon Yunchao Xie, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology

Website Education Research

Omidreza Shoghli, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Technology & Construction Management
Engineering Technology and Construction Management

Website Personal Website Education Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2014 M.S. in Civil Engineering Iran University of Science and Technology, 2007 B.S. in Civil Engineering Iran University of Science and Technology, 2004 Research Infrastructure Asset Management Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Decision Making and Optimization in Construction

Michael Smith, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology

Personal Website Website Degrees and Professional Registration Research Recent Publications

Jake Smithwick, Ph.D, MPA

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Technology & Construction Management; Graduate Program Director, Construction and Facilities Engineering
Engineering Technology and Construction Management

Research

Lingguang Song, Ph.D.

Department Chair and Professor
Engineering Technology and Construction Management