Master's Level Research Assistant

Colin Shinn

Master's Level Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
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Colin has a background in Mechanical Engineering, having worked an internship at EPRI, worked on a research project overseas in Germany, and has been a member of the BILDE team since the beginning of 2023. He recently graduated from UNC Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is continuing his education to […]

Sofia Verdi

Master's Level Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

Sofia is a mechanical engineering master’s student focusing on electric vehicles within the Motorsports concentration. She joined the BILDE team as an undergraduate in January of 2023. Her research and master’s thesis focus on structural batteries and their ability to withstand impact. She has special interests in safety, sustainability, and forensics/failure analysis. Education M.S., University […]

Hamza Waheed

Master's Level Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

Hamza is a second-year master’s student in mechanical engineering with a concentration in Solid Mechanics. He came to UNC Charlotte in the Fall 2019 semester as a bachelor’s student, ultimately completing his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering degree in the Spring of 2022. Hamza joined the BILDE team in January 2023 with a research interest in […]