Energy Production and Infrastructure Center

The EPIC building houses the university’s civil, environmental, electrical, and computer engineering departments. The building’s lab facilities will expand opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience with industry leaders, including Duke Energy Corp., Siemens, Westinghouse, Shaw, AREVA, and others. “EPIC will transform the future of our energy workforce and job development across this growing region,” said Dhiaa Jamil, Chief Generation Officer and Group Vice President for Duke Energy, who also chairs EPIC’s Industrial Advisory Board. “It will be a resource for engineering students from many universities and colleges, and a national resource for the development of cutting edge technologies that continue to shape the energy industry.” The demand comes as the energy industry faces a workforce crisis at the same time there is the need to build new energy facilities in this country. UNC Charlotte has a history of supplying professional talent to energy and engineering firms.