June 1, 2023 – Media Advisory: Powering the Future at UNC Charlotte
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Powering the Future at UNC Charlotte
What: A tour of two reimagined and interdisciplinary research hubs that are powering the future for Charlotte and beyond. Charlotte is applying its research to fuel a well-prepared talent pipeline by finding solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing the local and global communities.
When: 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 5, 2023; Media arrival at 10 a.m.
Why: The tour features a first look at the North Carolina Battery Complexity, Autonomous Vehicle and Electrification Research Center. The BATT CAVE is a collaboration among academia, government and industry and is North Carolina’s only university-led battery research center.
Also on the tour, is the Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks. CIPHER occupies 25,000 square feet of research space on the newly upfitted fourth floor of the Bioinformatics Building. Interdisciplinary researchers focus on infectious diseases including emergent viruses and durable problems such as: malaria, the global spread of antibiotic resistance, food safety and failing ecosystem health.
Where: Tour begins at the Bioinformatics Building, 9331 Robert D. Sydner Rd. and continues to BATT CAVE, 8415 Phillips Rd. (formerly Motorsports Research and across the street from Bioinformatics)
Who: University leaders, Charlotte researchers, economic development and industry partners, among others.
Media Information:
- If attending, RSVP is highly encouraged.
- Media should arrive by 10 a.m.
- Media relations will meet you in the parking area and assist you to CIPHER.
- Media parking is available in the CRI 3A lot beside Bioinformatics (near the loading dock) and also in the area behind BATT CAVE if 3A is full.
- Please do not park in handicap spaces or block the loading dock.
- A parking map is attached.