ENGINEERING PROFESSOR ELECTED TO SME COLLEGE OF FELLOWS Southern Piedmont chapter member Tony Schmitz, professor of mechanical engineering in the Lee College of Engineering at UNC Charlotte, was elected to the SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) College of Fellows. ... more

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