Alumni & Giving
Vera Ntasin turns gut feeling into academic success
As a high school senior, Vera Ntasin made the decision to attend UNC Charlotte on a gut feeling. This spring, the Charlotte native will graduate with a mathematics degree from the Klein College of Science, a data science minor and extensive professional experience with top companies in her field. “I honestly chose to come to […]
Robyn Massey ’81 recognized with Visionary Leadership Award
The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association celebrated Robyn Massey ’81 with the Dr. Gregory Davis Visionary Leadership Award during the 2026 Alumni Awards ceremony held on Friday, Feb. 27. She was honored for her decades of leadership in technology, community service and University advocacy. Massey, who earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from what is now […]
Mukulika Bose ’22 Ph.D. and Jeffrey Powell ’18 M.S. honored with UNC Charlotte’s prestigious 10 Under Ten award
Mukulika Bose ’22 Ph.D. and Jeffrey Powell ’18 M.S., proud alumni of the Klein College of Science, are recipients of UNC Charlotte’s 2025 10 Under Ten Awards. Each year, the UNC Charlotte GOLD Alumni Network selects ten graduates who exemplify the University’s mission through their achievements, volunteerism and philanthropic impact. The celebration, held Thursday, Feb. […]
Yelixza Avila: From First-Gen to Postdoc
Growing up in the small West Texas border town of Tornillo, Yelixza Avila viewed military service as her only way to experience life beyond her hometown. But the first-generation college student persevered in pursuit of higher education, enrolling at nearby Sul Ross State, where she studied biology and chemistry. “Ten weeks in the summer in […]
Accelerated, Multi-Discipline Approach for Prachi Patel
“Accelerated” isn’t just the term for the classes Prachi Patel took starting in middle school, it’s been her whole approach to education. Patel sees life as one big interdisciplinary world, so when she loved everything she was doing and discovered more passions during her fast-track educational journey, she didn’t switch lanes, she simply added on. […]
JERRI SHEPHARD, Co-Founder and Co-owner of an award-winning lifestyle brand (704 Shop)
Gerwood (Jerri) is the Co-Founder and Co-owner of an award-winning lifestyle brand (704 Shop) that strives to connect their supporters to each other and to the region. With a non-traditional path to the industry, Gerwood has a unique perspective on accomplishing goals and becoming an entrepreneur. He looks forward to becoming a Ventureprise board member and […]
Dan Han, Assistant Professor at University of Louisville
Dr. Dan Han received her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in 2019 from UNC, Charlotte under the gudiance of Professor Molchanov. She joined as a tenure track Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Louisville in 2019. Her research interestes include probability theory & stochastic, statistics and their applications to problems in population dynamics, data sciences, social network […]
Inaugural Mathematician-In-Residence Connected Students, Faculty With Business Community As He Shared Core Skills and Insights
Risk management and data analysis are critical life skills for Grayson Dill, ’11, who draws upon these core attributes while scaling mountain summits around the world and working as a wilderness EMT. Along with expertise and drive, they also have helped advance his banking career, propelling him to his current position as a risk management […]
Biology Honors Alumnus Gained Research Experience With Practical Implications
When Yogin Patel came to UNC Charlotte as an undergraduate biology honors student, he arrived with a mission – to work in a lab with practical implications for its research. Patel, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology with honors in December of 2012, says he found that in the lab of Shan Yan, […]