Engineering@Carolina

We’re Building Engineering at Carolina

Hardware, software, and the companies that come out of them. We hold keys to two shop spaces, run build teams every term, and will certify you on the machines in your first month. No dues, no application, any major.

On the bench

Six things that are true on a Thursday
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What we do

Three things · no dues · any major
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E@ccelerator

Companies started by Carolina students, with our members on the team. Bench space, a parts budget, design reviews and the introductions that are hard to get on your own - and we take nothing back. Intake is in September, and you do not need a company to apply, only a team that wants to keep going after the semester ends.

This semester’s companies
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Design challenges and professional development

The 48-hour build, design reviews before anything gets cut, shop certification in your first month, and the industry night where Carolina engineering alumni come back and come back to hire. This is where a first internship usually starts, and it is the reason to turn up in week one rather than week nine.

What we run

Events

Six kinds · every term · open unless marked

What it looked like

Photographs drop in here when they arrive

Companies who have been in the room

Placeholder - needs the real list

Firms who have sent engineers to industry night, judged the 48-hour build, or hired someone out of this club. They come back because our people are worth the trip.

E@ccelerator

Two companies this semester · names are placeholder

Companies started by Carolina students, with our members on the team. The programme gives them bench space, a parts budget, design reviews and introductions - and takes nothing back. Intake is in September, and you do not need a company to apply, only a team that wants to keep going after the semester ends. Two companies are in the programme this semester, which is the point: it is small on purpose and every team gets the room.

The funding directory

Grants, investors and pitch competitions for student teams, curated by our people and checked against the source. It is a separate, login-gated application - nothing on this page reads from it and it holds no public data. Members sign in with their Carolina account.

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Join

There is no application and there are no dues. Turn up to a build night, get put on a team, and get certified in your first month. If you would rather look first, the listserv is one email a week and nothing else.

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