EPIC Staff

Biography Christina is the Assistant Director for External Partnerships and Special Projects. She has spent the majority of the past 15 years working for the NC Clean Energy Technology Center at NC State University and The Energy Production and Infrastructure Center at UNC Charlotte focusing on technical assistance for clean energy technologies (such as Combined […]

Biography Shea Lighton is a Research Engineer at the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) at UNC Charlotte. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology in 2022 and his Master of Science in Applied Energy and Electromechanical Engineering in 2025, both from UNC Charlotte. His professional interests focus on energy efficiency and […]

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Biography A graduate of the University of South Carolina – Columbia, with a B.A. in Criminal Justice and Criminology, and a Minor in Women and Gender Studies, Surabhi Manjrekar joined the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) in January 2024. As the Travel and Procurement Coordinator, her role in EPIC is to serve as the […]

Biography Zachary Matheson joined the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) in June 2025 as a Research Engineer – Electro Mechanical Systems Design and Integration Specialist. He earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with a focus on power electronics and machines. […]

Biography A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, Robin Moose joined EPIC in its infancy in April 2012 as Business Officer. She began her working career in the jewelry industry with Finlay Enterprises which operated the fine jewelry department in many department store groups such as Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Lord & Taylor. She started as a […]

Biography Dr. Park’s expertise is geotechnical engineering with emphasis on laboratory and field experimentation, sensors and instrumentation for short- and long-term monitoring. Examples of recent research topics include resilient modulus testing, erosion protection of dams through adequate filter materials, and the modification of a new resonant and torsional shear testing device. Personal Website Education Ph.D., […]

Biography Dr. Babak Parkhideh, Associate Professor, is tenured in Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research focus is in power electronics systems and control, sensors for power electronics, artificial intelligence (AI) in power electronics, wide bandgap semiconductor devices and packaging, and renewable energy systems. Dr. Parkhideh received his Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State […]

Biography Professor Nenad Sarunac supports activities of EPIC in the area of power generation, efficiency improvement, and energy in general. Prior to joining EPIC, Dr. Sarunac served as Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science (MEES) Department at UNC Charlotte, and as Associate Director of the Energy Research Center (ERC) at Lehigh University. […]

Biography Dr. Ehab Shoubaki is the Lab Manager of the Duke Energy Smart Grid Laboratory at EPIC. He attained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida in 2009 and worked for six years in Industry as a Senior Controls Engineering for microinverter startup PetraSolar Inc. He has authored/co-authored more than […]