Dr. Robert G. Wilhelm became Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development at UNC Charlotte in 2011 after serving in a number of academic and leadership roles at UNC Charlotte. Wilhelm joined UNC Charlotte in 1993 as a faculty member to work on the creation of Ph.D. programs and contributed to the formation of programs in biotechnology, information technology, mechanical engineering, nanoscale science, and physics and optical science. Since 2005 he has served as the Executive Director of the Charlotte Research Institute, UNC Charlotte’s portal for business-university science and technology partnerships. Earlier, Wilhelm worked at the Palo Alto Laboratory of Rockwell Science Center and at Cincinnati Milacron.