Faculty News
CBE Professors Cooper, Spontak and Westmoreland Selected to Receive Faculty Awards
Originally published by the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Chemical and Biomolecular Engineerng Professors Matt Cooper, Rich Spontak and Phil Westmoreland have received awards based on their high levels of achievement as faculty members. All three professors have taught […]
Get to Know Dr. Aranya Chakrabortty
Originally published by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Learn about Dr. Aranya Chakrabortty, one of NC State ECE’s associate professors working to revolutionize and harden the U.S. and Irish power grids, seeking to make blackouts a thing of […]
Kim receives 2018 RJ Reynolds Award
Dr. Youngsoo “Richard” Kim, Jimmy D. Clark Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) at North Carolina State University, is the thirty-fourth recipient of the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension.
Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow at the Forefront of Energy Management
Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was awarded $791,950 from Total S.A. in early 2016 to develop a Cooperative Distributed Home Energy Management System (HEMS). This is a three-year project. The objective of this project is to design, develop, […]
Finding GenX
While searching for sources of bromide in the Cape Fear River watershed nearly five years ago, NC State environmental engineer Detlef Knappe and his team found more than they were looking for: high concentrations of a number of unexpected industrial chemicals in drinking water, including one — GenX — that has entered the popular vernacular in North Carolina.
Lightweight Metal Foam Blocks Blastwave, Debris From High-Explosive Rounds
Stainless steel composite metal foam can block blast pressure and fragmentation at 5,000 feet per second from high explosive incendiary rounds that detonate only 18 inches away.
Cloud-Computing Tool Moves from the Lab to the Marketplace
How one NC State researcher’s work has gone from the lab to a thriving company.
2017-2018 University Faculty Scholars Named
NC State’s 2017-2018 class of University Faculty Scholars was announced today. The 20 recipients represent early- and mid-career faculty dedicated to serving the university community and their respective fields through scholarship, research and engagement. The University Faculty Scholars program, established by the chancellor in 2012, recognizes and rewards emerging academic leaders at NC State. So far 126 faculty have received this honor. Faculty members selected as University Faculty Scholars carry the title for the duration of their faculty appointment at NC State and receive an increase to their base salary.
Research Improves Food Bank Effectiveness, Equity
NC State researchers have developed computer models to improve the ability of food banks to feed as many people as possible, as equitably as possible, while reducing food waste.
College of Engineering passes $200 million in research expenditures
The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University posted more than $200 million in research expenditures in budget year 2016-17, placing NC State Engineering in elite company among engineering schools in the United States.