College of Engineering, North Carolina State University

February 2012

NC State students win first place in Disney Imagineering competition2/1/12
First Place and “Best in Show” was awarded to students Brian Gaudio, Michael Habersetzer, Andy Park and Kyle Thompson of North Carolina State University.

Frey lands environmental award from Air and Waste Management Association2/1/12
Dr. H. Christopher Frey, a professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, has been selected by the Air and Waste Management Association's (A&WMA) Board of Directors to receive the 2012 Lyman A. Ripperton Environmental Educator Award.

Pioneering Cat Receives Total Knee Replacement2/1/12
A tough cancer survivor named Cyrano received a brand new knee Thursday at NC State, making him the first ever feline recipient of an osseointegrated knee implant.

Gu receives NSF Career Award2/1/12
Dr. Xiaohui (Helen) Gu, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at N.C. State, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

January 2012

Lulu, Red Hat founder donates $250,000 to NC State eGames1/31/12
Bob Young, the Raleigh entrepreneur who founded the online self-publisher Lulu and co-founded Red Hat, is making a $250,000 gift over five years to the eGames student business startup competition at North Carolina State University.

Engineering alumnus Jimmy D. Clark named to NC State Board of Trustees1/31/12
Jimmy D. Clark has been appointed by Gov. Bev Perdue to the North Carolina State University Board of Trustees. He replaces Gayle Lanier, whose term has expired.

College recognizes 2011 distinguished alumni1/27/12
The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University has named the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award winners for 2011. The recipients are Marshall D. Brain, founder of HowStuffWorks.com; William H. Dean, president and CEO of M.C. Dean, Inc.; and Robert R. Womack, former chairman and CEO of Zurn Industries, LLC.

Giant Engineering Career Fair set for Feb. 2 at NC State1/26/12
The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University will hold its bi-annual Career Fair Feb. 2. The event, now in its 15th year, is one of the largest career fairs in the nation for engineering students. Media coverage is invited.

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Cancer-surviving cat is first to receive total knee replacement1/25/12
A cancer survivor named Cyrano will be the first cat ever to receive total knee replacement surgery. The pioneering feline will receive his new knee on Jan. 26 at North Carolina State University.

Baliga named among India's top thinkers by popular news magazine1/23/12
Dr. B. Jayant Baliga, Distinguished University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University and a recent winner of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, has been named one of India's top thinkers by India Today magazine.

NC State part of European Commission scholarship program1/6/12
The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University is a partner in a new international program designed to encourage cooperation between engineering researchers at universities in North America and Europe.

To speed people up, human leg muscle slows down1/5/12
People generally find it more comfortable to run than walk when they start moving at around 2 meters per second — about 4.5 miles per hour. NC State University biomedical engineers Dr. Gregory Sawicki and Dr. Dominic Farris have discovered why: At 2 meters per second, running makes better use of an important calf muscle than walking, and therefore is a much more efficient use of the muscle's — and the body's — energy.

New tech removes air pollutants, may reduce energy use in animal ag facilities1/4/12
Researchers from North Carolina State University and West Virginia University have developed a new technology that can reduce air pollutant emissions from some chicken and swine barns, and also reduce their energy use by recovering and possibly generating heat.