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Harrysson Receives SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award
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Dr. Ola L. A. Harrysson,
assistant professor of industrial engineering at NC State University, has received
the 2005 Robert A. Dougherty Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award
from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). One of only 10 recipients
worldwide, Harrysson received the award at the 2005 North American Manufacturing
Research Conference meeting held May 25, 2005, in New York.
Formed in 1932, SME brings together engineers, companies, educators and others to support the advancement of manufacturing industries.
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Fang Receives Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professorship
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Dr. Shu-Cherng Fang, the Walter Clark Professor
of Industrial Engineering and director of graduate programs in industrial engineering,
was awarded the Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professorship for 2005-06. The
award was announced at the annual Honors Baccalaureate and Celebration of Academic
Excellence event held May 12.
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NC State Formula SAE Team Finishes in Elite Eight in International Competition
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North Carolina State University’s Formula SAE
team finished seventh in the 2005 Formula SAE competition held in Pontiac,
Mich., May 18 through 22, placing them in the top 10 finishers in this year’s
competition, among 140 teams.
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NC State ASME Student Team Wins Design Competition
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The student design team, “Wolfhollaz,” of the North Carolina State University chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) won the design competition at the ASME Regional Student Conference held at Duke University in early April. Team members created a design for simulating the delivery of ore from a mine to a processing facility. This year marks the third year in a row that an NC State student design team has won the competition.
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Students Win Design Competition
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The Aircraft Design Team I from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University has won the top design prize at the 56th Annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Southeast Regional Student Conference held in Gainesville, Fla., in early April. The team won for their aircraft design, nicknamed Archangel. This year marks the fourth year in a row that an NC State senior design team has won first place in the design competition.
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The College of Engineering at NC State Announces the George H. Blessis Award Winners
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The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University announced the
2005 recipients of the George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor
Award at the May 11, 2005, spring faculty meeting. The winners are Dr.
Lisa G. Bullard, lecturer and director of undergraduate studies in the Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Dr. J. Michael Doster, associate
professor of nuclear engineering.
The Blessis award honors engineering faculty members who consistently and willingly give their time and effort to advising, counseling and mentoring
students and assisting student groups. The award is also a continuing
memorial to George H. Blessis, a faculty member whose interest in undergraduate
education and advising serves as an example for others to follow.
For more information on the recipients, please visit this page.
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Spontak Receives Alumni Outstanding Research Award
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Dr. Richard J. Spontak, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and materials science and engineering, has received an Alumni Outstanding Research Award from the NC State Alumni Association. The award was presented at the Distinguished Faculty Awards Dinner held May 12 at the Jane S. McKimmon Center.
The Alumni Outstanding Research Awards were first presented in 1981. These awards provide a one-time stipend of $3,000 to each awardee. Faculty who make significant advances in their field of study are eligible for this award.
Spontak has been on the faculty at NC State since 1992. He has received the Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award, the Sigma Xi Research Award, an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, the Outstanding Teaching Award and an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professorship. His areas of research interest are polymer morphology and phase stability; multifunctional and nanostructured polymers, blends and networks; and application of microscopy techniques to polymer science and engineering.
Spontak earned his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley in 1988 in chemical engineering.
View the full story: www.alumni.ncsu.edu/news/article.php?id=183
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College of Engineering Spring 2005 Awards Announced
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The following awards were announced at the May 11, 2005, spring faculty meeting
for the College of Engineering.
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Engineering Faculty Members Receive Outstanding Teacher Awards
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Three College of Engineering faculty members have received the Outstanding Teacher Awards for 2005. Dr. Nino A. Masnari, dean of the College of Engineering, recognized the recipients of the university-level award at the May 11, 2005, spring faculty meeting. The winners are Dr. Lisa G. Bullard, lecturer and director of undergraduate studies in the Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Dr. Hatice O. Ozturk, teaching
assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical
engineering; and Dr. R. Michael Young, assistant professor of computer science.
Outstanding Teacher Award winners automatically become members of the Academy
of Outstanding Teachers.
For more information on the recipients, please visit this page.
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Three Engineering Faculty Members Receive Prestigious Holladay Medals
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http://www.ncsu.edu/news/press_releases/05_05/114.htm
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Honors Baccalaureate Celebrates NC State’s Finest Faculty, Students
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http://www.ncsu.edu/news/press_releases/05_05/117.htm
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Haugh Wins 2005 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
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Dr. Jason M. Haugh, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State University, has been awarded the 2005 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. Haugh is one of only 16 faculty members from across the United States to receive this award.
Established in 1969 by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, this award strengthens the teaching and research careers of faculty in the chemical sciences by providing a $75,000 unrestricted grant to advance teaching and research programs. Of this total amount, $7,500 is allocated to the Teacher-Scholar's department for undergraduate educational purposes.
Haugh's research interests include biomedical and biochemical engineering, signal transduction networks and mammalian cell engineering. He won the Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award in 2000, and he received the 2002 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from the National Science Foundation. In 2003 he received the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. Haugh received his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from NC State in 1994 and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999. He joined the NC State faculty in 2000.
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Koch to Address Congressional Caucus
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Dr. Carl C. Koch, professor of materials science and engineering, will be one
of three speakers at a materials information luncheon briefing for members
of the U.S. Congress and their staffs. The briefing, "Nanomaterials: Making It Real by Materials Science and Engineering," will be held May 12 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The speakers will present information on industrial technology and fundamental materials research related to nanomaterials.
The briefing is sponsored by the Federation of Materials Societies with support from the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society in conjunction with the Congressional Research and Development Caucus.
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Kaber Receives Sigma Xi Research Award
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Dr. David B. Kaber, associate professor of industrial engineering, received a Sigma Xi Research Award at the North Carolina State University Chapter of Sigma Xi annual banquet on May 5. Kaber's research interests include adaptive automation, human-robot interaction and complex systems interface design for operator situation awareness and usability. He received his Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Texas Tech University in 1996 and joined the NC State faculty in 2000.
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Stadelmaier Receives 2006 Albert Easton White Distinguished Teacher Award
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Dr. Hans H. Stadelmaier, professor emeritus of materials science and engineering, has been selected to receive the 2006 Albert Easton White Distinguished Teacher Award from ASM International, The Materials Information Society. The award was established in 1960 to "recognize unusually long and devoted service in teaching." A member of the North Carolina State University faculty since 1952, Stadelmaier was cited for "outstanding contributions to the understanding of interstitial compounds and permanent magnet materials and a lifetime of dedicated teaching in the classroom and laboratory."
Stadelmaier earned his doctorate in physics from the University of Stuttgart in 1956. He will receive the award at the 2006 ASM awards dinner in Ohio in September.
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April Pride of the Wolfpack Award Winners Announced
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April “Pride of the Wolfpack Award” winners in the College of Engineering are Hermine Kabbendjian, Patrick Murphy and Amy Yonai. Kabbendjian, administrative assistant in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, has maintained order during the department's move within Burlington Laboratories, making the moving effort as smooth as possible. Murphy, teaching labs administrator in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has found ways to reduce the time required to maintain computing infrastructure servers even as the number of servers increases. Yonai, administrative assistant in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, manages the many facets of her job flawlessly and creates a healthy environment for the diverse graduate student population.
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College of Engineering Presents Senior Awards, Installs Officers at
Engineers’ Council Banquet
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www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/ECounAwds.html
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Smith Receives Academic Advising Award
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Clarence L. Smith Jr., lecturer and assistant head of the Department of Industrial Engineering, has received the 2005 North Carolina State University Faculty Academic Advising Award. Smith has served as the coordinator for undergraduate advising for the department since 1983. The award was presented at the Advisers' Roundtable meeting on April 19.
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Beasley Inducted into Arkansas Engineering Academy
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Dr. David B. Beasley, professor of biological and agricultural engineering at North Carolina State University, was inducted into the Arkansas Academy
of Biological and Agricultural Engineering during its third annual induction
ceremony April 8.
Beasley, who received his Ph.D. in agricultural engineering from Purdue University in 1977, joined the NC State University's Department of Biological
and Agricultural Engineering as professor and head of the department
in 1991. He served as department head through 1999.
Beasley is an expert in the field of water quality engineering.
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March Pride of the Wolfpack Award Winners Announced
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March “Pride of the Wolfpack Award” winners in
the College of Engineering are Brian P. Carty, Michelle H. Cooper and Rosette
Tavolacci. Carty, technology support analyst in the Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, provides courteous, efficient support
with an excellent attitude. Cooper, delivery specialist in the Industrial
Extension Service (IES), provides leadership in new product development
to support clients and IES. Tavolacci, assistant director of research
administration for the College of Engineering, is noted as a strong leader
and an excellent team player.
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Materials Science and Engineering Student Wins Goldwater Scholarship
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http://www.ncsu.edu/news/press_releases/05_04/093.htm
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NC State Computer Scientist Receives NSF Career Award
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Dr. Rada Y. Chirkova,
assistant professor of computer science at North Carolina State University,
has received a Faculty Early Career Development (Career) Award from the National
Science Foundation, effective August 1, 2005, through approximately July 31,
2010. The award is one of the highest honors given by NSF to young university
faculty in science and engineering.
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Chow to Receive IEEE Biedenbach Award as Outstanding Engineering
Educator
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Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow, professor of electrical and
computer engineering and director of the Advanced Diagnosis, Automation
and Control Laboratory at North Carolina State University, has been selected
to receive the Region 3 Joseph M. Biedenbach Outstanding Engineering Educator
Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for
2004.
The award recognizes an educator in the southeast
region who “has shared his technical and professional abilities through
teaching in industry, government, or in an institution of higher learning
and in so doing has made an outstanding contribution to the electrotechnology
profession.” Only one award is given annually. Chow will
receive the award April 9 at the IEEE SoutheastCon '05
meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Chow's research interests encompass intelligent
systems, including computational intelligence, decision and control, and
robotics; communications and signal processing, including digital communications;
networking, including computer communications and control of networks; and
power electronics and power systems.
He earned his PhD degree in electrical and computer
engineering from Cornell University in 1987, after which he joined the Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University.
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Rizkalla Named IIFC Fellow
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The International Institute for FRP in Construction
(IIFC) has recognized as Fellow Dr. Sami H. Rizkalla, Distinguished Professor
of Civil Engineering and Construction and Director of the Constructed Facilities
Laboratory in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
at North Carolina State University. He is also the Director of the National
Science Foundation Center on “Repair of Building and Bridges with Composite.”
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Havner Publishes Paper on Plasticity Studies in Philosophical Magazine
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Dr. Kerry S. Havner, professor emeritus of civil
engineering and materials science and engineering at North Carolina State
University, will have his paper, "On Lattice and Material-Frame Rotations
and Crystal Hardening in High-Symmetry Axial Loading," published in Philosophical
Magazine.
The paper is a theoretical analysis of the classical
experimental work on finite plastic deformation of axially loaded face-centered
cubic lattice crystals. Havner also gave an invited lecture based on
this work at the Tenth International Symposium on Plasticity in Kauai, Hawaii,
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Gruverman Receives Ikeda Award for 2004
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Dr. Alexei Gruverman,
research associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and
Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been selected to receive
the Ikeda Award for 2004.
The Ikeda Award was
established by the Ikeda Memorial Foundation to honor achievements and contributions
to science and technology of ferroelectric materials. Gruverman was honored
for his development of a scanning probe microscopy (SPM) based method for
assessing the properties of ferroelectric materials at the nanoscale level.
His research significantly improved the understanding of fundamental physical
properties of ferroelectrics and made possible the testing of individual
memory cells in high-density ferroelectric memory devices. This method has
become one of the basic tools for testing nanoscale properties of ferroelectric
thin films and is used worldwide both by academic research groups and by
industry.
Gruverman received
his Ph.D. in materials science from Ural State University, Ekaterinburg,
Russia, in 1990. He joined the NC State faculty in 2000 after working for
several years as a research scientist at Sony Corporation Research Center
in Japan. His latest research is focused on ferroelectric nanostructures,
biomaterials, physics of complex oxide materials and nonvolatile information
storage technologies.
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College of Engineering Presents Awards for Excellence
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The College of Engineering at North Carolina State
University announced the 2005 Awards for Excellence at a recognition ceremony
in Mann Hall, March 23. Dr. Nino A. Masnari, dean of the College of
Engineering, and Dr. Sarah A. Rajala, associate dean for research and graduate
programs, presented awards to Pat Hayes, Margaret Hudacko and Kaye Whaley.
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Engineering Building II Contractors Win Technology
Solutions Contest
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Clancy & Theys Construction Company, the contractors
for Engineering Building II on the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State
University, took first place in the Associated General Contractors of America
(AGC) 2005 Best Information Technology Solutions (BITS) contest at the AGC's
annual convention in March.
The BITS competition features contractors who
have used advanced technology to solve business problems. Clancy & Theys,
headquartered in Raleigh, won the BITS competition for their use of a new
wireless technology tool developed by Field2Base in Morrisville.
The Field2Base tool enables on-site contractors
to use a Tablet PC with wireless and cellular communication capability to
convey information instantly, including hand-drawn sketches and digital
photographs, to off-site engineers and others. Clancy & Theys
used this technology during the construction of Engineering Building II
(www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/building2.html).
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Engineering Building Renamed in Honor of Former Chancellor Monteith
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http://www.ncsu.edu/news/press_releases/05_03/068.htm
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Transportation Research Board to Publish ITRE Papers
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http://itre.ncsu.edu/ITREmain/NewsReleases/05TRBPapersPublishedPressRelease.html
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National Academy of Engineering Selects Grant as Engineering Education
Fellow
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Dr. Christine Grant, associate professor of chemical
and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State University, has been
selected as one of the first Boeing Company Engineering Education Senior
Fellows by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). She will serve
a 12-month appointment beginning January 1, 2005.
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February Pride of the Wolfpack Award Winners Announced
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February "Pride
of the Wolfpack Award" winners in the College of Engineering are Annette
C. Maynard, John Schmitzer and Angela M. Williams. Maynard, office assistant
in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering,
has a positive attitude that brightens the office and an extensive knowledge
of the university that is beneficial to the department. Schmitzer, extension
specialist in the Industrial Extension Service, was instrumental in helping
the university become the sponsor of the first state-level Shingo Prize
and was a leader in working with the Naval Air Depot at Cherry Point on
lean manufacturing. Williams, applications analyst in the College of Engineering
Dean's Office, has taken on extra duties during times of crisis and has
worked to make sure staff was trained on PeopleSoft.
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Rohrbach Receives Gertrude Cox Lifetime Achievement Award
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Dr. Roger Rohrbach, recently retired professor of biological and agricultural
engineering, has received the Gertrude Cox Lifetime Achievement Award. Rohrbach
was nominated for his long service and leadership on the College of Engineering
computer committee. This faculty advisory committee oversees the Eos
engineering computing environment.
The Gertrude Cox awards are sponsored by the following North Carolina State
University programs: the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning;
the Learning Technology Service; and the Teaching, Learning and Technology
Roundtable.
For more information about the award and a list of other honorees, go to http://zope.delta.ncsu.edu/gertrudecox/nominations/.
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Two faculty members in the
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State
University have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Dr.
Carol K. Hall, Alcoa Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
at NC State, and Dr. Joseph
M. DeSimone, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Chemical Engineering
at NC State, received the honor, which is one of the highest professional
distinctions in engineering. Membership in the NAE recognizes those
who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice,
or education.”
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NC State Engineer Receives NSF Career Award
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Dr. Gracious Ngaile,
assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina
State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (Career) Award
from the National Science Foundation, effective February 1, 2005, through January
31, 2010. The award is one of the highest honors given by NSF to young university
faculty in science and engineering.
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NCSU Applauded for Using Biodiesel
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NC State University was praised for its use of biodiesel in all its vehicles
at the recent Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technologies for University
Fleets video conference, which had more than 70 participants from 17 state
university and school campuses.
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Haugh, Grant, Ollis Featured as NCSU Achievers
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http://achieve.ncsu.edu/featured/featured2.html
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January Pride of the Wolfpack Award Winners Announced
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January “Pride
of the Wolfpack Award” winners in the College of Engineering are Michael
L. Breedlove, Linda S. Honeycutt and Charisse Rogers. Breedlove, instrument
maker in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has made
an extra effort to keep the department running smoothly by helping wherever
he is needed. Honeycutt, executive assistant in the Department of Computer
Science, is sensitive to faculty, staff and student needs and keeps the
department working efficiently. Rogers, student services assistant in the
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was able
to organize the department’s fall graduation ceremony in spite of
several logistical difficulties.
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Ning Receives NSF Career Award for Sensor Network
Security Research
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Dr. Peng Ning, assistant professor of computer science at North Carolina
State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (Career)
Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), effective July 1, 2005,
through June 30, 2010. The award is one of the highest honors given by NSF
to young university faculty in science and engineering.
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Biomedical Engineering Senior Receives George J. Mitchell Scholarship
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http://www.ncsu.edu/news/press_releases/05_01/016.htm
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Dr. Mohammed A. Zikry,
professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the recipient of a Senior
Scholar award, will conduct research at Cairo University in Egypt and
at the Louis Pasteur Institute at Strasbourg University in Strasbourg, France.
His research will focus on the modeling of nanomaterials.
http://www.ncsu.edu/news/press_releases/05_01/013.htm
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Research at Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (CRIM) Among
Top Technology Research Advances for 2004
— Technology Research News lists EvBots among the year’s
top engineering advances
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Research on artificial neural networks conducted at North Carolina State University
and the University of Utah has been selected as one of the top engineering research advances of 2004 by the editors of Technology Research News.
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December Pride of the Wolfpack Award Winners Announced
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December “Pride of the Wolfpack Award” winners in the College
of Engineering are David G. Lassiter, David T. Nolan and Jason Young.
Lassiter, facilities, shop and maintenance manager in the Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, spent extra hours helping people
with flooded laboratories and rooms in Daniels Hall during Thanksgiving
break. Nolan, director of development in the NC State Engineering Foundation
Inc., continually looks for new ways to improve office operations and
productivity. Young, systems manager for Information Technology and Engineering
Computer Services, was a leader in the development of the Virtual Computing
Lab and played a major role in the faculty laptop pilot project.
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