2003 News Archives

Nuclear Engineering Alumnus Leads Hussein Capture  12/15/03

Researchers Manipulate Tiny, Floating Droplets on a Chip 12/8/03
- from NC State News Services

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NC State Senior Design Day Unveils Gee-Whiz Gadgetry  12/3/03
- from NC State News Services

NC State's Engineers Get Jobs in a Downturn Economy — Well-Rounded Grads Heavily Recruited by Northrop Grumman ES, Baltimore 12/1/03

NC Solar Center Raises Wind Turbine for Student Workshop 12/1/03
- from NC Solar Center

Job Shadow Day Held at NC State  11/25/03

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Computer Science Students Report on Projects at
Posters & Pies  11/25/03
- from Department of Computer Science, NC State University

Media Advisory Electrical and Computer Engineering Students Showcase Design Projects on December 4  11/21/03

Computer Engineer Gets NSF Grant to Study Web Privacy, Security  11/17/03
- from NC State News Services

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Gaming Workshop, Demos to be Held at NC State This Weekend  11/7/03
- from NC State News Services

Tiny Sensor-Based Computers Could Help Track Wildlife  11/6/03
- from NC State News Services

Solar House Anniversary Offers New Facility, Innovative
Vehicles  11/6/03
- from NC State News Services

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Gaming Workshop, Demos to be Held at NC State This Weekend  11/7/03
- from NC State News Services

Computer Scientist Works to Improve Games' Stories,
Intelligence  11/6/03
- from NC State News Services

Progress Energy Student Lounge Dedication Ceremony Held October 15 11/4/03

Compassion United Six at a Deadly Crossroads 11/3/03
- from The News & Observer

NC State Computer Science Students, RedPelican Aim to Alleviate Marketing Headaches  10/31/03
- from the Department of Computer Science, NC State University

Lithography Center Receives State-of-the-Art Stepper  10/29/03
- from NC State University's Bulletin Online

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for New Engineering Building  10/27/03 - from NC State University's Bulletin Online

Groundbreaking for Engineering Building II Held October 24  10/24/03

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NC State to Break Ground on Bond-Funded Engineering
Building  10/23/03
- from NC State News Services

A Tumbleweed on Mars: Kenan Fellow, Students Help
NASA Roll 10/21/03
- from NC State News Services

Ribbon Cutting Held October 16 for New Distance Education Studio at NC State 10/20/03

Successful Grad Mulkey Gives Entrepreneurs Advice 10/15/03 - from NC State University's Bulletin Online

Mulkey Speaks at McKimmon Center  10/15/03
- from Technician

Epic Games Announces Unreal University, November 8 & 9, 2003, at North Carolina State University — School Supports “1,000,000 NVIDIA Make Something Unreal®” Contest 10/13/03
- from Epic Games

Groundbreaking Entrepreneur Barbara Mulkey to Speak Oct. 14 10/9/03
- from NC State News Services

Hauer to Give Henry M. Shaw Lecture October 20 10/7/03

NC State’s Center for Embedded Systems Research Approved 9/29/03

Lampe Gave College of Engineering Keynote Address September 3 09/25/03

Distance Engineering Education Expands to Coastal Carolina 9/23/03

Distinguished Speakers Reflect on History of Institute Now Located at NCSU 09/19/03 - from ITRE Communications

NASA Officials Visit College of Engineering at NC State University 9/16/03

Mulkey to Give Entrepreneurs' Lecture October 14 09/16/03

National Institute of Aerospace VP to Visit NC State 9/9/03

ITRE Celebrates 25 Years of Service in Surface Transportation  09/8/03
- from ITRE Communications

New Program Helps Women Succeed in Science, Engineering  08/27/03
- from NC State News Services

Recyclers Ask NC State Football Fans to "Chuck It"  08/22/03
- from NC State News Services

Daniel Joins College of Engineering as Assistant Director of Minority Programs 08/20/03

Kopin Licenses Patents from North Carolina State University 08/20/03
- from Kopin Corporation

Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium Held at NC State 08/18/03

NC State, UNC Launch New Biomedical Engineering Program 08/13/03
- from NC State News Services

First-Year Women Students Get WISE 8/11/03

Roberts Appointed Associate Head of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 08/8/03

Fathi Appointed Co-director of Operations Research 08/8/03

Cormier Named Director of the Furniture Manufacturing and Management Center 08/8/03

NC State Engineering Supports Summer Seminars in Ecuador 8/6/03

Computer Science Students Devise Unique Software Tool 8/6/03

Parents and Families of Incoming Engineering Students Enjoy Parents’ Reception 08/1/03

Group Working to Find Ways to Turn Waste into Useful Products  7/13/03
- from Asheville Citizen-Times 

IBM Introes Language to Automate Privacy Compliance  7/9/03
- from ebizQ.net 

Helmlinger to Lead National Society of Professional Engineers 07/01/03 - from NC State News Services

NC State Helps NASA Put Space Shuttle Puzzle Back Together  6/18/03
- from NC State News Services 

New Technologies Required for Growth of Electronics Industry  — Nanoengineering Research at NC State Focuses on Molecular Transistor Development  6/11/03

Biomedical Engineering Master’s and Doctoral Degrees Established at NC State University  6/10/03

N.C. State to Help in Investigation of Columbia Disaster  5/27/03
-from The Associated Press 

World Trade Center Fragment Memorialized in Mann Hall 5/26/03

Civil Engineering Offers Groundbreaking Training to Small Business Contractors 5/26/03

Nanotech Key to BioMed Engineering Initiative  5/21/03
-from Results 

Progress Energy Appreciation and Scholarship Reception Held April 29 5/20/03

Materials Science Course Broadens Horizons for First Year
College Students  5/14/03
A new course brings the social aspect of materials science alive for students.

NC State’s Department of Civil Engineering Renamed  5/14/03

Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Projects Fill Ballroom in Talley Student Center  5/7/03

MEDIA ADVISORY Electrical and Computer Engineering Students Showcase Design Projects on May 2  4/25/03

Chemical Engineering Student Erel Shows Work to Legislators  04/21/03
- from NC State News Services

ECE Design Day Set for May 2  4/16/03

Brain Rejoins Department of Computer Science  4/9/03

NC State Wins Energy Challenge ’03 at Kitty Hawk 4/9/03

Chancellor Fox Visits IES Client in Asheville 4/7/03

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Opening Ceremony of Cyber Defense Laboratory April 24  4/07/03

North Carolina State University Students Pilot Paper Wings to First Place At Energy Challenge 4/5/03 - from PRNewswire

Plastic Recycling Process Improved — NC State Researchers Developing Unique Technology 4/04/03 Researchers in the Department of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University are developing a unique recycling process for PET plastic polymers.

MEDIA ADVISORY Mini-Baja and Formula SAE Cars on display at Museum of Life and Science  4/03/03

Engineering Alumnus to Deliver NC State’s Entrepreneurs’ Lecture  4/2/03

Engineering Alumnus Vaughn Reappointed NCSU Trustee by
Governor Easley  4/1/03

Awards for Excellence Set for April 7  4/1/03

Engineering Plus . . . —NC State Engineer Forges Academic Partnerships 3/31/03 The research of Dr. Donald W. Brenner, associate professor of materials science at NC State University, benefits from collaborations with colleagues in a variety of academic settings.

Antón Addresses Federal Trade Commission on Privacy Issues  3/28/03

MEDIA ADVISORY ASCE Student Contests To Be Held at NC State  3/28/03

Entrepreneurs' Lecture Set for April 3  3/26/03

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Nortel Networks CTO to Visit NC State  3/24/03

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Engineering Holds Open House March 29  3/21/03

Engineering Endowed Scholarship Dinner Held  3/21/03

Cyber Defense Laboratory Opens at NC State University 3/19/03

Distance Education Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Established at NC State University  3/13/03

Nuclear Engineering Sponsors Workshop for Teachers 3/7/03

Abrams Appointed Director of Biomedical Engineering Graduate Programs 2/28/03

Lotuses Can Lead to Super-Water-Repellence   2/28/03
- from UPI

SATELLITE Program a Success at NC State   2/27/03

Nuclear Science Now Included in High School Curriculum   2/27/03

Unique New Program Shows NC State Undergraduates the World of Civil Engineering  2/24/03 The Constructed Facilities Laboratory on North Carolina State University is Centennial Campus is the site for a unique new undergraduate program that introduces students to the real world experiences of civil engineers.

Wings of Paper Will Loft Students’ Project at Kitty Hawk  2/18/03
- from NC State News Services

Opinion: Work on the Front End  2/16/03
- from The News & Observer

Planned Parenthood Documents Found in Public Recycling Bin  2/14/03 - from ABC, Channel 11 News

Engineers' Week 2003  2/14/03

Students Check Out Nuclear Facility, with Limits  2/13/03
- from The News & Observer

College of Engineering Joins Pride of the Wolfpack Award Program  2/12/03

Engineering Holds Open House March 29  2/11/03

Nagle Named Interim Head of Biomedical Engineering  2/10/03

Engineering Career Fair Set for February 12  2/07/03

Customers' Private Records Found in Trash  2/07/03 - from Eyewitness News, ABC, Channel 11

Next Wave Of Cars May Be Powered By Hydrogen  2/06/03
- from WRAL TV

NCSU Scientist Doubts Heat Shields Failed  2/02/03
- from The News & Observer

Macon Co. NASA Vet Eyes Tiling  2/01/03
- from The Asheville Citizen-Times

Nuclear Engineering Distinguished Technical Lecture Scheduled  2/03/03

Computer Gaming More Than Child’s Play 1/30/03 Research in artificial intelligence draws educational applications for computer gaming.

Nuclear Engineering Holds Open House  1/29/03
- from NC State News Services

Video Games Without Frontiers  1/29/03 - from BBC News Online

How Safe Are Our Bridges? NC State Researcher Focuses on Improved Repair Systems   1/29/03 Bridge safety can be improved with the use of new fiber-reinforced polymer materials to make repairs. Construction specifications for these repairs are being developed by Dr. Amir Mirmiran at NC State University.

It's a Fact  1/22/03

Games of Infinite Possibilities 1/22/03 - from The News & Observer

Mechatronics Techniques Applied to Paper Recycling Research at NC State University   1/21/03 Researchers at NC State hope to develop an automated system that will sort paper for recycling using a machine based on mechatronics.

Students Drawn to NC State for Wide Array of Interdisciplinary Programs  1/21/03

Engineering on the Move  1/21/03 Entire College of Engineering Moving to Centennial Campus.

Engineering Frontline Premier Issue Published  1/17/03

Best and Brightest Students Come to NC State’s College of Engineering  1/16/03

NC State Nuclear Engineering Program Ranked Fourth in Nation by US News & World Report  1/15/03

Keltie Named Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in College of Engineering at NC State   1/15/03

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Hunt, Officials to Recognize Williamston Industrial Extension Office  1/15/03
- from NC State News Services

Industrial Extension Service Opens County-Based Office  1/14/03

Kelly to Deliver RJR Lecture Jan. 30  1/13/03

Diagram Masters Cry ‘Venn-i, Vidi, Vici’  1/11/03
- from Science magazine online

Rodman’s Published Term Enters Oxford English Dictionary 1/9/03

Clean Water a Goal for NC State Researcher 1/3/03 Disinfection of drinking water is one practical application of the work of NC State researcher Dr. Joel J. Ducoste.

Trew Named Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University 1/1/03