2006 News Archives

Seeing Science as Art   — Nanocones Transform into Artwork 12/14/06

Young Named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Game Development 12/7/06

Students Innovate, Create with EEP
  —The Engineering Entrepreneurship Program Offers Students an Opportunity to Develop and Market Their Creations 12/5/06
- from the Technician

John McCarter’s Vision — Moving the College Forward 12/5/06

Textile Engineering Student Receives Leader of the Pack Scholarship 12/5/06

DeSimone, Kelly Elected Fellows of AAAS 12/4/06
- from NC State News Services

College of Engineering Innovators’ Forum Set for December 4 12/1/06

Zeng Receives Honda Initiative Grant Award 11/28/06

Mitchell Appointed to Board of Advisors to the Shelton Leadership Initiative 11/28/06

NC State’s Computer Science Senior Design Center to Hold “Posters & Pies” Project Demonstrations December 8 11/27/06

Carpenter to Give Nuclear Engineering Distinguished Technical Lecture 11/27/06

Freshman Engineering Design Day Set for Nov. 21 11/20/06

Electrical and Computer Engineering Seniors to Exhibit Design Projects December 7 11/20/06

MEDIA ADVISORY
NC State Unveils New DARPA Urban Challenge Vehicle 11/13/06

NC State Engineering Professors to Speak About Space Exploration at Science Café 11/13/06

Solar House Celebrates 25 Years 11/10/06 - from the Bulletin

October Pride of the Wolfpack Award Winners Announced 11/10/06

Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Celebrates 75^th Anniversary
  — Events reflect history and explore future of industrial and systems engineering 11/9/06

Centennial Campus Gateway Naming Honors Masnari 11/6/06

Strenkowski Named Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs 11/6/06

King Named Director of the Furniture Manufacturing and Management Center 11/6/06

NC State Solar House Celebrates 25th Anniversary 11/1/06

NC State Celebrates 75 Years of Industrial Engineering 10/31/06

MEDIA ALERT
NC State Engineer Served on NRC Committee Study of EPA’s “New Source Review” 10/30/06

Alumnus Dwight Williams, Department of Defense, Delivers Message 10/26/06

Cisco Announces Inaugural Recipients of NCIGS Awards 10/26/06

July and August Pride of the Wolfpack Award Winners Announced 10/23/06

MEDIA ADVISORY
NC State University Bioprocessing Symposium Brings Together Researchers and Industry Leaders 10/20/06

Rajala Named Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State 10/20/06

Rizkalla to Receive IIFC Lifetime Achievement Award 10/19/06

Ollis Receives R.J. Reynolds Award 10/18/06

Apollo Astronaut to Present Scholarship to Electrical Engineering Student  10/16/06 - from NC State News Services

Industrial Engineering Students Benefit From Advisor’s Experience   — For Clarence Smith building relationships is the key to success in college 10/13/06

NC State to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of First African-American Undergrads  10/10/06
- from NC State News Services

Millennium Seminar Featuring Senator Lindsey Graham Set for October 17  10/9/06

Tang of T. Y. Lin International to Give Lecture at NC State October 13 10-5-06

Engineering Career Fair Draws Crowd 10-3-06

NC State Celebrates 50 Years of African American Undergraduate Education  — Four Black Engineering Undergraduate Students Made History at NC State in 1956 10-4-06

Engineering Entrepreneurs Program Offers Unique Twist on Engineering Traditions 10/2/06

Antón Appointed to Homeland Security Privacy Advisory Committee 9/27/06

NC State Chemical Engineer Models Molecular Pathways that Govern Cell Responses Related to Wound Healing and Cancer  9/26/06

NC State Environmental Engineering Researchers Use Gene Probing to Improve Wastewater Treatment  9/26/06

MEDIA ADVISORY NC State's Engineering Career Fair Set for October 3 9/26/06

Alumnus Goodnight to Give Lecture September 25 9-22-06

Dr. Robin P. Gardner Appointed to The National Academy of Science Committee on Radiation Source Use and Replacement  9/15/06

Vouk, Averitt to Hold Live Virtual Computing Seminar September 14
  — Event is free of charge, and registration is required 9/11/06

New Global Grid Computing and Communications Technology Demonstrated by Researchers in U.S. and Japan
- Virtual Computing Lab, developed by NC State’s College of Engineering and Information Technology Division, provided computing resources used in the demonstration  9/11/06

Millennium Seminar Featuring David Gergen Set
for Sept. 12 9/8/06

Clapp Receives Faculty Senior Scholarship Award 9/7/06

Transit Survey to Board Triangle Buses This Fall 9/6/06
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- from ITRE

Triangle Roadside Survey Asks Drivers, “Where Are You Going?” 9/6/06
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- from ITRE

EE Student Field Receives Astronaut Scholarship  9/1/06
- from the NC State News Services 

TFF Fellow Takes Position at Wilbur Smith Associates 9/5/06
- from ITRE

Leading Polymer Science Journal Features Research by NC State Engineering Professor 8/31/06

Antón Named Senior Research Ethics Fellow 8/24/06

Mueller Receives 2006 IBM Faculty Award 8/23/06

Beasley Named ASABE Fellow 8/18/06
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- from The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

NC State’s WISE Village Receives National Recognition 8/17/06

Schroeder Receives Three Awards 8/15/06

WISE Program Gets New Director 8/14/06

Broughton High Class of 1950 Honors Class President with Memorial Gift to Engineering 8/14/06

NC State Engineer’s Tongue Drive System Revolutionizes Assistive Devices for Disabled   — Device will improve comfort and control for quadriplegics and spinal cord injury patients  8/8/06

New Program Promotes Bicycling and Walking to North Carolina Schools 8/8/06
- from the Institute for Transportation Research and Education 

Williams Receives 2006 IBM Faculty Award 8/7/06

Clancy & Theys Endows Professorship in College of Engineering 8/4/06

Media Advisory
NC State Engineer Contributes Expertise to NRC Report on EPA Changes
  — Dr. Christopher Frey is available to discuss the National Research Council report and changes in EPA policy 8/1/06

Alumnus Strong Shaped Artist’s Career with Engineer’s Touch 7/31/06

Lazzi Wins IEEE Award for Paper on Retinal Prosthesis 7/28/06

Spontak Receives iNEER Award 7/27/06

Landfills, Chemical Weapon Debris Possibly a Good Match, Computer Model Suggests 7/27/06
- from the NC State News Services 

Engineers’ New Process Revolutionizes Micro Medical Devices   — Research opens door to new dimension in customization and mass production of tiny medical devices for drug delivery  7/26/06

Antón and Grant Selected to Participate in Frontiers of Engineering Symposium 7/25/06

Portland Alumni Club to Hold “Return to Raleigh” Picnic August 5
  — Dean Masnari is featured guest 7/24/06
- from theProwling Pack @ NC State 

Winning Software, Winning Spiel
  — NCSU Geeks Take Second World Title 7/23/06
- from the News and Observer   (432k PDF file - requires AdobeReader)

12,560 Triangle Residents to Impact Community Planning 7/18/06
- from ITRE 

NC State Computer Science Team Wins International Competition   — NC State becomes only university to garner consecutive wins 7/7/06

Martin-Vega Named Dean of Engineering 6/27/06 - from News Services

Microsoft Support Tops $300,000 6/30/06
-from the Department of Computer Science 

Genzer Receives NSF Special Creativity Award 6/21/06

Nau Receives ASEE Distinguished Service Award 6/20/06

May Pride of the Wolfpack Award Winners Announced 6/20/06

NCEES to Add Construction Module to Civil PE Exam 6/14/06
- from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering
and Surveying

King Elected IIE Fellow  6/5/06

Lee Receives IIE Technical Innovation Award 6/5/06

The Young Investigators’ Summer Program in Nuclear Technology Begins July 6 6/1/06

Three Bio and Ag Engineering Faculty Honored 6/1/06
-from Perspectives, the magazine of the College of Agriculture and Life Science

NC State’s ISE Students Win First Place in International Competition  5/25/06

Bourham Named Interim Head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering 5/25/06

Progress Energy Invests $1.2 Million in College of Engineering 5/17/06

Garrett Awarded National Defense Fellowship 5/10/06

NC State Celebrates New Engineering Building on Centennial Campus 5/9/06

Construction of NC State’s BTEC Center Is Well Underway 5/2/06

NC State Holds Engineering Open House in Rocky Mount 5/2/06

NC State University Celebrates $10 Million Gift from Alumnus 4/27/06 -from News Services

Media Advisory
NC State to Celebrate New Engineering Building on Centennial Campus 4/28/06

Vouk Named Head of Computer Science 4/25/06

NC State University Field Day Features Canola for Fuel 4/25/06
-from NC Solar Center

Former Cree Chairman Hunter to Speak at NC State’s Entrepreneurs’ Lecture Series 4/18/06
-from News Services

RAMP-UP is a Family Affair 4/13/06

Media Advisory Electrical and Computer Engineering Seniors to Exhibit Hardware and Software Design Projects April 27 4/10/06

NC State to Offer Engineering in Rocky Mount Area 3/29/06

NC State Ranked Second in National ’Best Value’ List 3/29/06
-from NC State News Services

Media Advisory Engineering at NC State Holds Open House April 8   — College Opens for Tours, Displays, Information Sessions 3/29/06

NASA Chief Scientist Bushnell to Speak at NC State 3/15/06

NC State Holds First Automotive Industry Workshop in North Carolina 3/9/06

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Celebrates New Lab Dedicated to Environmental Engineering 3/6/06

College of Engineering Expands Summer Programs to Include Elementary School Students 3/6/06

NC Solar Center Partners with Volvo Trucks North America 3/6/06
-from NC Solar Center

Engineer Develops Better Device for People with Parkinson’s Disease   — New Stimulation Method improves Safety and Comfort of Neuroprosthetics  2/28/06

NC State Researchers Study FROG Problem in Sewer Systems   — Team Conducts Tests on Fat, Roots, Oil and Grease Blocking Sewer Systems 2/28/06

NC State's Department of Industrial Engineering Gets New Name 2/17/06

Motorsports Helps Teach Math, Physics to K-12 Students   — New Curriculum Appeals to Young NASCAR Enthusiasts 2/16/06

NC State Engineer Helps Industries “Save Energy Now”
  — Dr. Herb Eckerlin has been helping industry conserve energy since 1992 2/13/06

Computer Science and Design Collaborate to Form Design Tech 2/9/06

NC State Engineering Career Fair Draws Crowd 2/3/06

Engineers Use Computer Game Approach to Automate In Vitro Fertilization   — The Process Would Reduce Cost and Improve Consistency of the Cell Micro-injection Process 2/1/06

Faculty and Students to Participate in NC Photonics Forum 1/31/06

NC State Chancellor Oblinger and UNC President Bowles Visit Eastern NC Jan. 31 1/31/06

ITRE Researchers Present to 10,000 1-30-06
-from ITRE

NC State Named One of Nation's ‘Most Connected’ Campuses 1-20-06
-from NC State News Services

North Carolina State University Announces Services Science Program 1-19-06
-from NC State News Services

Rajala Appointed Chairperson of NC Mining Commission 1/18/06

Industrial Engineer Designs Unique Prosthesis for Lame Family Pet   — Pioneering Research Uses Osseointegration for Attaching Prosthetic Limb 1/13/06

ITRE Researchers Begin Triangle Household Travel Survey 1-13-06
-from ITRE