2008 News Archives

Harvesting the Sun   — NC State engineers are serious about making solar energy more affordable  12/19/08

"Nanojewel" research makes journal cover  12/19/08

Spontak named top editor at journal  12/12/08

Boeing donation to support student activities, scholarships 12/9/08

Science of Santa: NC State Researcher Says St. Nick Can Deliver Presents in One Night
  - from NC State News Services 12/9/08

Serious about gaming  12/9/08

Alumnus named interim dean of engineering at Ohio State  12/4/08

Road Warrior   — for Joseph Hummer, when it comes to road design, “we don’t have to settle”  12/4/08

Singh elected Fellow of IEEE   - from NC State CSC News Services 12/3/08

Alumnus wins national fusion engineering award  12/3/08

Savage Featured in 2009 “12 Theorems by Women Mathematicians” Calendar
  - from NC State CSC News Services 12/3/08

Antón Named to Future of Privacy Forum Advisory Board
  - from NC State CSC News Services 12/3/08

Biomedical engineering introduces medical device certificate 12/3/08

Design Dynamos  11/25/08

Chemical engineering students win national awards 11/25/08

Spontak named fellow of American Physical Society  11/25/08

Institute honors Felder's chemical engineering textbook  11/20/08

NC State Secures Grant to Make Solar Energy Less Expensive
  - from NC State News Services 11/20/08

Bottomley named to YWCA Academy of Women  11/18/08

Rizkalla receives distinguished educator award  11/18/08

Creating a Smart “Internet for Energy”
  - from NC State News Services 11/17/08

Leaders envisioning a “green” graduate degree
  - from NC State Web Communications 11/17/08

Rust named new head of TECS  11/13/08

New Nanomaterial Could Be Breakthrough For Implantable Medical Devices
  - from NC State News Services 11/11/08

Pioneer in Biomedical Engineering Capitalizes on N.C. Education and Developing Field for Success  11/11/08

College of Engineering Staff Celebrate Years of Service 11/10/08

College of Engineering at NC State Names Outstanding Alumni 11/7/08

Pipelines to Innovation
  - from NC State News Services 11/7/08

Idle reduction technology in long haul trucks accelerated
  — EPA funded project with NCSU and Volvo Trucks yields results  11/6/08

Gubbins receives R.J. Reynolds award  11/6/08

Frey appointed to EPA clean air committee 11/5/08

NC HealthyBuilt Homes wins Triangle Business Journal award 11/5/08

NC State and IBM extend access to educational resources through VCL 11/5/08

Stewart Stays Close and Gives Back  11/4/08

Joseph Forbes Jr. to Address Entrepreneurship at NC State Lecture Series
  - from NC State News Services 11/3/08

DeSimone to talk about his Lemelson-MIT Prize at D.H. Hill Library November 5  11/3/08

Numbers Game: NC State Research Gives New Look to Election Statistics  11/3/08

The sunny side of energy— Dr. Gregory Parsons sees solar cells transforming the way we use energy  10/30/08

Foamy Invention Could Save Energy and Lives
  - from LiveScience.com 10/28/08

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NC State to celebrate new “Internet for energy ” center 10/22/08

IES names new deputy director 10/22/08

College remembers Meier, professor and former dean  10/16/08

ISE department names distinguished alumni 10/14/08

NC State breaks new ground in virtual research collaboration
  — University unveils new Cisco TelePresence Room dedicated to connecting researchers worldwide  10/14/08

Engineering alumnus forges successful publishing career  10/8/08

Rocking for a good cause: Engineers Without Borders raises money to help people abroad  10/8/08

Crews “top out” Engineering Building III  10/8/08

NC State, collaborators land NSF driver safety grant 
  - from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 10/3/08

Alumnus B.D. Rodgers establishes student travel fund  10/1/08

Hawari to advise Jordan Atomic Energy Commission  9/30/08

Three administrators take new positions in College  9/30/08

NC State hosts NEI Clean Energy America tour 9/22/08

NC State Engineers Discover Nanoparticles Can Break On Through
  - from NC State News Services 9/17/08

Geek-A-Thon recognized for service and volunteerism 9/17/08

Ducoste to attend NAE symposium in Japan  9/17/08

31 receive "Pride of the Wolfpack" awards 9/17/08

Alumnus takes over top post in Iraq  9/16/08

Student award winner has longstanding ties to NC State  9/11/08

Two doctoral students earn Department of Defense Fellowships 9/10/08

Frey named to NRC Committee on Tetrachloroethylene 9/10/08

Three NC State professors honored on list of "One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era" 9/9/08

NC State engineer details invention in new book  9/9/08

Rizkalla Receives Golden Mirko Ros Medal  9/9/08

New freshman engineering class one of the strongest ever  9/9/08

NSF Launches ERC for Green Energy Grid
  - from the National Science Foundation 9/5/08

NC State aims to develop “Internet for energy” at new NSF Engineering Research Center   9/4/08

Students to develop “green” vehicle in EcoCAR competition  8/29/08

College of Engineering climbs in U.S. News undergraduate rankings  8/28/08

Sunny tunes: Student builds solar-powered xylophone for girlfriend  8/27/08

Eight computer science faculty receive IBM faculty awards
  - from Department of Computer Science 8/27/08

NC State Designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research
  - from Department of Computer Science 8/27/08

Alumnus heads Clemson's School of Computing
  - from Clemson University  8/27/08

Nanojewels made easy
  - from Arizona State University  8/21/08

Virtual Computing Lab brings power to the people
  - from NC State News Services 8/12/08

Engineers help give dog a new leg   8/5/08

NC State Receives $2.5 Million NSF Grant to Study How Students Learn Science Through Computer Games 8/4/08

Fall speakers announced for the Fidelity Investments "Leadership in Technology" Executive Speakers Series
  - from the Department of Computer Science 8/1/08

NC State Engineer Taps Heat-Loving Bacteria for Hydrogen
  - from NC State News Services 7/31/08

Volunteer program sends alumni into classrooms   — Engineering grads bring their knowledge to schools  7/31/08

NC State engineer helps fuel hybrid bus movement   — Ewan Pritchard wants to transform the school-bus market   7/16/08

NC State Engineering Online degrees named top “Best Buy” by GetEducated.com  7/14/08

Students create groundbreaking biomedical devices  7/8/08

Welcome to Phase I of the new NC State Engineering website 7/1/08

Johnston named Weisiger chair  7/1/08

Entrepreneurial alumnus drives game business  7/1/08

DeSimone awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Materials, Life Sciences Innovations  6/25/08

SoftMatt-2008 Symposium brings together students, researchers  6/25/08

N&O captures Silly Putty experiment at NC State  6/25/08

Kolbas named interim head of electrical and computer engineering  6/24/08

Power-Packed Research   — Alex Huang wants to improve the nation’s power grids—and prepare them for the future  6/24/08

Engineers help give pets new legs  6/24/08

Blogging from Bangladesh: Alumnus chronicles life in Asia  6/17/08

Fourteen students selected for prestigious STARS initiative
  - from the  Department of Computer Science  6/14/08

Learning about landfills
 6/11/08

Running rings around Olympic preparations
  - from the NC State News Services 6/11/08

Duke Energy to invest $1.25 million in College of Engineering
 6/2/08

Be aware of phishing e-mail attack
 6/2/08

NC State Research Breakthrough Results In Super-Hard Nanocrystalline Iron That Can Take The Heat
  - from the NC State News Services 5/28/08

Virtual Computing Lab featured in Chronicle of Higher Education
 5/28/08

NC State Statistician to Look at Effect of Air Pollution on Asthma, Heart Disease in Humans
  - from the NC State News Services 5/23/08

Young helps host forum on serious computer games
  - from the Department of Computer Science 5/22/08

Clean fuel advanced technology projects announced
  - from the North Carolina Solar Center 5/19/08

Middle and High School Students compete with electric, solar cars at SMARTT Challenge Finals in Raleigh
  - from the North Carolina Solar Center 5/13/08

Solar Center Grad Wins Green Building Awards
  - from the North Carolina Solar Center 5/9/08

Frey among Winners of State Air Quality Awards
  - from the North Carolina Solar Center 5/9/08

Two Engineering Faculty Members Receive Prestigious Holladay Medal 5/8/08

Miller Honored with National Distance Learning Award 5/8/08

Felder to be Honored by Binghamton University  5/8/08

Spontak To Receive UNC System Teaching Award 5/8/08

Bullard Wins Faculty Adviser Award 5/8/08

NC State Study Could Help Develop Radiation-Resistant Materials 5/8/08

Engineering Alumnus Plays Key Role at Apple  5/1/08

Scholarship Winner Keeps Racking Up the Honors 5/1/08

Check Out Engineering's New Website Today 4/30/08

Narayan Receives Faculty Research Award 4/29/08

A Marriage of Art and Engineering 4/28/08
 - from  NC State News Services

Engineering Has a New Look    — Website Preview set for April 30 4/25/08

Alumnus Chosen for Top Post in Iraq 4/25/08

Park Scholars Drawn to Engineering 4/25/08

Top Employees Receive Awards for Excellence 4/25/08

Solar Center, Students to Benefit from NSF Grant 4/24/08

IBM Grant to “Jazz” Up Programming Research at NC State 4/24/08

Professors Win Grant to Boost Solar Cell Efficiency 4/24/08
 - from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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New Video Games to Be Unveiled at NC State 4/22/08

Students Show Off Projects at Spring Finish 4/22/08

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Engineering Students to Present Biomedical Innovations 4/18/08

Genzer Research Featured on Journal Cover 4/18/08

Frey Honored by Air and Waste Management Association 4/17/08

Assistant Dean Receives Fellow Status 4/17/08

Engineering students honored with NSF Graduate Research Fellowships 4/7/08

Jackson wins Goldwater Scholarship 4/7/08

Congressman Helps Launch Secure Open Systems Initiative 4/7/08

Smith Appointed by Governor to NC Board of Refrigeration Examiners 4/7/08

Alumni Receive Black Engineer of the Year Award 4/7/08

Students Shave Heads for Ailing Leader 4/4/08

First-Quarter Pride of the Wolfpack Award Recipients Announced 4/4/08

The World's Smallest Carbon Footprint? 4/3/08
 - from the NC State News Services

Energy Leader Norris To Present NC State's Entrepreneurs Lecture 4/2/08
 - from the NC State University Newsletter

The New Face of Science and Engineering 4/2/08
 - from the NC State University Newsletter

Silicon Valley Trip Brings Together Entrepreneurial Alumni, Students 4/1/08

Governor Celebrates New Engineering Building 4/1/08

College of Engineering Moves Up in U.S. News Rankings  3/31/08

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NC State Launches Secure Open Systems Initiative  3/31/08

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Engineering at NC State Holds Open House April 12 3/25/08

Stankus Gets Second Term on Green Building Council  3/25/08

Future Engineers Present Plans for Future City  3/25/08

Mathematics in Music: Pianist-Engineer to Perform at NC State  3/20/08

Yu Receives NSF Career Award 3/7/08
 - from the Department of Computer Science

College of Engineering Announces 2008 Awards for Excellence 3/5/08

Small Science Leads to Big Future 3/4/08
 - from NC State News Services

Facebook Group Looks to Connect Young Alumni 3/4/08

Professors Have High Hopes for “Smart Inhaler System” 3/4/08

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Noted Author Steven Berlin Johnson to Speak at NC State  2/29/08

Wind Questions Answered at Public Forum in Morehead City 2/27/08

“Leadership in Technology” Executive Speakers Series Continues with Bob Young 2/25/08

'Two-Faced' Particles Act Like Tiny Submarines in NC State Study 2/19/08
 - from NC State News Services

Engineering at NC State Holds Open House April 12
   — College Opens for Tours, Displays, Information Sessions 2/12/08

NC State’s IMST Keeps Helicopters Off the Ground   — NC State engineers partner with NAVAIR engineers to solve aging aircraft maintenance problems with “off-the-shelf” technology 2/11/08

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Engineering “Weak Tea” Encourages Girls to Consider Engineering 2/8/08

NC State University, University of Rostock Sign Historic Agreement 2/5/08

MEDIA ADVISORY NC State’s Engineering Career Fair Set for February 7 and 8 2/4/08

Nobel Peace Prize Winner and NC State ISE Alumnus to be Honored on Campus 1/29/08

Azmy Named Head of Nuclear Engineering at NC State 1/29/08

“Leadership in Technology” Executive Speakers Series Continues at NC State 1/22/08

Grant Named Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Special Initiatives 1/22/08

Fedkiw Named Head of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State 1/22/08

Huang Named Progress Energy Distinguished Professor 1/22/08

Operations Research Program Gains Top Ten Ranking 1/22/08

Cuomo, Krim, Lazzi Honored by IEEE 1/16/08

Day Family Establishes Fellowship Endowment 1/16/08

Pride of the Wolfpack Award Winners Announced 1/15/08

Carbonell’s Prion Research Among Scientific American’s Top 50 Trends 1/14/08

Genzer Appointed Associate Department Head in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 1/4/08