Engineering News at NC State http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/ Engineering News at NC State en-us]] Astronauts share space adventures at NC State http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/nasa2012may14.php news Two NASA astronauts discussed their adventures in space before a packed room of North Carolina State University students during an on-campus Twitter Town Hall in April.

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]]> Fri, 14 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT Research Opens Doors To UV Disinfection Using LED Technology http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-collazo-uv/ news Research from North Carolina State University will allow the development of energy-efficient LED devices that use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. The technology has a wide array of applications ranging from drinking-water treatment to sterilizing surgical tools.

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]]> Mon, 15 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT NC State engineering student wins national "Stay with it" competition http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/mabry2012may11.php award-honor Nehemiah Mabry, a doctoral student in civil engineering at North Carolina State University, has won the grand prize for a video he created for the national “Stay With It” engineering competition.

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]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT White House honors NC State student's efforts to make STEM accessible to disabled http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-bahram-whitehouse/ award-honor White House honors NC State student's efforts to make STEM accessible to disabled5/7/12
President Barack Obama recognized North Carolina State University student Sina Bahram as one of 14 "Champions of Change" at a White House ceremony May 7, honoring those who have made significant efforts to make science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) more accessible to people with disabilities.

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]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT College of Engineering presents senior awards http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/senior-awards2012may2.php award-honor Four North Carolina State University engineering students received Outstanding Senior Awards at the 2012 College of Engineering Annual Awards Banquet on May 1.

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]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT Engineering faculty, staff receive Green Brick Awards http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/greenbrick2012may2.php award-honor A faculty member and a staff member in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University have been honored with NC State’s Green Brick Awards for outstanding contributions to sustainability.

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]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT Dr. Jay Narayan receives Holladay Medal http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-narayan-holladay/ news The North Carolina State University Board of Trustees has awarded the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence to Dr. Jagdish "Jay" Narayan in recognition of his outstanding career at NC State. The Holladay Medal is the highest honor bestowed on a faculty member by the trustees and the university.

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]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT DeSimone elected into National Academy of Sciences http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-desimone-nas/ news Dr. Joseph DeSimone has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors that a U.S. scientist or engineer can receive. DeSimone is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University and Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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]]> Tue, 1 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT Engineering student group wins campus service award http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/moore-award2012apr25.php award-honor Open Hardware Makerspace, a student group in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University, was honored with a 2012 Deborah S. Moore Service Award as the university’s emerging non-service student organization of the year.

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]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Stay With It engineering event draws crowd at NC State http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/staywithit2012apr25.php news About 160 students from North Carolina State University’s College of Engineering celebrated the National Day of Engineering and the launch of the Stay With It campaign on March 14 at Witherspoon Cinema.

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]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Zhu Wins Sigma Xi Award http://www.ncsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/bulletin/2012/04/zhu-wins-sigma-xi-award/ award-honor Dr. Yong Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received the 2012 Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award from NC State's chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society. The award honors young scientists and engineers who have excelled in their areas of research.

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]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Felder receives ASEE Lifetime Achievement Award in Engineering Education http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/felder2012apr23.php award-honor Dr. Richard M. Felder, Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University, is the inaugural winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Engineering Education from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).

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]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Engineering students converting used fryer oil to fuel http://www.ncsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/bulletin/2012/04/used-fryer-oil-converted-to-fuel/ news Engineering students are taking used fryer oil from two campus dining facilities and converting it into biodiesel fuel for tractors and other off-road equipment.

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]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Chancellor Woodson visits College; tours Engineering Building III http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/tour2012apr19.php news Chancellor Randy Woodson was treated to a tour of North Carolina State University's newest engineering building and several of its laboratories on April 4.

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]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Diesel technologies drastically cut emissions in real-world conditions http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-frey-trucks/ news New research from North Carolina State University shows that federal requirements governing diesel engines of new tractor trailer trucks have resulted in major cuts in emissions of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) -- pollutants that have significant human health and environmental impacts.

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]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Two NC State engineering students receive Goldwater Scholarships http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/goldwater2012apr16.php news Two North Carolina State University chemical engineering students have received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year.

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]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Dickey receives ACerS Richard M. Fulrath Award http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/dickey2012apr12.php news Dr. Elizabeth Dickey, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received the 2012 Richard M. Fulrath Award from the Amercian Ceramic Society(ACerS).

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]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Spontak receives Alumni Fellow Award from Penn State http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/spontak2012apr12.php award-honor Dr. Richard Spontak, alumni distinguished professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and materials science and engineering at North Carolina State University, has received the 2012 Alumni Fellow Award from Pennsylvania State University.

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]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT College of Engineering names 2012 Awards for Excellence winners http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/excellence2012apr11.php award-honor The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University has recognized Brian Koehler in the College of Engineering Academic Affairs office; Toni Pascucci in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering; and P. Andrew Sleeth in the Department of Computer Science as winners of the 2012 Awards for Excellence.

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]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Researcher finds faster, cheaper way to cool electronic devices http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-kasichainula-cooling/ news A North Carolina State University researcher has developed a more efficient, less expensive way of cooling electronic devices--particularly devices that generate a lot of heat, such as lasers and power devices

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]]> Mon, 9 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Three NC State industrial engineers honored by IIE http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/iie2012apr4.php award-honor Three industrial engineers at the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University will be honored with some of the loftiest professional recognitions awarded by the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE).

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]]> Wed, 4 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Spontak selected to deliver 2012 Rubber Foundation Lecture http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/spontak2012apr3.php award-honor Dr. Richard Spontak, alumni distinguished professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and materials science and engineering at North Carolina State University, has been selected to deliver the 2012 Rubber Foundation lecture of the Polymer Society in the United Kingdom.

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]]> Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT What Impact Can A Single Machine Have? http://web.ncsu.edu/abstract/science/wms-ac-stem-impact/ news A uniquely-configured AC-STEM is a new arrival at NC State, but is expected to boost research across North Carolina's Research Triangle – and help keep the region relevant in research and development (R&D) for years to come.

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]]> Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EDT Electroactive polymer key to durable, affordable full-screen Braille displays http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/tp-ghosh/ news A team of North Carolina State University researchers are one step closer to creating a workable, affordable full-screen Braille computer display that would allow the blind to scan Web pages in much the same way that sighted people do.

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]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EDT NC State students plug into future in EcoCAR 2 competition http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/ecocar2012mar27.php news Engineering students at North Carolina State University are vying for the top prize in a US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM)-sponsored competition to build the next generation of energy-efficient vehicles.

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]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EDT NC State helps sponsor USA Science and Engineering Festival http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/festival2012mar23.php news North Carolina State University is among the organizations sponsoring the 2nd USA Science and Engineering Festival to be held in Washington, DC, in April.

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]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EDT Nine College of Engineering graduate programs place in top 30 in US News rankings http://www.ncsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/bulletin/2012/03/graduate-programs-earn-high-marks/ news Nine NC State graduate programs placed among the top in the nation in new rankings released this month by U.S. News & World Report. The magazine's "Best Graduate Schools" edition will be on news stands April 3.

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]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EDT Bottomley named N&O's Tar Heel of the Week http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/news/news_articles/bottomley2012mar6.php award-honor Dr. Laura Bottomley, director of the Engineering Place outreach program at North Carolina State University, has been named "Tar Heel of the Week" by the News & Observer.

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]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EDT New method for estimating parameters may boost biological models http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-williams-oscillatory/ news Modeling biological systems can provide key insights for scientists and medical researchers, but periodic cycles that repeat themselves – so-called oscillatory systems – pose some key challenges. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new method for estimating the parameters used in such models – which may advance modeling in research areas ranging from cancer to fertility.

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