Research
Undergrads in the Research Lab
Cleaner energy. Faster computers. Stronger buildings. Sleeker machines. Healthier lives.
Researchers in the College of Engineering are finding cutting-edge solutions to real-world problems. With more than 20 research centers, institutes and labs, NC State engineers are shaping our future.
Want results? In 2007-08, our annual research expenditures exceeded $109 million. The College ranks 17th in the nation in research expenditures and 14th in the nation in industry support, among all engineering colleges according to the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in 2007. Much of the work is done on Centennial Campus, which was named the top Research Science Park of the year by the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) for 2007.
Behind it all are the people. Nearly 80 faculty members have received Presidential and National Science Foundation recognitions for achievement. And with 18 bachelor's, 17 master's, and 13 doctoral degree programs, the College gives students plenty of on-the-job training so they can put those degrees to work.
Below is a list of the College's centers, institutes and laboratories.
Centers, Institutes and Laboratories
- Advanced Transportation Energy Center (ATEC)
- Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF)
- Applied Energy Research Laboratory (AERL)
- (The Golden LEAF) Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC)
- Center for Advanced Computing and Communication (CACC)
- Center for Efficient, Scalable and Reliable Computing (CESR)
- Center for Engineering Applications of Radioisotopes (CEAR)
- Center for Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Equipment and Piping (CNPPSEP)
- Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (CRIM)
- Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE)
- Constructed Facilities Laboratory (CFL)
- (The) Ergonomics Center of North Carolina (ECNC)
- Furniture Manufacturing and Management Center (FMMC)
- Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center (FREEDM)
- Institute for Computational Science and Engineering (ICSE)
- Institute for Maintenance Science and Technology (IMST)
- Institute for Next Generation IT Systems (NEXT)
- Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE)
- Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering Institute (IMSEI)
- Minerals Research Laboratory (MRL)
- Nanofabrication Facility @ NCSU (NNF)
- North Carolina Solar Center (NCSC)
- Nuclear Reactor Program (NRP)
- Power Semiconductor Research Center (PSRC)
- Precision Engineering Center (PEC)
- Semiconductor Power Electronics Center (SPEC)
- Silicon Solar Research Center (SiSoC)
- Silicon Wafer Engineering and Defect Science Center (SiWEDS)