Contents
College prepares to mark 100th anniversary in 2023
MacDonald Gibson named head of Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Pack Points
STEPS Center takes on phosphorus sustainability
College appoints assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion
Long-duration hypersonic research facility will be first in Southeast
COE alumnus honored for supercomputing innovations
ISE alumna returns to women’s basketball program
Here comes the solar-powered car
In animal study, implant churns out CAR-T cells to combat cancer
Faculty Highlights
Three receive NSF CAREER Awards
Husain, Kudenov receive 2022 Alcoa Foundation Awards
Lunardi, Welton receive 2022 Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Awards
Three COE faculty members among Holladay Medal winners
De los Reyes receives NC State Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award
Features
Up in the Air
Experimental testbeds on Centennial Campus will help usher in the future of drones and wireless communication.
Tracking COVID-19
Inside labs in Fitts-Woolard Hall, engineering researchers are testing wastewater to identify trends.
Esports for the pack
One of the largest collegiate esports arenas in the U.S. will be built at NC State with funding from the North Carolina General Assembly.
10 years of wearable device breakthroughs
The Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) Center graduated from its National Science Foundation funding this year.
A better engineering education
NC State’s College of Engineering and College of Education collaborated to form a joint Engineering Education program.
Summer on campus
K-12 students returned to NC State for in-person engineering summer camps for the first time since 2019.
Foundations
‘The right thing to do’: MAE alumnus gives back to WMEP
Inspiring Engineers event series promotes NC State engineering excellence
From the board: NCSEF Board of Directors takes action to grow women leadership
Engineering Foundation welcomes two new employees
Young alumni board adds 10 new members
Alumna Abby Lampe makes history as the World Champion of Cheese Rolling
NC State Engineering Magazine
Vol. XIVII, Issue II
Dean
Louis A. Martin-Vega
Advisory Board
▪ John Gilligan, Executive Associate Dean of Engineering
▪ Deborah B. Young (CE ’77), President, Board of Directors, NC State Engineering Foundation, Inc.
▪ Griffin Lamb, Assistant Dean for Development and College Relations and Executive Director, NC State Engineering Foundation, Inc.
Editor
Brent Lancaster
Senior Associate Editor
Danielle Herman
Art Director
Candice Wallace
Illustrations
Will Briggs ▪ Matt Stevens
Contributors
Lesa Bressanelli ▪ Allison DeBusk ▪ Matt Shipman ▪ Jie Sun
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