March 2017

Mar 31, 2017

Media Advisory — 2017 State Energy Conference of North Carolina Solutions for a Diverse Energy Economy

The 2017 State Energy Conference of North Carolina, hosted by NC State University’s Office of Professional Development and the NC Clean Energy Technology Center, offers this annual, two-day event for energy industry professionals and researchers on April 11 and 12. 

Mar 30, 2017

College hosts event for annual North Carolina Science Festival

The College of Engineering invites the public to explore the relationship of art and science and participate in entertaining and educational activities for all ages during the annual North Carolina Science Festival. 

Mar 30, 2017

Beyond graphene: Advances make reduced graphene oxide electronics feasible

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a technique for converting positively charged (p-type) reduced graphene oxide (rGO) into negatively charged (n-type) rGO, creating a layered material that can be used to develop rGO-based transistors for use in electronic devices. 

Mar 29, 2017

Researchers control soft robots using magnetic fields

A team of engineering researchers has made a fundamental advance in controlling so-called soft robots, using magnetic fields to remotely manipulate microparticle chains embedded in soft robotic devices. 

Mar 27, 2017

Menegatti receives NSF CAREER award

Dr. Stefano Menegatti, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received the Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award, known as the NSF CAREER Award, is one of the highest honors given by NSF to young faculty in science and engineering. 

Mar 27, 2017

Extraordinary entrepreneurship

A junior in NC State University’s Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Michael Rosenberg has ranked at the top of his class, the department and the College of Engineering every semester since he enrolled. 

Mar 27, 2017

NC State Internet Reactor Lab inspires global effort

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently established an international Internet Reactor Lab program based on a similar, successful program in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University. 

Mar 21, 2017

Clean energy opportunity diversity scholarship­ – applications available

The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) at N.C. State University, with support from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, is expanding its workforce development training to include Clean Energy Opportunity Diversity Scholarships­ for historically underrepresented applicants in eastern North Carolina. 

Mar 21, 2017

New approach uses ultrasound to measure fluid in the lungs

A team of engineering and medical researchers has found a way to use ultrasound to monitor fluid levels in the lung, offering a noninvasive way to track progress in treating pulmonary edema – fluid in the lungs – which often occurs in patients with congestive heart failure.