April 2017

Apr 28, 2017

Shirwaiker receives NSF CAREER award

Dr. Rohan Shirwaiker, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at North Carolina State University and associate faculty member in the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received a 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. 

Apr 27, 2017

From atoms to batteries to the workforce of the future: Why research matters

If you want to build a cell-phone battery as thin as paper that powers your phone for a week, or have an electric vehicle like the Tesla go 500 miles on a single charge and recharge in just 10 minutes, you will have to start thinking small – small as the atoms that determine the energy storage mechanisms and lifetimes in batteries. 

Apr 27, 2017

Chi receives NSF CAREER award

Dr. Min Chi, assistant professor of computer science at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). 

Apr 27, 2017

Scientists in Training

On Mondays this spring, NC State civil engineering student Miranda Mozick took a detour to Middle Creek Elementary, where she coached Science Olympiad teams in building strong, lightweight bridges with pasta and hot glue. 

Apr 21, 2017

NC State team one of eight finalists in NASA’s Mars Ice Challenge

Eight teams are challenged with building a prototype of a drill that can extract and purify water from subsurface ice deposits to enable sustained human presence on Mars. This drill must withstand extreme conditions on the Red Planet and have both manual and remote control capabilities. 

Apr 13, 2017

Data Detectives

Early detection is the goal of the Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities, a partnership funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration and led by NC State. CNEC’s partners comprise seven universities and four national laboratories, all collaborating to stop the illegal proliferation of nuclear weapons. 

Apr 13, 2017

College’s Alex Hsain wins Truman Scholarship

Hanan “Alex” Hsain, a junior majoring in materials science and engineering at North Carolina State University, has been awarded a 2017 Truman Scholarship. 

Apr 13, 2017

University teaching awards presented

NC State honored three dozen faculty members at the 2016-2017 University Teaching Awards Luncheon and Ceremony on April 3. 

Apr 12, 2017

Researchers make the first flexible memory device using oxide ferroelectric material

For the first time, researchers have been able to deposit an ultra-thin oxide ferroelectric film onto a flexible polymer substrate. The research team used the flexible ferroelectric thin films to make non-volatile memory devices that are wearable and resilient.