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Martin-Vega to deliver talk on engineering research, education

May 2017

May 8, 2017

MAE student selected as university commencement speaker

After five years of experiencing actual seasons, participating in open-mic and poetry nights and enjoying the many outdoor activities Raleigh has to offer, Yasmine Connor will be checking one of her greatest accomplishments off her list: graduating from NC State. And quite frankly, going out with a bang, as she prepares to be the student speaker representing all her peers at the university graduation ceremony May 13th at the PNC Arena. 
VieMetrics | James Dieffenderfer (UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering [BME]), Eric Beppler (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering [ECE]), and Charles Hood (ECE)

May 5, 2017

College of Engineering student teams place at annual LuLu eGames startup competition

Seven ventures submitted by NC State College of Engineering students came away with top place finishes from the 2017 LuLu eGames startup competition held on Thursday, April 20, 2017. 
Gov. Roy Cooper and Dr. Alper Bozkurt, left, listen as a member of the Catalyst student team describes their work.

May 3, 2017

Campus program for students with disabilities hosts governor

During a visit to NC State, Gov. Roy Cooper received ideas about improving educational opportunities for students with disabilities from an accomplished team of young inventors. 

May 3, 2017

‘Persistent photoconductivity’ offers new tool for bioelectronics

Researchers at NC State have developed a new approach for manipulating the behavior of cells on semiconductor materials, using light to alter the conductivity of the material itself. 
Dr. Michael Dickey, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, receives the Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award from Dr. Louis Martin-Vega, dean of the College of Engineering, and Dr. Douglas Reeves, associate dean of graduate programs for the College.

May 3, 2017

Gu, Dickey receive Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards

The 2017 Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards were presented to Dr. Zhen Gu, associate professor in the Joint UNC/NC State Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Dr. Michael Dickey, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, at the spring faculty meeting of the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. 
Drs. Jeffrey W. Eischen, Dr. Louis Martin-Vega, and Dr. Doug Reeves

May 3, 2017

Eischen and Jones receive Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award

Drs. Jeffrey W. Eischen and Jacob Jones are the winners of this year’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, given by the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. 

May 3, 2017

Castorena, Pankow and Saul receive Outstanding Teacher Award

Three faculty members in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University received Outstanding Teacher Awards for 2016-17 at the College’s spring faculty meeting April 26. 
NC State alumni Ramsey Davis and Holly Tucker earned their engineering degrees from the 2+2 site-based engineering program in Havelock, North Carolina.

May 2, 2017

Havelock engineering program instrumental to alumni’s success

NC State’s College of Engineering created a site-based 2+2 engineering program in Havelock, North Carolina, in partnership with Craven Community College and US Navy Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The site-based program has proven to be instrumental to the success of many NC State students and alumni. 

May 1, 2017

Martin-Vega to deliver talk on engineering research, education

Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega, dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University, will present a talk titled "Engineering Research and Education: Past, Present and Future Perspectives" on Monday, May 1 at the University of Arkansas.