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Ekkad named R.J. Reynolds Professor

January 2018

Researchers in lab

Jan 30, 2018

College of Engineering passes $200 million in research expenditures

The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University posted more than $200 million in research expenditures in budget year 2016-17, placing NC State Engineering in elite company among engineering schools in the United States. 
A woman in rural Rwanda tends a fire with a sampling probe above it during emission testing by the Grieshop Lab. (Photo: W. Champion)

Jan 30, 2018

Energizing African development

Lack of access to reliable power is termed “energy poverty,” and we are studying efforts to address it. 
Students build a prototype of their sustainability solution during NC State's Make-a-thon.

Jan 30, 2018

During Make-a-thon, students create sustainability solutions

In this unique NC State innovation competition, students design and prototype solutions to sustainability challenges. 
(From left) NC State students Nick Conlon, Goutham Subramanian, Hartley LeRoy and Nick Sischo are founders of Trashr, a startup company aiming to improve waste collection.

Jan 26, 2018

NC State students launch company to modernize dumpsters

Through a startup called Trashr, these NC State students want to create a smarter dumpster that improves the efficiency of waste collection. 

Jan 23, 2018

Persistent photoconductivity used to stimulate neurotypic cells

Researchers have, for the first time, used a material’s persistent photoconductivity to stimulate neurotype cells. 
As co-workers, Jonathan Holtvedt and Lauren McCauley partnered up to complete their master’s degrees online in just two years.

Jan 19, 2018

Engineering Online graduates earned master’s degrees by working together

Earning your degree online doesn’t mean earning your degree on your own, according to Jonathan Holtvedt and Lauren McCauley. 
NC State Bell Tower on a snow day

Jan 17, 2018

Media release: Clean Fuel Advanced Technology Project Request for Proposals open

The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) at N.C. State University has announced a call for projects through the Clean Fuel Advanced Technology (CFAT) Project. 
Yanqi Ye, a Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering

Jan 17, 2018

A ‘smart’ insulin patch may aid future therapies

Yanqui Ye, biomedical engineering student, is exploring ways to use micro-needles in a skin patch prevent and control diabetes and skin cancer. 

Jan 11, 2018

Ekkad named R.J. Reynolds Professor

Dr. Srinath Ekkad has been named the R.J. Reynolds Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University.