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Gordon, Lehrer, Weinberg and West receive DEA awards

April 2019

coal ash spilling into river

Apr 26, 2019

Research looks to bacteria to help prevent coal ash spills

Spills of coal ash from containment ponds have caused environmental damage to several waterways across the Southeast. Now, engineers from NC State have developed a technique that uses bacteria to produce “biocement” in the ponds, making the coal ash easier to store and limiting the risk of spills. 
Diamond nanorods

Apr 26, 2019

New method turns carbon fibers and nanotubes into diamond fibers

New research from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) has demonstrated a technique that converts carbon fibers and nanotubes into diamond fibers at ambient temperature and pressure in air using a pulsed laser method. 

Apr 26, 2019

A new kind of campus

North Carolina Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. established Centennial on Dec. 19, 1984, by allocating 355 acres from the Dorothea Dix Hospital property. The new campus was named in honor of NC State’s centennial in 1987. By 1991, more land had been added to the campus and a master plan developed. 
Rhett and Link returned to NC State Saturday to speak to a sold-out crowd in Hunt Auditorium on NC State’s Centennial Campus, talking about their non-traditional path into entertainment and their advice for students. (Photo: October 2018)

Apr 26, 2019

Engineering alumni, YouTube stars return to campus

When Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal — better known as comedy duo Rhett & Link — were teenagers, they made a blood oath that they were going to create things together. But what they didn’t know at the time is that they’d first be attending the College of Engineering at NC State together, earning degrees that helped them in unexpected ways in their entertainment careers. 

Apr 26, 2019

Ph.D. graduate balances research, minority mentorship — and wins game show

Four years out of her Ph.D. program at NC State, Dr. Makita Phillips is forging her own, unique path toward making impactful, accessible change. 

Apr 26, 2019

Faculty highlights

Recent awards and honors extended to College of Engineering faculty members. 
At the Topping Off Celebration, the high beam, which sits at the top of an elevator shaft in the building, was painted white. It was placed on two NC State red saddle horses on the morning of the 12th, and workers and NC State students, faculty and administrators were invited to sign it.

Apr 26, 2019

Crown Jewel

Fitts-Woolard Hall will give Centennial Campus another iconic structure. 
Artist rendering of Fitts-Woolard Hall

Apr 26, 2019

With hopes of new innovation, alumni and friends of the College share why they support Fitts-Woolard Hall

Meet three alumni and a friend of the College who have supported the Fitts-Woolard project and are helping to facilitate innovation in research and education. 
The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University bestowed the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award on Suzanne Gordon, Peter Lehrer, Gil West, and Alan Weinberg.

Apr 26, 2019

Gordon, Lehrer, Weinberg and West receive DEA awards

The College of Engineering bestowed the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award on Suzanne Gordon, Peter Lehrer, Gil West and Alan Weinberg at a banquet on Oct. 31.