May 2019

May 21, 2019

Rabiei guides COE research as College Research Committee chair

Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NC State, has long distinguished herself as an effective research professor in her field. Now, as chair of the College Research Committee, Rabiei helps guide research efforts for the entire College of Engineering, with an emphasis on mid-career faculty research and cross-departmental collaboration. 

May 21, 2019

Proving ground

Undergraduate researcher Neil Baugh has immersed himself in some of the coolest research in higher education, from soft robotics to nanomaterials. Thanks to a Goldwater Scholarship, he has plenty more to think and do. 

May 21, 2019

Goodnight Scholars Program announces Transfer Class of 2022

Twenty transfer students will join the Goodnight Scholars Program. 

May 20, 2019

Four COE staff members receive Awards for Excellence

Four outstanding staff members were recognized by the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University at the annual Awards for Excellence ceremony held May 9. 

May 15, 2019

Framework improves ‘continual learning’ for artificial intelligence

Researchers have developed a new framework for deep neural networks that allows artificial intelligence (AI) systems to better learn new tasks while “forgetting” less of what it has learned regarding previous tasks. 

May 14, 2019

CBE student third sibling to graduate with chemical engineering degree

When Matthew Burroughs graduated from NC State earlier this month, he became the third sibling in his family to graduate from NC State’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE), the third to receive the department’s Senior Award for Scholarly Achievement, and the third to start a Ph.D. program in chemical engineering. 

May 10, 2019

Bullard named ASEE Fellow

Dr. Lisa Bullard, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been named to the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Academy of Fellows. She will be honored at the ASEE Annual Conference on June 19 in Tampa, Fla. 

May 9, 2019

NC State faculty member named as 2019-20 RTI University Scholar

Dr. Roger Narayan, a professor in the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been selected as an RTI International University Scholar for the 2019-20 academic year. Narayan was one of only four scholars chosen this academic year. 

May 9, 2019

BAE student spotlight: Kaitlin Perkins

Graduation is typically seen as a time for reflection among our seniors – a time to take stock of the experiences we were able to pack into the four (or more) years we had here at NC State. And Kaitlin Perkins has a lot of experiences worth remembering.