July 2019

Jul 16, 2019

Chasing the moon

A decisive victory in the moon race came 50 years ago this summer. In July 1969, NASA landed the first man on the moon with the Apollo 11 mission. Key in that achievement were dozens of NC State alumni. 

Jul 10, 2019

Using building materials to monitor for high enriched uranium

A new paper details how small samples of ubiquitous building materials, such as tile or brick, can be used to test whether a facility has ever stored high enriched uranium, which can be used to create nuclear weapons. 

Jul 9, 2019

Frey receives Excellence in Air Pollution Control Award

Dr. H. Christopher Frey received the 2019 Frank A. Chambers Excellence in Air Pollution Control Award from the Air & Waste Management Association on June 27. 

Jul 8, 2019

Huang named recipient of presidential award for young scientists and engineers

Dr. Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been named a recipient of the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). 

Jul 8, 2019

New technique allows real-time microscopy at high heat and loading

Researchers have demonstrated a technique that allows them to track microscopic changes in metals or other materials in real time even when the materials are exposed to extreme heat and loads for an extended period of time. 

Jul 3, 2019

NC State names new appointees to Board of Trustees

Alumni Jimmy Clark and Ann Goodnight are reappointed for four-year terms. 

Jul 2, 2019

UNCP’s Dana Lamberton continues 3-plus-2 program at NC State

Dana Lamberton was among the first cohort of students at UNCP to take advantage of the 3-plus-2 program. This summer, she becomes the first student to transition to N.C. State.