2020

Nov 11, 2020

In our labs

Loud booms sometimes heard on the ground floor of Engineering Building III on NC State’s Centennial Campus signal successful experiments in the Ballistic Loading and Structural Testing (BLAST) Laboratory. 

Nov 11, 2020

Who’s calling

Automated or semi-automated phone calls, also known as robocalls, are a major security concern for phone users in the United States. While most robocalls are an annoyance, some of these calls are specifically designed to target the vulnerable segments of our society. 

Nov 11, 2020

Engineering lends a helping hand

In March, NC State students and faculty and staff members had traveled to the Musanze district of Rwanda. They were there to hold four days of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workshops in five rural primary schools as part of an NC State Alternative Service Break (ASB) trip. 

Nov 11, 2020

New home

The College of Engineering took beneficial occupancy of Fitts-Woolard Hall on July 24, 2020. Coming in at approximately 225,000 gross square feet, NC State’s newest engineering building provides the crucial next step in uniting the College on Centennial Campus. 

Nov 11, 2020

Rapid Response

On a Thursday morning in late May, the machine shop in Engineering Building III on NC State’s Centennial Campus is quiet for the first time in a long time. 

Nov 11, 2020

Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not software skills

A new study from NC State’s Department of Computer Science and Microsoft finds that the technical interviews currently used in hiring for many software engineering positions test whether a job candidate has performance anxiety rather than whether the candidate is competent at coding. 

Nov 11, 2020

NC State Day of Giving focuses on student impact

NC State held its second annual Day of Giving — a 24-hour fundraising campaign to maximize support for the University — on Sept. 16, 2020, and the College of Engineering’s alumni and friends showed the strength that is the Wolfpack. 

Nov 11, 2020

Managing data flow to boost cyber-physical system performance

Researchers in NC State’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) have developed a suite of algorithms to improve the performance of cyber-physical systems — from autonomous vehicles to smart power grids — by balancing each component’s need for data with how fast that data can be sent and received. 

Nov 11, 2020

New approach to DNA data storage makes system more dynamic, scalable

Researchers in the College have developed a fundamentally new approach to DNA data storage systems, giving users the ability to read or modify data files without destroying them and making the systems easier to scale up for practical use.