Contents
Zorowski established a legacy of service to the college
Chancellor’s Innovation Fund supports research commercialization
Pack Points
Reopen and regenerate: Exosome-coated stent heals vascular injury, repairs damaged tissue
College’s first African American faculty member is still a part of the department that he loves
Plant patch enables continuous monitoring for crop diseases
College looks to expand Grand Challenges Scholars program
ASSIST Center looks to a self-sufficient future
New law of physics helps humans and robots grasp the friction of touch
Using liquid metal to turn motion into electricity — even underwater
Faculty Highlights
Kelly receives Holladay Medal for Excellence
Huang, Menegatti receive Alcoa Foundation Awards
Keltie receives Faculty Distinguished Service Award
Augustyn, Garcia Menendez receive Blessis Awards
Features
Steps towards sustainability
Faculty members will lead a national research effort to reduce dependence on mined phosphorus
A new way to learn
Computer science faculty members will lead a research center on AI in education
Slowing down transmission
Students place second in Creativity category for H1N1 biosensor debuted during international competition
From the lab to a startup
Innovations that come out of the College of Engineering make a lasting impact
Return on investment
The Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center helps drive a thriving industry
Seeing stars – and atoms, and everything in between
An interdisciplinary team is using virtual reality to help students understand scale
Built with data
New smart manufacturing center provides access to NC State expertise
Foundations
Futrell, Gordon honored by the university with Watauga Medals
Friendships helped forge successful career for alumnus Michael Creed
Alumnus Jim Ellen and family create scholarship for students from eastern North Carolina
Engineering Interest Circles connect students and alumni
First-generation ECE graduate returns success
Spotlight: Young alumni advisory board adds five
NC STATE ENGINEERING MAGAZINE
VOL. XIVI, ISSUE II
DEAN
Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega
ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. John Gilligan, Executive Associate Dean of Engineering
V. Nelson Peeler, Jr. (EE ‘88), President, Board of Directors, NC State Engineering Foundation, Inc.
Griffin Lamb, Assistant Dean for Development and College Relations and Executive Director of the NC State Engineering Foundation, Inc.
EDITOR
Brent Lancaster
SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Danielle Herman
ART DIRECTOR
Candice Wallace
ILLUSTRATIONS
Jie Sun
CONTRIBUTORS
Lesa Bressanelli ▪ Lea Hart ▪ Mick Kulikowski ▪ Tracey Peake ▪ Matt Shipman
IMAGES
ASSIST Center ▪ Olivia Allen ▪ Thalia Allen ▪ Sam Brohaugh ▪ Veronica Cateté ▪ Ke Cheng ▪ Timothy Crawford ▪ Michael Creed ▪ Jeffrey Eischen ▪ Jim Ellen ▪ John and Jane Fitch ▪ Glenn Futrell ▪ Suzanne Gordon ▪ Marc Hall ▪ Kalene Hanson ▪ Luke Hinshaw ▪ Lilian Hsiao ▪ Anton Ipsen ▪ Shilpa Kancharla ▪ Becky Kirkland ▪ Trevor Lawson ▪ Maurice Partin ▪ Olgha Bassam Qaqish ▪ Alberto Quiroga ▪ Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries ▪ Jed Tan ▪ Veenasri Vallem ▪ Yong Zhu ▪ Louise Zorowski
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