Former department head initiates program to establish named endowed graduate awards

Dec 15, 2021

Former department head initiates program to establish named endowed graduate awards

Current Head Dr. Morton Barlaz has been working with Downey over the past 18 months to create a program that will initiate and incentivize the establishment of endowed graduate awards. These awards will enable CCEE to offer multiyear supplemental awards to graduate students.

six still images show how a strip of material moves in response to changing temperatures

Dec 14, 2021

Technique speeds up thermal actuation for soft robotics

A new design for thermal actuators allows rapid movement in soft robotic devices.

A photo features three statues at the Global Courtyard on a sunny day.

Dec 14, 2021

Engineering students among those graduating with a global perspective

For many NC State students, graduation symbolizes their commitment to taking risks, understanding different cultures and expanding their horizons.

Dec 13, 2021

Fall 2021 Engineering Design Day winners announced

For the past two semesters, ISE seniors have had to partner remotely with local companies on their senior design projects. But now, after a year away from campus, they have made a triumphant return. With that return comes some truly stellar projects.

Dec 13, 2021

NC State’s Master of Computer Science program ranked #1

In November, ZDNet ranked NC State’s Master of Computer Science (MCS) program as the #1 online computer science master’s degree for 2021.

Dec 8, 2021

Three College professors among most cited researchers globally

Three faculty members from the College of Engineering were recognized on Clarivate’s 2021 list of Highly Cited Researchers.

Louis Martin-Vega (left) and Deval Parikh (right) conversing in front of an ISE department lab.

Dec 7, 2021

College of Engineering welcomes “home” alumni in India

Deval Parikh, chemical engineering ‘94, met with Dean Louis Martin-Vega in the new Fitts-Woolard Hall this fall to discuss the growth of the College, its state-of-the-art Centennial Campus and world-class research. Parikh, who is on the Engineering Foundation’s Board of Directors, is leading efforts to engage international alumni in the NC State engineering community. Watch the…

Dec 6, 2021

ITRE helping engineers build better diverging diamond interchanges

Five civil engineering experts from NC State University’s Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) contributed to the latest official guidance on designing diverging diamonds.

Dec 3, 2021

From Centennial Scholarship to professorship

Philip Bradford realized that he wanted to become an engineer during his middle school and high school years. He also knew that NC State was the best school for this pursuit.