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Apr 29, 2014

Howling robots: One student’s path from the classroom to the theme park

With the help of enrichment and undergraduate research grants, Michelle Phillips and Kevin Young worked with students from other disciplines for the last nine months to build a 4-foot, 120-pound interactive statue that was recently unveiled on the second floor of the Hunt Library on NC State’s campus. 

Apr 24, 2014

New ultrasound device may aid in detecting risk for heart attack, stroke

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed an ultrasound device that could help identify arterial plaque that is at high risk of breaking off and causing heart attack or stroke. 

Apr 22, 2014

Dr. Robert O. Evans named to the International Drainage Hall of Fame

Dr. Robert O. Evans, head of biological and agricultural engineering at NC State, received the 2012 International Drainage Hall of Fame Award at the 2012-13 International Drainage Hall of Fame Award Dinner and Ceremony on the campus of Ohio State University in April. 

Apr 22, 2014

Franzon wins Engineering’s Award for Teaching Excellence

Dr. Paul Franzon, professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University, has been selected as the College of Engineering recipient of the 2014 Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. 

Apr 22, 2014

Trew and former students awarded Microwave Pioneer Award

Dr. Robert Trew, the Alton and Mildred Lancaster Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, and two of his former PhD students will receive the 2014 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Pioneer Award. 

Apr 22, 2014

A new dawn for solar products

In June 2012, IES conducted a three-day Innovation Engineering Institute. Members of the Genesis Group attended the conference, hoping to learn more about how to innovate. They got more than they bargained for. 

Apr 18, 2014

Impurity size affects performance of emerging superconductive material

Research from North Carolina State University finds that impurities can hurt performance – or possibly provide benefits – in a key superconductive material that is expected to find use in a host of applications, including future particle colliders. 

Apr 16, 2014

NC State Awarded $25 million NNSA grant to develop leaders, improve technological capabilities for detecting nuclear proliferation

NC State today was awarded a five-year, $25 million grant by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development to develop the next generation of leaders with practical experience in technical fields relevant to nuclear nonproliferation. 

Apr 16, 2014

Zorowski presented 2014 Jackson Rigney International Service Award

North Carolina State University’s Committee on International Programs (CIP) has selected Dr. Carl Zorowski, Reynolds Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as the 2014 winner of the Jackson Rigney International Service Award.