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Jan 9, 2014

NC State engineering students help North Carolina company save energy, improve processes

The student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) at North Carolina State University broke new ground when three of its members traveled to a Burlington, NC, hosiery manufacturing facility this fall. 

Jan 8, 2014

Engineering Online at NC State ranked in the top 10 nationally

Engineering Online at North Carolina State University has again been ranked among the top 10 online engineering programs in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. 

Jan 7, 2014

Researchers find ways for more efficient control of wind power

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University have found that installing wind power plants at certain favorable locations in a power grid can make the grid more robust against extraneous disruptions. 

Jan 7, 2014

New, simple technique may drive down biofuel production costs

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a simple, effective and relatively inexpensive technique for removing lignin from the plant material used to make biofuels, which may drive down the cost of biofuel production. 

Jan 7, 2014

Bitzers establish endowment to support undergraduate research

Dr. Donald Bitzer, Distinguished University Research Professor of Computer Science at NC State University, and his wife, Maryann, have made a commitment to establish the Bitzer Undergraduate Research Endowment for the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering. 

Dec 23, 2013

Freshmen engineers show off projects on Design Day

More than 300 design teams took part in the annual Freshman Engineering Design Day held Nov. 26. In total, 1,220 freshmen participated. 

Dec 22, 2013

Vest, leader in higher education, had connection to NC State

Dr. Charles Vest was not only a president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and national leader in higher education in the United States. He held an honorary degree from North Carolina State University and a scholarship program the university takes part in bears his name. 

Dec 12, 2013

NC State engineering professor receives 2013 MCNC Robyn Render Endeavor Award

Dr. Mladen Vouk, professor and head of the Department of Computer Science and associate vice provost for information technology at NC State, is this year’s recipient of the MCNC Robyn Render Endeavor Award. 

Dec 11, 2013

Westmoreland receives honorary professorship

Dr. Phillip Westmoreland, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State University, traveled to Nanjing, China, Oct. 6 to receive an honorary professorship from Nanjing University of Technology (NJUT).