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Nov 9, 2012

Video tribute honors Baliga, winner of the NC Award for Science

The NC Department of Cultural Resources has produced a video tribute to Dr. B. Jayant Baliga, the 2012 winner of the NC Award for Science. Baliga is Distinguished University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of the Power Semiconductor Research Center at North Carolina State University. 

Nov 8, 2012

NC State Zia Lecture on Panama Canal expansion draws a record 800 attendees

Three leaders behind the remarkable Panama Canal expansion project discussed their roles in one of the 21st century's most challenging engineering ventures before hundreds of engineers at a North Carolina State University lecture event on Sept. 24. 

Nov 8, 2012

Sitar receives 2012 RJ Reynolds Award

Dr. Zlatko Sitar, Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and director of the Materials Research Center at North Carolina State University, has been selected as the 28th recipient of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension. Sitar delivered his lecture Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Larry K. Monteith Engineering Research Center on NC State’s Centennial Campus. His lecture was entitled “Creation of a new technology: From atoms to devices.” 

Nov 7, 2012

NC State Names Recipients of ABB Engineering Professorships and Scholarships

Two electrical and computer engineers at North Carolina State University have been awarded power engineering professorships created by ABB’s recent gift to the university. NC State has also begun awarding ABB scholarships created by the gift. 

Oct 26, 2012

Frey named chair of EPA clean air committee

Dr. H. Christopher Frey, Distinguished University Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been appointed by US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to chair the independently chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) for two years. Frey began his new role Oct. 1. 

Oct 10, 2012

Exxon Mobil Corporation awards $38,000 in grants to the College of Engineering

Exxon Mobil Corporation has awarded a total of $38,000 in grants to support the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. 

Sep 28, 2012

Thousands expected at NC State Engineering Career Fair Oct. 2-3

What: The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University holds its biannual Career Fair, one of the largest career fairs in the nation for engineering students. Media coverage is invited. 

Sep 20, 2012

NC State’s Zia Lecture to feature leaders behind the Panama Canal expansion

Three leaders behind the remarkable Panama Canal expansion project will speak about their roles in one of the 21st century's most challenging engineering ventures during a North Carolina State University lecture event in downtown Raleigh on Monday, September 24. 

Sep 19, 2012

Baliga to receive North Carolina’s highest civilian award

Dr. B. Jayant Baliga, Distinguished University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of the Power Semiconductor Research Center at North Carolina State University, has been selected to receive the 2012 North Carolina Award for Science, the state’s highest civilian honor.