Engineering Communications

Oct 24, 2019

New tool tackles uncertainty in military logistics planning

Military deployments to austere environments — whether humanitarian missions or combat operations — involve extensive logistical planning, which is often complicated by unforeseen events. New research has created a model to help military leaders better account for logistical risk and uncertainty during operational planning and execution. 

Oct 24, 2019

Students interact with NC State astronaut through live downlink

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who was participating in a live downlink from orbit, showed an audience assembled in the Talley Student Union on campus and watching live online how easy it is to lose items that you need when you try to set something down for a second and soon realize that it has floated away. She talked about how astronauts drink liquids and where they sleep. Then there was something else. 

Oct 24, 2019

Nanocrystal ‘factory’ could revolutionize quantum dot manufacturing

A multidisciplinary team of NC State researchers has developed a microfluidic system for synthesizing perovskite quantum dots across the entire spectrum of visible light. The system drastically reduces manufacturing costs, can be tuned on demand to any color and allows for real-time process monitoring to ensure quality control. 

Oct 24, 2019

Are e-scooters polluters?

People think of electric scooters, or e-scooters, as environmentally friendly ways to get around town. But a new study from an environmental engineering faculty member finds it’s not that simple: Shared e-scooters may be greener than most cars, but they can be less green than several other options. 

Oct 24, 2019

FREEDM researchers receive funding for work on grid resilience tools

Researchers in the FREEDM Systems Center led by NC State have received a $3.1-million research award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to advance solar energy’s role in strengthening the resilience of the U.S. electricity grid. 

Oct 24, 2019

Richardson was College’s first woman faculty member

Plans to build the first nuclear reactor on a university campus brought Frances Marian (Billie) Richardson to NC State in 1951. She ended up staying for 41 years. 

Oct 24, 2019

Faculty highlights

Recent awards and honors extended to College of Engineering faculty members. 

Oct 24, 2019

Filling the gap

The College needs your help to complete Fitts-Woolard Hall. 

Oct 24, 2019

Alumni give to Fitts-Woolard Hall to invest in North Carolina’s future

Get to know more about two alumni who have supported the Fitts-Woolard Hall project and why they see supporting the building as a priority.