Staff

Jun 7, 2017

Big data, sensors to transform cities

Martin O’Malley, former governor of Maryland, told a Centennial Campus conference that new technologies developed through public-private partnerships would drive the creation of smart cities. 

Jun 7, 2017

NC State Jumps to No. 80 Worldwide for U.S. Patents

NC State jumped from No. 97 to No. 80 in the latest worldwide university rankings for U.S. utility patents. 

Jun 1, 2017

Students’ innovation to renew a coastal wetland

An industrious team of seniors from the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering designed, built and installed a pump that will help restore a wetland on Harkers Island. 

Jun 1, 2017

Can tiny plumbing fix broken hearts?

This is a guest post by Frances Ligler, Lampe Distinguished Professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill. 

May 26, 2017

Above the Battlefields of World War I

James Allen Higgs Jr., a Raleigh native and two-time engineering graduate of NC State, had a birds-eye view of the battlefields of France during the First World War. 

May 26, 2017

A family tradition

Since getting married their sophomore year at NC State, Henry Lamb and Linda McClay have stayed loyal to the Pack, raising four Wolfpackers and giving back to support the institution. 

May 25, 2017

Engineering America’s future

Laura Bottomley, a teaching associate professor at NC State University, believes engineering is “a vehicle for the solution of every problem.” Bottomley is the director of Women in Engineering — a program that encourages women to consider careers in STEM fields — and the Engineering Place — which seeks to educate North Carolina citizens, particularly K-12 students, about engineering. 

May 25, 2017

Researchers find new way to control light with electric fields

NC State researchers have discovered a technique for controlling light with electric fields. 

May 23, 2017

Alumna’s Story Inspires Scholarship Endowment for Female Engineers

Mary A. Dolan had no direct connection to NC State’s Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. But after just a few moments of hearing BAE alumna Sepi Saidi’s story, Dolan was inspired to support the department in a unique way.