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HELIOS 25th anniversary event was out of this world

Nicole Zelniker

Wide angle photo of ballroom full of seated attendees at the 2023 Southern Energy Conference.

Apr 2, 2024

Annual NC energy conference to be hosted by NC State this April

The conference, which is hosted annually by NC State’s Office of Professional Development and the NC Clean Energy Technology Center, part of the College of Engineering, is a two-day event for professionals in the energy industry. This year, it will take place on April 23 and 24 at the McKimmon Conference & Training Center on Gorman Street. 

Mar 26, 2024

ODEI hosts first Engineering Histories event

As part of its first-ever Engineering Histories series, the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) presented Trailblazers, an exhibition of Black and African American students, staff, faculty and alumni who shaped the College of Engineering. 
Afsaneh Rabiei checks on metallic foam created in her lab.

Mar 19, 2024

Unlikely entrepreneur and professor takes her technology to the marketplace

Afsaneh Rabiei never imagined she would be an entrepreneur, but that was before Rabiei, who is a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at NC State, invented a technology in NC State labs called composite metal foam (CMF). 
Group of Engineering Grand Challenges scholars pose for a group picture.

Feb 13, 2024

GCSP fundraiser aims to raise funds for incoming students

Currently, GCSP is raising funds to support five incoming and transfer undergraduate engineering students. The funds will cover costs for them to participate in the GCSP Undergraduate Research Experience, where they will focus on one of the four pillars of the program. They aim to raise $5,000 to enable this opportunity for five students. 
Katherine Traynelis speaks from behind a NC State University branded lecturn.

Feb 9, 2024

Chemical engineering student wins prestigious Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award

Space may be dark, but senior chemical engineering major Katherine Traynelis’ future is looking bright. 
Image shows a composite image of one of the original engineering buildings from the early twentieth-century juxtaposed next to the new Fitts-Woolard Hall with three students walking beside it.

Dec 21, 2023

2023: a year of reminiscing and forward thinking

It’s almost time for the new year, but the achievements of the College of Engineering community will be remembered long after 2023 draws to a close. We’re taking a look back at some of the biggest highlights of the year: 
Caleby Jolly dressed in a red short-sleeved shirt and khaki pants, flashes the Wolfpack sign while standing on catwalk at Talley Student Union.

Dec 19, 2023

ME grad is ready to make the world a greener place

Unlike so many college students, Caleb Jolley, mechanical engineering ‘23, always knew he wanted to go into engineering. He just wasn’t quite sure what that looked like. 
Sammi Easton, wearing a red graduation gown, flashes the NC State wolf sign in front of Fitts-Woolard Hall.

Dec 14, 2023

It’s a small world at NC State

When Sammi Eason started at the College of Engineering four and a half years ago, she knew she wanted to find a career path that combined industrial and systems engineering, her major, with theater, her minor. 
A drawing on paper from the HELIOS project displayed on dry erase board.

Oct 31, 2023

HELIOS 25th anniversary event was out of this world

The NC State alumni who worked on the HELIOS project have certainly landed among the stars.