Faculty and Staff
Textile engineering prof wins UNC teaching award
Melissa Pasquinelli emphasizes creative and critical thought in the classroom. Her approach means she sometimes learns alongside her students.
College selected to host American Society of Engineering Education Southeastern Conference
On March 10-12, 2019, the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University will host the 2019 American Society of Engineering Education Southeastern (ASEE-SE) Conference on NC State’s Centennial campus.
Finding GenX
While searching for sources of bromide in the Cape Fear River watershed nearly five years ago, NC State environmental engineer Detlef Knappe and his team found more than they were looking for: high concentrations of a number of unexpected industrial chemicals in drinking water, including one — GenX — that has entered the popular vernacular in North Carolina.
Troubled waters
Engineering research is helping lead to cleaner tap water for North Carolina communities
Breaking new ground
The College begins work on a new building as fundraising continues.
Lavelle named ASEE Fellow
Dr. Jerome Lavelle, associate dean of academic affairs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been named to the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Academy of Fellows. He will be honored at the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Awards Ceremony on June 27, 2018, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Velev to receive Langmuir Lecturer Award
Dr. Orlin Velev, INVISTA Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor at North Carolina State University, has been named the recipient of the 2018 Langmuir Lecturer Award from the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Garcia Menendez receives NSF CAREER Award
Dr. Fernando Garcia Menendez, assistant professor in the department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development award, also known as the CAREER Award, from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award is one of the highest honors given by NSF to young faculty members in science and engineering.
Lightweight metal foam blocks blastwave, debris from high-explosive rounds
Stainless steel composite metal foam can block blast pressure and fragmentation at 5,000 feet per second from high explosive incendiary rounds that detonate only 18 inches away.
IEI First in Future Podcast: Prof. Larry Silverberg and the perfect free throw
First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight is a weekly program from the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University that connects you…