Awards and Honors
Martin-Vega elected to National Academy of Engineering
NC State Engineering Dean Louis Martin-Vega has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in the 2021 class.
Hsiao receives NSF CAREER Award
Lilian Hsiao, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, receives a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
Chancellor names Innovator and Entrepreneur of the Year Award winners
Two College of Engineering professors were honored at NC State's 30th annual Celebration of Innovation — Robert Heath won the Innovator of the Year Award and Fred Kish won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Eight engineering professors named University Faculty Scholars
Engineering faculty members made up more than a third of the 2020-21 class of University Faculty Scholars, which was announced on Jan. 29 by NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson.
Williams named 2020 ACM Fellow
Dr. Laurie Williams, Distinguished University Professor, was recently named a 2020 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellow.
Staff members from College honored with Awards for Excellence
Four outstanding staff members received the College of Engineering’s Awards for Excellence and were among 56 non-faculty employees across NC State put forward for the University awards.
Incredible achievements in a challenging year
In a difficult year when little went as planned, the College of Engineering has accomplished some incredible achievements, from taking up critical response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic to opening the new Fitts-Woolard Hall and meeting fundraising goals that will grow the College’s impact for generations to come.
Jiang named Dean F. Duncan Distinguished Professor
Xiaoning Jiang has been named a Dean F. Duncan Distinguished Professor by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Jiang joined the department in November 2009 and is also an adjunct professor of biomedical engineering, researching micro/nano-engineering of smart materials and structures.
Grant elected as AIChE president for 2022
Dr. Christine S. Grant is a Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering faculty member and is the inaugural Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement in the College of Engineering.
Six College of Engineering faculty members named AAAS Fellows
ive tenured faculty members and an adjunct professor from the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University have been elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for 2020.