Awards and Honors
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.
Jones receives 2020 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award
Dr. Jacob Jones, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University, is the thirty-sixth recipient of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension.
Faculty Highlights
Engineering faculty members receive awards and honors.
A place for inventors
The National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) honors the best of American ingenuity. The 603 inventors who have been inducted since the organization’s founding in 1973 represent the brightest minds in the nation’s history and advancements that have truly changed the world. NC State, and the College of Engineering, are very well represented.
2019-20 Awards and Honors
NC State faculty, staff, students and alumni garnered significant recognition for their accomplishments over the past year. Here are a few highlights.
NC State celebrates outstanding faculty
The Celebration of Faculty Excellence is held each spring to recognize outstanding faculty who have received prestigious awards, accolades or other distinctions during the previous year. In 2020, NC State honored 25 faculty virtually since the annual event could not be held in person.
Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professors
Four faculty members receive Alumni Association honor, including MSE's Dr. Elizabeth C. Dickey.
Ligler recognized by National Academy of Engineering with leadership award
Dr. Frances S. Ligler, Ross Lampe Distinguished Professor in the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been recognized by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) with its Simon Ramo Founders Award.
Hodge Makes Fortune’s 40 Under 40
ISE alumna and advisory board member Rashida Hodge makes Fortune Magazine's 40 Under 40 Technology list.
Professor Carol Hall selected to receive the AIChE Margaret H. Rousseau Pioneer Award
Professor Carol K. Hall was selected to receive the Margaret H. Rousseau Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement by a Woman Chemical Engineer for 2020.