Awards and Honors

Nuclear engineering department head Kostadin Ivanov, right, presents J. Michael Doster with plaque commerating his years with NC State University.

Jun 24, 2022

NE honors retiring professor J. Michael Doster

The Department of Nuclear Engineering celebrated Professor J. Michael Doster’s retirement on April 27 with an event at The Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center. Colleagues, both current and former, along with alumni and members of our advisory board joined the festivities. Stories were shared about the career of Professor Doster that brought lots of laughter and a few tears.

Color photo of howling wolf metal scuplture.

Jun 21, 2022

Scheer wins 2022 SHRA Biomedical Engineering Award for Excellence

Andi’s selection for this year’s BME SHRA award was based on her excellence in performing the varied scope or her roles as receptionist, bookkeeper, human resource administration, student services, and morale officer.

Jun 20, 2022

Gilligan, Marshall honored by American Nuclear Society

John Gilligan, Distinguished University Professor of Nuclear Engineering and the College of Engineering’s executive associate dean, was named an ANS Fellow. Lisa Marshall, director of the Outreach, Retention and Engagement Program and lecturer and advisor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, was honored by ANS with a presidential citation.

S. James Ellen Professor Detlef Knappe is honored by the Wilmington City Council on June 7, 2022.

Jun 15, 2022

NC State researchers recognized for work on PFAS pollution

Detlef Knappe’s work discovering and tracing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds in the Cape Fear River basin in eastern North Carolina was recognized by a grateful city council in Wilmington, NC, earlier this month.

Jun 9, 2022

Papadopoulou selected for 2022 Carolina Women’s Leadership Award

Sponsored by the Carolina Women’s Leadership Council (CWLC), the Faculty Mentoring Awards recognize outstanding faculty members who go the extra mile to guide, mentor and teach.

Jun 6, 2022

Adams receives the 2022 William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award

William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award. The William F. Lane Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes excellence in teaching or educational leadership in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). The award is presented annually by ECE along with a certificate and a $500 cash award. Winners of the Lane Award are automatically considered by ECE for the NC State Outstanding Teacher Award.

Jun 6, 2022

Pavlidis receives the 2021-22 R. Ray Bennett Faculty Fellow Award

The mother of Mr. R. Ray Bennett, Mrs. Alice B. Bennett, endowed a faculty fellowship for the NC State Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as a memorial to her son. The R. Ray Bennett Faculty Fellow Award provides support for high-achieving young faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State in pursuing their academic and cutting-edge research initiatives. This recognition is presented annually by the ECE Department to a single individual with a $40,000 cash award.

Jun 2, 2022

Cabas Mijares receives NSF CAREER Award

Ashly Cabas Mijares, assistant professor in NC State’s Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (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.

Screenshot of main presentation slide at the national ISE awards ceremony.

May 27, 2022

ISE receives multiple national awards

Good things come to those who wait. This expression perfectly describes the ISE department’s alumni and faculty. Even though they work tirelessly without a promise of reward or recognition, their dedication and contributions to the industrial engineering field have gotten them noticed, earning them multiple Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Awards.

Mid morning aerial view of College of Engineering Centennial Campus. Fitts-Woolard Hall is in the foreground and the Raleigh skyline is in the background.

May 26, 2022

COE recognizes four staff members through Engineering Awards for Excellence

The College’s Awards for Excellence program annually honors the accomplishments and contributions of employees who go above and beyond their required job responsibilities.