Awards and Honors
Stancil named president of ECEDHA
Dr. Daniel D. Stancil, Alcoa Distinguished Professor and Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University has been named president of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA).
Westmoreland receives 2017 AIChE Institute Award
Dr. Phil Westmoreland, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University, has been named the 2017 recipient of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology.
Velev receives professional progress award from AIChE
Dr. Orlin Velev, INVISTA Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor at NC State University, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Three professors honored for groundbreaking environmental research
Three faculty members in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University received the Honor Award for University Research in the 2017 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Competition.
Santiso receives Sigma Xi faculty research award
Dr. Erik Santiso, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been awarded the 2017 Faculty Research Award by the university’s chapter of Sigma Xi.
Gu, Dickey receive Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards
The 2017 Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards were presented to Dr. Zhen Gu, associate professor in the Joint UNC/NC State Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Dr. Michael Dickey, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, at the spring faculty meeting of the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University.
Eischen and Jones receive Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award
Drs. Jeffrey W. Eischen and Jacob Jones are the winners of this year’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, given by the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University.
Castorena, Pankow and Saul receive Outstanding Teacher Award
Three faculty members in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University received Outstanding Teacher Awards for 2016-17 at the College’s spring faculty meeting April 26.
Shirwaiker receives NSF CAREER award
Dr. Rohan Shirwaiker, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at North Carolina State University and associate faculty member in the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award, known as the NSF CAREER Award, is one of the highest honors given by NSF to young faculty in science and engineering.
Chi receives NSF CAREER award
Dr. Min Chi, assistant professor of computer science at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).