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Dr. Donald Bitzer named a Computer History Museum 2022 Fellow

Awards and Honors

Aerial view of The Oval and surrounding Engineering buildings and Hunt Library on NC State's Centennial Campus.

Dec 1, 2022

Faculty highlights

The latest awards and honors earned by faculty of the College. 
Left to right: Lane Carasik, Hash Hashemian, Lisa Marshall (absent: Kalin Kiesling)

Nov 28, 2022

Marshall receives the 2022 Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award

Lisa M. Marshall was awarded the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award at a ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona. 
Dean Louis Martin-Vega, right, presents the 2022 RJ Reynolds Award to Richard Spontak.

Nov 23, 2022

Spontak receives 2022 RJ Reynolds Award

Richard J. Spontak, Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) at North Carolina State University, received the 2022 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension. At an award ceremony held in the Talley Student Center on NC State’s campus, he delivered a lecture titled “Water-Activated Materials to Mitigate Growing Global Challenges.” 
From left: Quint Barefoot, Dan Pleasant and Mark Wyatt.

Nov 8, 2022

Three receive Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award

The College honored three winners of its Distinguished Engineering Alumnus (DEA) award during a dinner and ceremony on campus on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, as part of Red and White Week. 
Minh-Thu Dinh

Nov 7, 2022

Minh-Thu Dinh is NC State’s 2022 Leader of the Pack!

Dinh received the award during NC State’s homecoming football game. Zachary VanHekken was also recognized for having the highest GPA among the finalists. 
Left to right, Elizabeth Beese, Minh-Thu Dinh and Rachel Raineri.

Oct 25, 2022

Three engineering students among 2022 Leader of the Pack Award finalists

The six students will be recognized and the Leader of the Pack winner will be announced at halftime of the Red and White Week football game on Saturday, Nov. 5. 
Members of the College of Agriculture's Sweetpotato Breeding and Genetics Program pose with Chancellor Randy Woodson, holding up the "wolf" hand sign.

Oct 24, 2022

NC State celebrates innovation, entrepreneurship

Craig Yencho and Ken Pecota were both honored with the Innovator of the Year award, and Marshall Brain received the Entrepreneur of the Year award. 
Image of Sila white hardhat on table with papers in the foreground and two employees in the background.

Oct 24, 2022

DOE awards $100M to Sila startup co-founded by MSE alum Gleb Yushin

Founded in 2011, Sila is a next-generation battery materials company with the mission to power the world’s transition to clean energy. 
Dr. Donald Bitzer

Oct 17, 2022

Dr. Donald Bitzer named a Computer History Museum 2022 Fellow

Dr. Donald Bitzer, Distinguished University Research Professor of Computer Science at NC State University, has been named a 2022 Fellow by the Computer History Museum (CHM) for his global influence and outstanding contributions in the field of computer science through pioneering online education and communities with PLATO and co-inventing the plasma display.