Tag: civil construction and environmental engineering

Jun 18, 2021

Combining energy storage and solar offers unexpected power reliability boost

This is encouraging news for renewable energy. 

May 18, 2021

Distinguished Goodnight Award recipients for 2021 announced

Christian Kennedy ‘T21, who studied civil engineering, and LouLou Batta ’21 are the 10th and 11th recipients of the prestigious Distinguished Goodnight Award. 

May 12, 2021

Virtual spring 2021 departmental graduation ceremonies

Departments within the College of Engineering are putting on virtual ceremonies this spring for the class of 2021. 

Apr 29, 2021

Shaking up earthquake research

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering’s Mervyn Kowalsky channels distinguished professorship funding to support students and their work to address structural engineering challenges. 

Apr 26, 2021

Four students honored with Outstanding Senior Awards

Four seniors in the College of Engineering received 2021 Outstanding Senior Awards for their exceptional contributions to NC State and beyond in Citizenship and Service, Humanities, Leadership and Scholarly Achievement. 

Apr 23, 2021

Augustyn and Garcia Menendez named 2021 recipients of Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award

Veronica Augustyn, assistant professor in MSE, and Fernando Garcia Menendez, assistant professor in CCEE, are being honored for their dedicated commitment to supporting engineering students. 

Apr 22, 2021

Charles Kahn, Carter-Finley Stadium architect, passes away

Charles H. Kahn, FAIA, an NC State civil engineering alumnus and one of the original architects and engineers for NC State’s Carter-Finley football stadium, passed away at the age of 95 on April 8, 2021. 

Mar 11, 2021

Freight rail decarbonization project receives $1.5 million from energy department

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $1.5 million in funding to a NC State Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering project focused on freight rail decarbonization. 

Mar 10, 2021

Researchers use air quality models to reflect polluted reality in Latin America

Study shows how models can be adapted to offer insights into air quality challenges across the Americas. 

Feb 22, 2021

Applying written communication skills in engineering

Tarek Aziz, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, discusses the importance of written communication skills in the engineering field.