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civil construction and environmental engineering

Early morning sun cuts across the Memorial Belltower and Fall colors.

Apr 10, 2020

Call receives NSF CAREER Award

Dr. Douglas Call, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development award, also known as the CAREER Award, from the National Science Foundation (NSF). 

Wolf Hands

Apr 7, 2020

Eighteen College of Engineering students named NSF Graduate Research Fellows

Eighteen students from the College of Engineering at NC State have been named recipients of the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship.  

Students visit Chatham Park

Feb 25, 2020

CCEE Immersion Experiences program brings engineering to life

In late January, 22 students learned about the construction process for a state-of-the-art waste treatment facility during a tour that was part of the CCEE Immersion Experiences program. 

Feb 11, 2020

High levels of PFAS affect immune, liver functions in Cape Fear River striped bass

Researchers have found elevated levels of 11 per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals in the blood of Cape Fear River striped bass. 

flood waters rise up the side of a levee

Jan 23, 2020

Study finds flooding damage to levees is cumulative – and often invisible

Repeated flooding has a cumulative effect on the integrity of earthen levees, suggesting that extreme weather associated with climate change could pose significant risks for the nation’s aging levees. 

Jan 10, 2020

College mourns alumna killed in plane crash

The College of Engineering at NC State is mourning the loss of Bahareh Karami, an alumna who was killed in a plane crash in Iran on Wednesday. 

Dec 19, 2019

Goodnight Scholars Program fall 2019 graduates

Celebrating the talented students who are now officially Goodnight Scholars and NC State alumni! 

bell tower scaffolding

Dec 16, 2019

The tower team

Dozens of experts are working on the Memorial Belltower's restoration and completion, and many of them are graduates of NC State. Meet some members of the Wolfpack who are helping complete, restore and update the university’s most iconic symbol. Two are engineering alumni Tim Cook and Tom Muse. 

photo of anaerobic digesters

Nov 14, 2019

Turning (more) fat and sewage into natural gas

NC State researchers have developed what is, to date, the most efficient means of converting sewage sludge and restaurant grease into methane.