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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Michael Puzio, center, helps hold a piece of asteroid. On his left is a man and on his right is a woman, both helping to hold the asteroid fragment. Behind all three is a colorful mural depicting various celestial bodies and objects.

Sep 29, 2023

NASA lands samples from Bennu, an asteroid named by an NC State student

When Michael Puzio was 9 years old, he named an asteroid. 

NC State metal gateway sculpture silhouetted against the sky

Sep 27, 2023

New method helps AI navigate 3D space using 2D images

The new method builds on existing techniques, making them significantly more accurate. 

In this photo, the top of the Belltower is framed by fall foliage.

Sep 25, 2023

NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill infrared camera project funded by National Science Foundation

Engineers, scientists and educators at NC State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are collaborating to develop a new SWIR (short-wave infrared) light camera and recruit the next generation of engineers. 

Fireworks explode over the NC State belltower to close down Packapalooza 2022.

Aug 30, 2023

From ideas to solutions

Six projects secured support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund this year, and for the first time in the fund’s history, awardees will receive supplemental resources through local entrepreneur and investor Bill Spruill’s 2ndF Research Commercialization Fund. 

Jenni Mangala wearing a grey NC State t-shirt stands in front of a Rwandan secondary school.

Aug 18, 2023

Student project aims to install solar panels at a primary school in Rwanda

From more than 7,000 miles away, NC State University student Jenni Mangala, a rising senior majoring in electrical engineering, is coordinating the installation of solar panels at a primary school on an island in Rwanda. 

Amro Awad

Jun 20, 2023

Awad receives the 2022-23 R. Ray Bennett Faculty Fellow Award

Amro Awad, ECE Assistant Professor, is the recipient of the 2022-23 R. Ray Bennett Faculty Fellow Award. 

Edgar Lobaton

Jun 20, 2023

Lobaton receives the 2023 William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award

Edgar Lobaton, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received the 2023 William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award. 

Minh-Thu Dinh

Jun 6, 2023

Q&A: Questions for Minh-Thu Dinh

Minh-Thu Dinh, electrical engineering ‘23 and Goodnight Scholar, was elected the 2022 Leader of the Pack during Red and White Week. She co-founded the CRANE (Critical Asian Narratives and Engagement) Collective, which is an umbrella organization for Asian American organizations at NC State University. She will be working at Eaton Corporation after graduation. 

Christina Koch in orange flight suit.

Jun 6, 2023

To the moon

Christina Koch will be the first woman to fly to and orbit the moon as one of four astronauts selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission.