Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Dec 21, 2010

Materials science and engineering graduate fellowship established by NC State alumnus

A North Carolina State University engineering alumnus has pledged a $150,000 endowment gift to the school to attract top graduate students to its Department of Materials Science and Engineering. 

Apr 21, 2010

Materials research advances reliability of faster smart sensors

In military and security situations, a split second can make the difference between life and death, so North Carolina State University’s development of new “smart sensors” that allow for faster response times from military applications is important. 

Dec 8, 2009

Faculty co-mentor second-place team in Siemens Competition

Dr. Nagiza Samatova, associate professor of computer science at North Carolina State University, along with Dr. Anatoli Melechko, associate professor of materials science and engineering at NC State, co-mentored two high school students 

Nov 13, 2009

Zhu honored by TMS

Dr. Yuntian Zhu has been named the 2010 Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division Distinguished Scientist/Engineer by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). 

Nov 3, 2009

Brenner Receives R.J. Reynolds Award

Dr. Donald W. Brenner, Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and associate department head of Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is the twenty-fifth recipient of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension.