engineering graduates

Graduating students dressed in red caps and gowns sit together on the floor of the PNC Arena during a commencement ceremony. The mid and upper seating decks and event stage are visible in the background.

Apr 24, 2024

Class of 2024 moves forward to bright futures

Graduating COE students reflect on their time at NC State and share what’s next.

Manny Valbuena Peña listens to a speaker along with other students. Speaker is out of frame to the right.

Apr 24, 2024

Manny Valbuena Peña pursues career that emphasizes the social side of sustainability

Growing up, Manny Valbuena Peña loved to be outside riding his bike, going on walks with his parents, and playing soccer with his dad. Almost every Sunday after church, his family would make a 40-minute drive to Cliffs of the Neuse State Park.

Dec 21, 2023

Ramon Sanchez knows no way but forward

Ramon Sanchez got through his undergraduate degree with what he calls hard-headedness.

Caleby Jolly dressed in a red short-sleeved shirt and khaki pants, flashes the Wolfpack sign while standing on catwalk at Talley Student Union.

Dec 19, 2023

ME grad is ready to make the world a greener place

Unlike so many college students, Caleb Jolley, mechanical engineering ‘23, always knew he wanted to go into engineering. He just wasn’t quite sure what that looked like.

Sammi Easton, wearing a red graduation gown, flashes the NC State wolf sign in front of Fitts-Woolard Hall.

Dec 14, 2023

It’s a small world at NC State

When Sammi Eason started at the College of Engineering four and a half years ago, she knew she wanted to find a career path that combined industrial and systems engineering, her major, with theater, her minor.

Minerva Bonilla is wearing a blue top while standing in front of green bushes.

Dec 12, 2023

Minerva Bonilla, Ph.D. ’23, is helping make our intersections safer

Bonilla, who graduated in August from NC State with her Ph.D. in construction and transportation engineering, likes to take on projects with tangible results, and especially those that make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Michaela Copp defends her doctoral thesis.

May 3, 2023

Michaela Copp graduates with nonprofit experience and a Ph.D. from both NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill

Michaela Copp, who is a soon-to-be biomedical engineering graduate with a Ph.D. from NC State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, knew back during her undergraduate years at Vanderbilt University that she wanted to continue doing research.

Marcie Schinke and family at Carolina Hurricanes outdoor hockey game.

May 2, 2023

Marcie Schinke balances school, work and motherhood

Schinke began her time at NC State in 2018 when her son, Emory, was 1 year old. She’s had loads of wild experiences since then, balancing school with her job and her family, but the birth of her daughter – and taking an exam for bio manufacturing lab while in labor – stands out as the wildest yet.

May 1, 2023

How crime shows inspired Molly Sun to pursue cybersecurity

Growing up, Molly Sun traveled a lot. From her home province of Shandong, China, she ventured to new cities and other provinces. But traveling across the world to Raleigh, North Carolina, has been one of her biggest adventures yet.