Fall/Winter 2015

Oct 6, 2015

Zorowski awarded first Faculty Distinguished Service Award

Dr. Carl Zorowski, Reynolds Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), was the recipient of the College’s inaugural Faculty Distinguished Service Award. 

Oct 6, 2015

How NC State starts up

“Startup companies are the engine of job creation. Period,” said Dr. Tom Miller, senior vice provost for academic outreach and entrepreneurship and founder of the Engineering Entrepreneurs Program (EEP) and Entrepreneurship Initiative (EI) at NC State. 

Oct 6, 2015

An entrepreneurial ecosystem

NC State does more than just teach entrepreneurship in the classroom. The university has developed a range of programs to expose students to entrepreneurs, help students develop their own ideas and then push those ideas into the marketplace. 

Oct 6, 2015

More names to know

Some of these College of Engineering startups are barely out of the gate. Others are bringing innovative products to the marketplace and creating jobs. All are taking the research and teaching that goes on in the College and making a local, and even global, impact. 

Oct 6, 2015

Filling the wearables gap

Wearable technologies, including smart watches and fitness bands, have become one of the hottest sectors in the technology business. 

Oct 6, 2015

Success in a pivotal year

Year seven was an exciting one for the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center led by NC State. 

Oct 6, 2015

Department of Biomedical Engineering establishes joint undergraduate degree

With the success and popularity at the graduate level, the Joint NC State/UNC Department of Biomedical Engineering has established a joint undergraduate degree program. 

Oct 6, 2015

CASL renewal will drive research across the College

Funding for the Consortium for the Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL), an Energy Innovation Hub that includes work by NC State’s Colleges of Engineering and Science, has been renewed by the U.S. Department of Energy for an additional five years and $121.5 million. 

Oct 6, 2015

College prepares next step in move to Centennial

The College of Engineering made its first move toward a new home on Centennial Campus in 2004, with the opening of Engineering Building I. Engineering Building II opened in 2005 and Engineering Building III in 2010. Now, the College is prepared to take the next step toward a home on Centennial with the construction of the Engineering Oval building.