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May 26, 2022

Ajit Kanale receives Outstanding PhD Student of the Year award

Congratulations to Ajit Kanale from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for receiving the 2021-22 Outstanding PhD Student of the Year Award from the College of Engineering. In addition to his recognition, Kanale will receive $1,000, a plaque, a gift from graduate programs and will be added to the recurring plaque of acknowledgement for past recipients in the Dean’s office. 

May 2, 2022

CCEE students receive recognition as outstanding teaching assistants

CCEE Ph.D. students Pegah Ghasemi and Samrin Ahmed Kusum were among 15 winners of 2021-22 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards from the NC State Graduate Student Association’s Teaching Effectiveness Committee. The awards are the primary university-level recognition for exceptional contributions made by graduate teaching assistants (TAs) to the educational excellence of the university.  

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Apr 20, 2022

University Fellowships office announces NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program awards

The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education.  

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Apr 12, 2022

MAE student wins engineering category at 2022 Graduate Research Symposium

An MAE PhD student won the engineering category of NC State’s 15th annual Graduate Research Symposium Wednesday. The winner, James Reed, was one of eight students from MAE to participate in the symposium, each of whom was selected from the annual MAE research symposium that took plac 

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Apr 12, 2022

BME PhD student Noah Rubin wins 3rd place at 2022 Graduate Research Symposium

Earlier this month, BME Noah Rubin represented the Joint BME Department at the 15th Annual NC State Graduate Symposium, where his poster won 3rd place among 34 abstracts in the Engineering section. 

Jishnudeep Kar pointing to poster while explaining project to fellow student.

Apr 11, 2022

ECE student Jishnudeep Kar among winners in 2022 Graduate Student Research Symposium

Nearly 200 NC State graduate students presented their research projects this week at the 15th annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, and 27 were recognized as the best presenters in their disciplines. 

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Mar 10, 2022

2022 EWC Graduate Research Symposium showcases melting pot of sustainable, innovative research

The annual, student-organized symposium highlights the current research conducted by CCEE’s EWC group, providing an opportunity for graduate students to gain experience in preparing and delivering 18 posters and 20 oral presentations of their research.  

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Dec 15, 2021

Former department head initiates program to establish named endowed graduate awards

Current Head Dr. Morton Barlaz has been working with Downey over the past 18 months to create a program that will initiate and incentivize the establishment of endowed graduate awards. These awards will enable CCEE to offer multiyear supplemental awards to graduate students. 

Layla El-Khoury in waders standing in stream next to bank holding a tall measuring stick.

Nov 11, 2021

BAE graduate choreographs dance of thesis on streambank erosion

Layla El-Khoury enjoys solving problems. She also enjoys dancing. An engineering student in the M.S in biological and agricultural engineering program, and undergraduate alumna of the BAE department, she found a way to merge her interests into a choreographed dance piece of her graduate thesis on streambank erosion.