mechanical and aerospace engineering
Scaling up
As the number of new COVID-19 infections in North Carolina increases, faculty members and students in the College of Engineering at NC State have increased production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line health care providers.
Eighteen College of Engineering students named NSF Graduate Research Fellows
Eighteen students from the College of Engineering at NC State have been named recipients of the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship.
Engineering on the Front Lines
The College of Engineering adjusts to a changing landscape.
Liu receives NSF CAREER Award
Dr. Jun Liu, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development award, also known as the CAREER Award, from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Engineering alumnus named president of George Mason University
Dr. Gregory Washington, a three-time graduate of the College of Engineering at NC State, has been named as the eighth president of George Mason University. Washington is currently the dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at University of California, Irvine. He will join George Mason on July 1, 2020.
Next generation of greenhouses may be fully solar powered
Many greenhouses could become energy neutral by using see-through solar panels to harvest energy.
Researchers make robots from self-folding kirigami materials
Researchers have demonstrated a new way to make robots.
Faculty highlights
Recent awards and honors extended to College of Engineering faculty members.
Composite metal foam outperforms aluminum for use in aircraft wings
Metal foam outperforms aluminum for use in airplane wings.
Zhu to receive outstanding achievement award
Professor Yong Zhu has been selected to receive the 2019 ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) and Pi Tau Sigma.