The Engineering Place

Aug 30, 2019

What does the universe look like?

What does the universe look like? How do astronauts sleep? What are the planets named after? Google Autocomplete suggests the most common searches on the internet. We asked NC State Sciences professor Katie Mack and NC State Engineering professor Laura Bottomley to answer some popular out-of-this-world questions. Listen and learn as they talk about everything from what…

May 25, 2017

Engineering America’s future

Laura Bottomley, a teaching associate professor at NC State University, believes engineering is “a vehicle for the solution of every problem.” Bottomley is the director of Women in Engineering — a program that encourages women to consider careers in STEM fields — and the Engineering Place — which seeks to educate North Carolina citizens, particularly K-12 students, about engineering.

Jul 29, 2016

Engineering a better future

From day camps to week-long stays, summer programs at NC State introduce 3rd through 12th grade students to engineering through hands-on, creative investigations and design activities, and problem-solving.

Jul 19, 2016

Engineering Place’s Parry recognized for work in P12 engineering education

Elizabeth Parry, a partnership coordinator and instructor in First Year Engineering with The Engineering Place, was recognized earlier this month during the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference for her work improving outcomes at a Raleigh elementary school.

Feb 11, 2016

Bottomley elected as a Fellow of IEEE

Dr. Laura Bottomley, director of the Women in Engineering program and The Engineering Place in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Parry, fifth from left, was one of 14 award winners.

Oct 6, 2015

Engineering Place’s Parry receives Presidential Award

Elizabeth Parry, a partnership coordinator with The Engineering Place, was one of 14 to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) during a visit to the White House in June.

VIB campers (l-r) Zoe Groves, Elijah Anderson and Lewis Jackson present one of their engineering activities to fellow campers.

Oct 6, 2015

Campers with visual impairments showcase their engineering talents

In a camp closing ceremony on July 24, nine high school students with visual impairments presented their engineering capstone projects to an impressed audience.

High School students participate in first engineering summer camp at NC State for the visually impaired and blind.

Jul 23, 2015

High school students attending the first NC State engineering summer camp for the visually impaired and blind present their group engineering design capstone project July 24

The Engineering Place in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University held its first engineering summer camp for high school students with visual impairments or blindness (VIB) this week.

From left to right: John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Elizabeth Parry, Coordinator of The Engineering Place, North Carolina State University;and France A. Córdova, Director of the National Science Foundation.

Jun 17, 2015

Coordinator with The Engineering Place receives Presidential Award in Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Parry of The Engineering Place, a K-20 engineering education and outreach program at North Carolina State University, received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, June 16.