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Spring / Summer 2023 NC State Engineering Magazine

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Inside Stories

From the dean

To the moon

Q&A: Questions for Minh-Thu Dinh

Saul inducted into Brown Athletics Hall of Fame

Pack Points

Two NC State alumni head up Columbia-class submarine program

Annual Red and White Week BBQ celebrates College’s achievements and future

“A source of pride and motivation”: 50 years of the PULSTAR Reactor

The BME Grad Podcast

Shuffling lab reports and sheet music: How one engineering student balances two passions

Technique offers new insight into how materials respond to stresses

Marshall honored for service, teaching and research excellence

Top recruit balances D1 baseball and engineering

Solar and (much) more: NC Clean Energy Technology Center marks 35 years

Faculty Highlights

Two faculty members named NAI senior members

Crook receives NSF CAREER Award

Spontak receives 2022 R.J. Reynolds Award

Bitzer named a Computer History Museum Fellow

Simon elected AAAS Fellow

Features

Better than he found it
Martin-Vega leaves strong legacy for NC State Engineering.

100 years of Imagination+Innovation
The College of Engineering has accomplished a lot in 100 years.

A century of accomplishments
A timeline highlighting pivotal moments from the first 100 years of the College of Engineering.

Reduce, reuse, recycle
NC State University researchers are studying the fundamental science behind how to address plastic waste.

Culture of care
University and College place an emphasis on wellness and mental health.

Foundations

Home repairs

Three receive Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award

COE students and faculty members are the real winners on record-setting Day of Giving

Inaugural COE Key Volunteers Day results in ways to advance NC State Engineering

Alumnus honored for work in nuclear energy and foreign policy

From the board

Young alumni spotlight: Alberto Quiroga

Ways to give to the NC State Engineering Foundation

NC State Engineering Magazine
Vol. XVII, Issue I

Dean
Louis A. Martin-Vega

Advisory Board
▪ John Gilligan, Executive Associate Dean of Engineering
▪ Deborah B. Young (CE ’77), President, Board of Directors, NC State Engineering Foundation, Inc.
▪ Griffin Lamb, Assistant Dean for Development and College Relations and Executive Director, NC State Engineering Foundation, Inc.

Editor
Brent Lancaster

Senior Associate Editor
Danielle Herman

Art Director
Candice Wallace

Illustrations
Will Briggs ▪ Jie Sun

Contributors
Lesa Bressanelli ▪ Allison DeBusk ▪ Matt Shipman ▪ Nicole Zelniker

Images
Agromeck/NC State Student Media ▪ Carlos Banegas ▪ Drake Brinkley ▪ Brown University Women’s Rowing ▪ Alex Burkart ▪ Nathan Crook ▪ Daniel Findley ▪ General Dynamics Electric Boat ▪ Marc Hall ▪ HII Newport News Shipbuilding ▪ Jake Hooks ▪ Brian Kim ▪ Becky Kirkland ▪ Tianyu Li ▪ Robert Markowitz, NASA ▪ Ken Martin ▪ Allie Mitzak ▪ NC State Athletics ▪ Alberto Quiroga ▪ Hrishikesh Ram ▪ Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries ▪ Joshua Steadman ▪ David Wagner ▪ Sam Wurst

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NC State Engineering Alumni Magazine is produced by the NC State Engineering Foundation, Inc. and Engineering Communications. No state funds are used. 70,000 copies of this document were printed at a cost of $61,250 on partially recycled paper. © 2023