“Ask An Engineer” Video Series
The "Ask an Engineer" video series is designed to inform viewers about engineering-related topics being discussed in the news, social media and popular culture in the context of research being conducted at the College of Engineering at NC State.
What is a hypersonic wind tunnel?
Engineering Communications spoke with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering’s Dr. Venkat Narayanaswamy to learn about NC State’s new hypersonic wind tunnel.
Links
- Contact Venkat Narayanaswamy at vnaraya3@ncsu.edu.
- Hypersonic wind tunnel website: tsfl.wordpress.ncsu.edu
What is Artemis?
With the successful launch of Artemis 1, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, interest and excitement in space exploration is on the rise.
Engineering Communications spoke with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering’s Dr. Andre Mazzoleni and Dr. Steven Berg to learn more about NASA’s Artemis program as well as student opportunities in research, rocketry and space exploration available at NC State.
Links
- Dr. Andre Mazzoleni https://www.mae.ncsu.edu/people/apmazzol/
- High-Powered Rocketry Club https://ncsurocketry.org/
- Liquid Rocketry Group http://liquidrocketry.com/
- Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Eds https://getinvolved.ncsu.edu/organization/sedsatncstate
- American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics https://getinvolved.ncsu.edu/organization/AIAA
- RASC-AL project https://rascal.nianet.org/
- The Engineering Place https://engr.ncsu.edu/theengineeringplace/
- Learn more about Artemis https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
What is Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been a trending topic in the news for some time. Many people have questions and concerns about this new technology and how it may affect them.
Engineering Communications recently spoke with Dr. James Lester, Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Center for Educational Informatics, to learn more about Artificial Intelligence, what it is, what it isn’t and what to look for in the months and years to come.
Links
- The Center for Educational Informatics https://www.cei.ncsu.edu
- NSF AI Institute for Engaged Learning https://sites.google.com/ncsu.edu/ai-engage
- Dr. James Lester https://www.csc.ncsu.edu/people/lester
- Department of Computer Science https://www.csc.ncsu.edu
- The Engineering Place https://engr.ncsu.edu/theengineeringplace/