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Apr 17, 2025

Faculty Feature: Kara Peters

Kara Peters, Ph.D., is the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Affairs in the College of Engineering. She leads a team that supports the COE departments, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers in the college through initiatives encompassing accreditation, identifying new strategic opportunities, international partnerships, graduate enrollment targets, admissions, recruitment funds allocation, and appeals resolution.…

Apr 17, 2025

OFDS Event Recap: Highlights from Storytelling, Caregiving Leadership Training, and the New Faculty Mixer

March and April Events As the academic year wrapped up, the College of Engineering’s Office of Faculty Development and Success (OFDS) hosted a series of spring programs to foster connection, growth, and leadership among faculty. These events brought faculty together across career stages and departments to reflect, share ideas, and build skills that support their…

Feb 11, 2025

Faculty Feature: Matt Cooper

Matt Cooper is a dedicated teaching professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, who is passionate about teaching. He thinks chemical engineering is fascinating and considers it a privilege to explain the workings of Mother Nature to his students and work in a field where he can have a meaningful impact. He recognizes the…

Feb 11, 2025

Meet Marissa Langford

Marissa Langford is a strategic leader who joined the college in March 2024 to drive growth and operational excellence in the COE. She likes to say that she covers initiatives from strategy to execution in her dual role as the Assistant Dean for College Operations and Chief of Staff to Dean Pfaendtner. She collaborates with…

Feb 11, 2025

New Faculty Reception

Louis Martin-Vega Dean of Engineering Dean Jim Pfaendtner hosted a New Faculty Reception on January 27, 2025 at Trophy Brewing Co, Maywood Hall & Garden to celebrate the unique contributions of the college’s newest engineering faculty and highlight their significance to the college. Attendees had the opportunity to connect with the dean and indulge in…

Nov 21, 2024

Unlocking Award Opportunities: Insights from the Provost’s Office

This month, we reached out to Kyle Miskell, the Director of External Awards, and Sherry Bailey, the Internal Faculty Awards Coordinator from the Office of Faculty Excellence (OFE) in the Provost’s Office. They both have extensive experience in the awards process and are well aware of the complexities of awards applications. To help our College…

Nov 19, 2024

Spotlight on Innovation: Engineering Faculty Achievements (July – October 2024)

Awards Named President of the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) Awardee:  Katherine Saul, Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAwarded by: American Society of BiomechanicsASB encourages and fosters the exchange of information and ideas among biomechanists working in different disciplines and facilitates the development of biomechanics as a basic and applied science. Appointment to Advisory Committee…

Sep 20, 2024

Igniting Success in the Engineering New Faculty Orientation Workshop

The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University welcomed new faculty members from all nine departments and the three associated departments in other colleges during its annual New Faculty Orientation Workshop (NFOW) this past August. Led by the College of Engineering’s Office of Faculty Development and Success (OFDS) and hosted at Hunt Library, the…

Sep 20, 2024

Achieving Promotion Success for Professional Track Faculty: Insights from Associate Dean Joel Ducoste

Professional Track Faculty Considerations For professional track faculty, career advancement is an option but not mandatory. These advancements, however, offer growth opportunities and raise your visibility to your department colleagues on the important contributions and impact you are making to our students and potentially nationally when you are involving novel strategies for student engagement and…

Mar 5, 2024

Key advice for submitting an NSF Early CAREER proposal

Joel Ducoste, the Associate Dean of the Office of Faculty Development and Success, understands what NSF panelists are looking for, so we asked him for his advice on the important questions to consider if you are contemplating submitting a proposal.