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Suzanne Gordon

Mar 3, 2023

Pack Profile: Suzanne Gordon

An NC State alumna with three degrees to her name, Suzanne Gordon not only supports her alma mater financially but has also served on several of its most important boards — something that was once unheard of for Wolfpack women.
Aerial view of The Oval and surrounding Engineering buildings and Hunt Library on NC State's Centennial Campus.

Mar 3, 2023

Three selected as MAE Doctoral Students of the Year

Three students have been named as the Inaugural Outstanding Doctoral Students of the Year at NC State’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Ashly Cabas holds her young alumni announcement.

Mar 2, 2023

CCEE’s Ashly Cabas selected for Virginia Tech Young Alumni award

CCEE Assistant Professor Ashly Cabas was selected as a 2023 Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Outstanding Young Alumni at Virginia Tech University. She will be recognized at the department’s Alumni Achievement Awards Banquet on March 23.  
Memorial Belltower

Mar 1, 2023

Knappe receives A.P. Black Research Award from AWWA

James Ellen Distinguished Professor Detlef Knappe received the A.P. Black Research Award from the American Water Works Association (AWWA). Knappe will be recognized during the American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition in Toronto in June.
Benny Freeman dressed in a shirt and tie standing in front of a brick building. A light brown text box is superimposed over bottom of image stating "Congratulations Benny Freeman" with the National Academy of Engineering logo on the left side.

Mar 1, 2023

CBE alumnus and former faculty member elected to National Academy of Engineering

CBE graduate and former CBE faculty member Professor Benny D. Freeman (B.S. ‘83) has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
The green plumes in this satellite image of Lake Erie from 2011 are algal blooms extending from the northern shore. Image is from NASA Earth Observatory.

Mar 1, 2023

Estuaries face higher nutrient loads in the future – particularly on the Atlantic coast

The finding suggests estuaries, particularly on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, will face a heightened risk of experiencing harmful algal blooms.
An artist's drawing of a microscopic view of a rectangular section of a solar cell (light brown) and two circular closeups of oxygen molecules (pink) and ions (blue) in channels (grey) on the upper left and upper right of the rectangle.

Feb 28, 2023

Corralling ions improves viability of next generation solar cells

The finding paves the way for a new generation of lighter, more flexible, and more efficient solar cell technologies suitable for practical use.
Rescue workers search through rubble following an earthquake in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir.

Feb 24, 2023

Why the Turkey-Syria earthquakes were so destructive

The sheer power of the recent earthquakes created the “perfect recipe for strong ground motions to take place,” said one NC State professor.
Ankit Negi, seated, holds a PMN-PT crystal, like those used in the research. Standing with him on the right is study co-author Hwang Pill Kim.

Feb 23, 2023

Study offers details on using electric fields to tune thermal properties of ferroelectric materials

The work allows engineers to manipulate the flow of heat through ferroelectric materials, which are used in many devices.