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Jun 17, 2025

Donald Brenner Chairs University Materials Council 2025–2026 Term

Dr. Donald Brenner, MSE Department Head at NC State, has been named Chair of the University Materials Council for the 2025–2026 term, succeeding Dr. Izabela Szlufarska of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Jun 12, 2025

COE Professors To Be Recognized at National Academy of Inventors Annual Conference

Three College of Engineering faculty members will be recognized at the National Adademy of Inventors annual conference in Atlanta.
Martin Seifrid

Jun 12, 2025

Martin Seifrid Receives Scialog Award for Research Integrity and Automation in Chemistry

MSE Assistant Professor Martin Seifrid has been selected to receive the 2025 Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award, recognizing his focus on advancing automation in chemical laboratories.
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Jun 12, 2025

Pack Pullers Win International Tractor Competition for Second Straight Year

NC State’s Pack Pullers have once again claimed the top spot at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International Quarter Scale Tractor Student Design Competition.
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Jun 11, 2025

Researchers Create New Way to Remove Phosphorus from Contaminated Water

Researchers have created an inexpensive material that can filter phosphorus from contaminated surface waters, drinking water supplies or wastewater streams and reuse the phosphorus for agricultural applications.

Jun 11, 2025

Alumni Donors Help Paper Science Students See the World

Adam Elhammoumi and Jesseeca “Jess” Nguyen, both 2015 alumni, have established an endowment to expand access to study abroad opportunities for students in the Paper Science and Engineering program.
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Jun 10, 2025

Scott To Lead Biological and Agricultural Engineering

The new head of NC State University’s nationally ranked programs in biological and agricultural engineering is an administrator and engineering professor with expertise in water quality.
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Jun 9, 2025

Set It and Forget It

Dynamic structures leap into the air on a predetermined schedule without intervention from computers or external stimuli.
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Jun 3, 2025

AI can help cut down on waste, improve quality in dyed fabrics

A new study finds that machine learning can help reduce textile manufacturing waste by more accurately mapping how colors will change during the dyeing process.  Fabrics are typically dyed while wet, and their colors change as they dry. This can make it difficult to know what a piece of fabric will end up looking like…