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Mar 8, 2011

Chakrabortty selected for NSF CAREER Award

Dr. Aranya Chakrabortty, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award is one of the highest honors given by the NSF to young university faculty in science and engineering. 

Mar 7, 2011

ABB gift creates $1.2 million power engineering initiative at NC State

ABB’s North American headquarters has made a gift to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to support power engineering research and education at North Carolina State University. The $1.2 million initiative, which includes a $632,000 commitment over five years from ABB plus anticipated state and private matching grants, aims to strengthen the organizations’ cooperative research in electric power technologies and aid ABB’s recruiting of top engineering professionals. 

Mar 4, 2011

NC State ranked in top 15 for video game design and development

The Princeton Review has ranked North Carolina State University and its undergraduate game development concentration among the 15 “Top Schools for Video Game Design Study” in the US and Canada for 2011. 

Mar 4, 2011

Ferguson named CAREER Award winner

Dr. Scott M. Ferguson, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award, known as the NSF CAREER Award, is one of the highest honors given by NSF to young faculty in science and engineering. 

Feb 25, 2011

Former DOE assistant secretary delivers nuclear engineering lecture

Dr. Warren F. Miller Jr., former assistant secretary for nuclear energy at the US Department of Energy (DOE), delivered the 2011 Progress Energy Nuclear Engineering Distinguished Executive Lecture at North Carolina State University on Feb. 17. 

Feb 22, 2011

BME student awarded trip to Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates

A North Carolina State University biomedical engineering student will travel to Germany for a meeting of Nobel laureates, an opportunity awarded annually to a select group of young researchers from around the world. 

Feb 22, 2011

Where it all began

Jennifer Wilt can stand in the McKimmon Center, look into job applicants’ eyes, and know exactly what they’re feeling. Just a couple of years ago, Wilt was in the same position when she met recruiters from Spirit Aerosystems at the NC State Engineering Career Fair. That encounter led to a full-time job with the company. 

Feb 22, 2011

Felder honored by alma mater

Dr. Richard M. Felder, Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been chosen to receive the 2011 Engineering Alumni Career Achievement Award from the City College of New York (CCNY). 

Feb 18, 2011

Gubbins selected for 2012 FOMMS Medal

Dr. Keith E. Gubbins, the W.H. Clark Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been selected to receive the 2012 Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation (FOMMS) Medal.