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College of Engineering aerial view of campus.

Jul 26, 2024

Moving forward

Engineering expansion will help meet the workforce needs of the growing North Carolina economy.
Spring blooms around the Memorial Belltower on an April afternoon. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Jul 26, 2024

Faculty highlights

The latest awards and honors earned by faculty of the College of Engineering at NC State University.
The NC State AquaPack Robosub student-led team poses for a group photo on a sunny day behind their submersible robot which is sitting on a table with a white tablecloth and the Robosub logo in blue and teal on the front.

Jul 26, 2024

AquaPack Robotics refreshes its design cycle

Until recently, AquaPack Robotics would build an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) named SeaWolf, repair and use it until it was ready to retire, and then scrap the old robot for parts to build a new one.
Chancellor Woodson, left, talks to the crowd, and interviews astronaut, and NC State graduate, Christina Koch, right, as part of the Chancellor's fall address in Stewart theater.

Jul 26, 2024

COE alumna Christina Koch headlines Red and White Week

During Red and White Week last fall, Chancellor Randy Woodson hosted his first live Red Chair Chat with Christina Koch, NASA astronaut. Behind the stage, the moon and stars were projected to make it appear as if Woodson and Koch were talking in space, an appropriate setting for an astronaut who spent 328 days in…
Ishita Pai Raikar, wearing a traditional Indian gown, is crowned second runner-up Miss India USA 2023.

Jul 26, 2024

Computer engineering student wins second runner-up Miss India USA 2023

Pai Raikar, who grew up in India and Singapore, has been participating in theater since she was a little girl. Her parents were convinced she would be a performer. Instead, she went into engineering.
The NC State NSBE chapter pose after winning two awards. Jenni Mangala, center left, and Bryan Washington, center right, hold the awards.

Jul 26, 2024

NC State chapter of National Society of Black Engineers wins Chapter of the Year awards

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) chapter at NC State University won two chapter awards this year at the 50th annual NSBE Convention held March 20-24 in Atlanta. Forty-seven NC State students attended, the highest number ever for the chapter.
Hanh Tran

Jul 26, 2024

Community college partnership program provides pathways for engineering students

Those who work with the Pathways Program aim to provide information on course offerings so students can take needed courses at partnership institutions, to provide course materials to partnership programs and more.
Active Minds logo in green and blue letters with green and blue circles at the bottom. on a white background. Active, in green letters, is above Minds, in blue letters, and both words are in lowercase.

Jul 26, 2024

NC State Active Minds chapter encourages conversations about mental health

Sav Powers knew she wanted to do something to help her fellow engineering students with their mental health. She just didn’t know what.
A color drawing of a blue staircase with figures climbing. Each are passing red bricks to each other to help build at the top of the stairs. The sky is light blue with a white cloud in the background.

Jul 26, 2024

Office for Faculty Development and Success has a new name, but same core values

Led by Joel Ducoste, associate dean for faculty development and success, OFDS has established a mission to "create opportunities for a community ecosystem where faculty achieve professional fulfillment and advance each other’s success."