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NC State alum wins New Professional Engineer of the Year award

Danielle Herman

NC State basketball fans celebrate the return of the Men's and Women's 2023-2024 final four teams at a celebration at the Belltower. It is night and the belltower is lit in NC State red uplighting. Downtown Raleigh can be faintly seen in the background.

Dec 18, 2024

2024: A Year of Leadership and Innovation

From launching new research initiatives to international recognition, 2024 was a year of progress, innovation and leadership for NC State University’s College of Engineering.

Dec 16, 2024

Now Open: Hot Press Furnace Center

A new advanced manufacturing facility with a unique hot press system capable of reaching 2,000 degrees Celsius while applying 50 tons of pressure is now open for use on Centennial Campus.
Camerson Stephenson stands next to a large tree in a forest.

Dec 13, 2024

New perspectives near to home

With NC State being just an hour away, self-professed homebody Cameron Stevenson ‘24 knew it was where he wanted to earn his degree in construction engineering.
Dean Jim Pfaendtner, left, presents Francis de los Reyes with the 2024 RJ Reynolds Award.

Nov 19, 2024

40th RJ Reynolds Award Recipient Francis de los Reyes Conducts Research at the Interfaces

Francis de los Reyes, Glenn E. and Phyllis J. Futrell Distinguished Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was honored with the 2024 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension on Nov. 11.
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.

Nov 19, 2024

Office for Faculty Development and Success aims to reform caregiving policies

The College of Engineering’s Office for Faculty Development and Success (OFDS) officially kicked off its efforts to improve academia’s policies and attitudes around caregiving with a forum on Nov. 8.
The 2024 DEA recipients, from left: Lane Ross Miller, Tracy B. Doaks and Tony McLean Brown.

Nov 6, 2024

Brown, Doaks and Miller receive 2024 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award

Three College of Engineering graduates — Tony McLean Brown, Tracy B. Doaks and Lane Ross Miller — received the Distinguished Engineering Alumni (DEA) Award during a dinner and ceremony on campus on Oct. 30, 2024, as part of Red and White Week.
NC State alumna and astronaut Christina Koch

Nov 1, 2024

Christina Koch to be honored with North Carolina Award for Science

The North Carolina Award is given annually by the state to up to six individuals who have made significant contributions to the state and nation in the fields of fine art, literature, public service and science. Koch, who is being recognized for science, will receive the award from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper at a ceremony on Nov. 14.
Photo of person on the left standing behind a lecturn on an elevated riser speaking to a room of attentive people all seated at several round tables throughout the room.

Oct 4, 2024

Dean Pfaendtner’s takeaways from the Applied AI in Engineering & Computer Science Symposium

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the College of Engineering brought together industry leaders and our faculty, staff and students to discuss where the college is headed with using AI in its classrooms, research and work. As part of a land-grant institution, it’s imperative that the college is preparing our students to excel in industries that will…
Charlie Townsend, right, accepts award from Raleigh mayor Mary Ann Baldwin.

Sep 30, 2024

NC State alum wins New Professional Engineer of the Year award

Charlie Townsend '15, '21 is the land development team leader for VHB, where he leads projects that are shaping the landscape of Raleigh’s residential, industrial and commercial sectors — or as he puts it, the places where people live, work and play.