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Mar 31, 2011

Frey appointed chair of EPA Lead Review Panel

Dr. Christopher Frey, professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been appointed chair of the Lead Review Panel of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). 

Mar 31, 2011

Environmental engineering student receives Mathews Medal

Justin Michael Boucher, an environmental engineering senior at North Carolina State University, has been selected to receive the Mathews Medal from the NC State Alumni Association. 

Mar 30, 2011

Alumnus creates professorship in CCEE

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University has a newly endowed faculty position, thanks to a gift from a generous alumnus. 

Mar 27, 2011

NC State students plug into future in EcoCAR 2 competition

Engineering students at North Carolina State University are vying for the top prize in a US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM)-sponsored competition to build the next generation of energy-efficient vehicles. 

Mar 25, 2011

Dean Emeritus Masnari honored with portrait unveiling

Family and friends of Dr. Nino A. Masnari, dean emeritus and distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University, joined faculty and staff in Engineering Building II on March 18 to celebrate Masnari’s contributions to NC State and see for the first time a portrait created in his honor. 

Mar 24, 2011

Discussing Japan

As the latest details emerge on the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, NC State nuclear engineering experts held a symposium to help the public understand what happened. 

Mar 22, 2011

NC State engineers “soar” with March 24 sailplane exhibit

Aerospace engineering students at North Carolina State University team up with pilots and flight instructors to show off another way humans defy gravity — soaring. Up to six modern gliders, which are also called sailplanes because they can fly more than 100 miles without an engine, will be on display on NC State’s Centennial Campus. 

Mar 21, 2011

Bitzer inducted into alma mater’s Hall of Fame

Dr. Donald L. Bitzer, Distinguished University Research Professor of Computer Science at North Carolina State University, has been inducted into the inaugural class of the Engineering Hall of Fame at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

Mar 21, 2011

Alumni make gift to eGames at NC State

Two North Carolina State University alumni have made a $50,000 gift to NC State’s eGames competition to help student entrepreneurs succeed.