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Mar 21, 2011

NC State nuclear engineering experts to discuss events at Japanese power plant

Nuclear engineering experts at North Carolina State University will offer insight and analysis during a symposium on the recent events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. The plant was damaged during the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami resulting in nuclear fuel damage and the release of radioactive material. Media coverage is invited. 

Mar 21, 2011

Martin-Vega discusses College of Engineering, NAE Grand Challenges in radio interview

Dr. Louis Martin-Vega, dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University, discussed the College’s role as a top engineering research-and-education institution and how NC State is helping to solve the world's toughest problems in an hour-long radio interview on March 16. 

Mar 8, 2011

NC State engineer shaves head to benefit kids with cancer

After years of growing out his hair, Dr. Eric Klang, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University, shaved his head for childhood cancer research on March 5. 

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.