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Image shows a composite image of one of the original engineering buildings from the early twentieth-century juxtaposed next to the new Fitts-Woolard Hall with three students walking beside it.

Dec 21, 2023

2023: a year of reminiscing and forward thinking

It’s almost time for the new year, but the achievements of the College of Engineering community will be remembered long after 2023 draws to a close. We’re taking a look back at some of the biggest highlights of the year:
Ramon Sanchez

Dec 21, 2023

Ramon Sanchez knows no way but forward

Ramon Sanchez got through his undergraduate degree with what he calls hard-headedness.
Fitts-Woolard reflects the dusk light and a deep blue sky.

Dec 21, 2023

College mourns the loss of Edgar S. Woolard

Edgar S. Woolard Jr., a renowned business leader and loyal and involved alumnus of North Carolina State University, died on Dec. 4, 2023, at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was 89.
Caleby Jolly dressed in a red short-sleeved shirt and khaki pants, flashes the Wolfpack sign while standing on catwalk at Talley Student Union.

Dec 19, 2023

ME grad is ready to make the world a greener place

Unlike so many college students, Caleb Jolley, mechanical engineering ‘23, always knew he wanted to go into engineering. He just wasn’t quite sure what that looked like.
Alumna Christina Koch, right, speaks with Chancellor Randy Woodson during a recent Red Chair Chats podcast. A red banner runs across the bottom of the image with the NC State wolf silhouette on the left.

Dec 15, 2023

To the Moon: Chancellor Woodson talks Artemis II and chasing dreams with NASA astronaut Christina Koch

NASA astronaut and three-time NC State alum Christina Koch joins Chancellor Woodson for the first live episode of Red Chair Chats and previews the Artemis II mission, slated to orbit the moon in fall 2024.
illustration shows two pieces of metal foam being welded together using an induction welder. Several inches away from the site of the weld (which is white hot), the metal foam is cool enough to touch with a bare hand.

Dec 15, 2023

Researchers find way to weld metal foam without melting its bubbles

Traditional welding impairs the qualities that make metal foams desirable. Now researchers have found a solution.
Ning Lu, wearing a lavender cardigan sweater and red lanyard, stands in front of laboratory equipment.

Dec 14, 2023

Lu named Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award recipient

Ning Lu, Professor in the ECE Department has been announced as the winner of this year’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, given by the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University.
Sammi Easton, wearing a red graduation gown, flashes the NC State wolf sign in front of Fitts-Woolard Hall.

Dec 14, 2023

It’s a small world at NC State

When Sammi Eason started at the College of Engineering four and a half years ago, she knew she wanted to find a career path that combined industrial and systems engineering, her major, with theater, her minor.

Dec 14, 2023

Accelerating the future of innovation in science and technology

When it comes to navigating the future of scientific discovery, NC States sits in the driver’s seat. On January 11-12, 2024, the Integrative Sciences Initiative will host FUTURE Labs Workshop, designed to discuss the progress and future of self-driving labs.