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James Braun Wins 2026 Young Investigators Award

Awards and Honors

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Aug 5, 2026

Aritra Mitra Wins NSF CAREER Award

his prestigious award supports early-career faculty who serve as role models in both research and education. Mitra’s grant will support his project, “Foundations of Robust and Sample-Efficient Data-Driven Decision Making and Control.” 
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Jul 29, 2026

Amay Bandodkar Wins NSF CAREER Award

This award will support NC State ECE Assistant Professor Amay Bandodkar’s research into advanced wound monitors —smart bandages that are able to safely sample wound fluids and relay information about wound health in real time.
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Jul 17, 2026

Emiel DenHartog Named Abel C. Lineberger Distinguished Professor

Read about the accomplishments and ongoing work being done by textile technology researcher Emiel DenHartog.
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Jul 17, 2026

Ahmed El-Shafei Named INVISTA Distinguished Professor of Fiber and Polymer Chemistry

Ahmed El-Shafei has been named the INVISTA Distinguished Professor of Fiber and Polymer Chemistry at NC State University for his expertise in fiber and polymer chemistry and his commitment to advancing sustainability and technology in the field.
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Jul 9, 2026

Jason Franz Selected as President-Elect of American Society of Biomechanics

ASB is one of the world’s leading professional organizations dedicated to advancing the study of human movement, biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering.
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Jul 7, 2026

TPACC Founder Appointed to the Order of the Long Leaf Pine

Read about the outstanding achievements of Burlington Distinguished Professor of Textile Technology Roger L. Barker and his contributions to protective textiles over the past four decades.

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Jun 23, 2026

CCEE Professor Recognized as ‘Trailblazer’ in Forever Chemicals Research

Detlef Knappe, S. James Ellen Distinguished Professor of CCEE won the 2026 Trailblazer Award from the National PFAS Conference.
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Jun 17, 2026

Julio Terán Named to American Chemical Society’s 2026 Future Faculty Cohort

Terán, who is a lecturer and academic advisor in the Engineering First-Year Program, is being recognized for his innovative research related to mechanochemical degradation in polymer surfaces, and integrating sustainability concepts into fundamental engineering courses.
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Jun 16, 2026

James Braun Wins 2026 Young Investigators Award

Braun’s three-year, $750,000 award will support his project, “Characterization and Tuning of the Convective, Conductive, and Radiative Heat Flux in Rotating Detonation Combustors”.