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CSC’s Rouskas recognized for optical network research

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Julio Terán, an academic adviser and lecturer in the Engineering first-year program, with a Wolf Plaza statue.

Aug 1, 2024

UNC System research grant transforms first-year engineering course

In collaboration with the Office of Undergraduate Research, Julio Terán, an academic advisor and lecturer in the College of Engineering’s first-year program, will use a UNC system grant to integrate carbon neutrality principles into a first-year course. 
Jair Valenzuela, left, plays Super Smash Brothers Ultimate against Dean Jim Pfaendtner and Kaleb Decker in the new Esports Lab.

Jul 26, 2024

GG with Dean Pfaendtner

For many College of Engineering (COE) students, playing video games is a popular way to unwind. It’s also a favorite pastime of Jim Pfaendtner, Louis Martin-Vega Dean of Engineering. 
Spring blooms around the Memorial Belltower on an April afternoon. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Jul 26, 2024

Faculty highlights

The latest awards and honors earned by faculty of the College of Engineering at NC State University. 
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.

Jul 26, 2024

Office for Faculty Development and Success has a new name, but same core values

Led by Joel Ducoste, associate dean for faculty development and success, OFDS has established a mission to "create opportunities for a community ecosystem where faculty achieve professional fulfillment and advance each other’s success." 
Arnav Jhala

Jul 26, 2024

Q&A: Questions for Arnav Jhala

How did you get involved in esports research and program development? As a graduate student at NC State, I was a teaching assistant for the game development class in 2004. This was just before our official game development concentration was established. I joined the faculty in 2016 and have been managing the curriculum for the game… 

Jul 23, 2024

Embracing AI in the workplace

David Perryman, director of Talent Acquisition and Employment at NC State, explores why we should embrace – not fear – AI in the workplace. 
Sunkyu Park holds a bottle of biocrude.

Jul 19, 2024

Sunkyu Park named Jordan Family Distinguished Professor

As the newest Jordan Family Distinguished Professor, Park will lead the development of lignin-based products to decarbonize the pulp and paper industry.  
Jacob Jones, left, of the Material Science and Engineering Department and Blake Kennedy of the Clay Studio.

Jul 18, 2024

Sculpting and scanning

A collaboration between Blake Kennedy of the Clay Studio and Jacob Jones of the Material Science and Engineering Department for an Envisioning Research contest is a further example of the connections between STEM and the arts at NC State. 
Color photo of howling wolf metal scuplture.

Jul 1, 2024

CSC’s Rouskas recognized for optical network research

The Outstanding Technical Achievement Award is a prestigious, annual award for lifetime contributions to optical networking.  Rouskas is being recognized for his “pioneering research in the design, implementation, operation, and control of fiber optic networks”.