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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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Jul 6, 2026

Engineering AI to Aid Human Behavior

Five questions with Assistant Professor Aditi Mallavarapu
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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

Shannon Named Head of Nuclear Engineering

Steven Shannon has been named the next head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering (NE) in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. His appointment begins July 1, 2026.
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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”.
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Jun 5, 2026

Ekkad To Step Down as MAE Department Head

MAE Department Head Srinath Ekkad has accepted a new position as dean of engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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Jun 4, 2026

American Nuclear Society Honors Associate Professor Xu Wu

Xu Wu, associate professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at NC State University, has been selected as a recipient of the Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS).