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Emily Duan wearing graduation cap and gown while standing next to wolf sculpture at Wolf Plaza on NC State's campus.

Dec 19, 2024

Cultivating community key to MAE student commencement speaker’s success

Emily Duan officially earned her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from NC State University this week after defending her dissertation in September. 
NC State basketball fans celebrate the return of the Men's and Women's 2023-2024 final four teams at a celebration at the Belltower. It is night and the belltower is lit in NC State red uplighting. Downtown Raleigh can be faintly seen in the background.

Dec 18, 2024

2024: A Year of Leadership and Innovation

From launching new research initiatives to international recognition, 2024 was a year of progress, innovation and leadership for NC State University’s College of Engineering. 
Tabitha Gardner, fourth from left, poses for a group photo with friends.

Dec 17, 2024

Two-time ISE grad makes plans for the future

As she graduates with her master’s degree in industrial engineering, Tabitha Gardner answers questions about her experience at NC State, how she balances her mental health with her class work and her upcoming plans for the future. 
Satwika Kancharla

Dec 17, 2024

Oceans away from home, CSC student finds community

Satwika Kancharla’s NC State University journey is far from over, but in the last three-and-a-half years, she has made quite an impact as an undergraduate student in the Department of Computer Science (CSC). 
Marshall Brain looks up at the sky in the middle of a group of trees.

Dec 17, 2024

Remembering Marshall Brain

Marshall Brain II, professor, director of the Engineering Entrepreneurs Program and founder of the award-winning website HowStuffWorks.com, died on November 20, 2024. 

Dec 16, 2024

Now Open: Hot Press Furnace Center

A new advanced manufacturing facility with a unique hot press system capable of reaching 2,000 degrees Celsius while applying 50 tons of pressure is now open for use on Centennial Campus. 
Camerson Stephenson stands next to a large tree in a forest.

Dec 13, 2024

New perspectives near to home

With NC State being just an hour away, self-professed homebody Cameron Stevenson ‘24 knew it was where he wanted to earn his degree in construction engineering. 
Dean Jim Pfaendtner, left, presents Francis de los Reyes with the 2024 RJ Reynolds Award.

Nov 19, 2024

40th RJ Reynolds Award Recipient Francis de los Reyes Conducts Research at the Interfaces

Francis de los Reyes, Glenn E. and Phyllis J. Futrell Distinguished Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was honored with the 2024 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension on Nov. 11. 
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.

Nov 19, 2024

Office for Faculty Development and Success aims to reform caregiving policies

The College of Engineering’s Office for Faculty Development and Success (OFDS) officially kicked off its efforts to improve academia’s policies and attitudes around caregiving with a forum on Nov. 8.