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Bryson Lee

Aug 14, 2024

An out-of-state student comes home

For Bryson Lee, despite being an out-of-state student, coming to NC State University feels like coming home.
Ryan McCune

Apr 29, 2024

Grad student profile: Ryan McCune

Ryan McCune, a second-year Ph.D. student in civil engineering specializing in coastal engineering, is researching chronic coastal flooding in North Carolina as part of the Sunny Day Flooding Project.
Charles Townsend, second from right, holds two awards. He is joined by three other people, two to his right and one to his left.

Sep 15, 2023

Young alumnus follows mother’s example in giving back to NC State

When two-time North Carolina State University graduate Charlie Townsend began to think about giving back to the university, he didn’t have to look far for a role model.
Ashly Cabas holds her young alumni announcement.

Mar 2, 2023

CCEE’s Ashly Cabas selected for Virginia Tech Young Alumni award

CCEE Assistant Professor Ashly Cabas was selected as a 2023 Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Outstanding Young Alumni at Virginia Tech University. She will be recognized at the department’s Alumni Achievement Awards Banquet on March 23.  
Radhika Venkatraman

Dec 7, 2022

Taking a seat at the table

Radhika Venkatraman has always been willing to raise her hand to take on challenging opportunities — and to share what she has learned from her experiences with other female engineers.
Fitts-Woolard Hall viewed from entrance side of Hunt Library.

Aug 15, 2022

Grad student wins fellowship from Chilean National Research and Development Agency

CCEE graduate student Tómas Cuevas López was awarded a fellowship from the Chilean National Research and Development Agency. The Beca de Magister en el Extranjero supports Chilean students pursuing master’s degrees abroad.

Dec 6, 2021

ITRE helping engineers build better diverging diamond interchanges

Five civil engineering experts from NC State University’s Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) contributed to the latest official guidance on designing diverging diamonds.
Jim Ellen in white shirt and baseball hat with a body of water behind him.

Oct 28, 2021

Alumnus Jim Ellen and family create scholarship for students from eastern North Carolina

From a young age, S. James “Jim” Ellen, Jr. knew how to work hard — first on a farm, then as a carpenter’s assistant, and eventually as an entrepreneurial civil engineering student who went on to run his own companies. Ellen was the first of three brothers to graduate from NC State with a degree…
From left to right, Sami Rizkalla, Paul Zia, Michael Creed, David Johnston and Don Kline.

Oct 28, 2021

Friendships helped forge successful career for alumnus Michael Creed

Reflecting on where he is today, Michael Creed, civil engineering ’73, is struck by the serendipity of some of the events that led him to NC State. Creed co-founded McKim & Creed, is a long-time supporter of the College of Engineering and Fitts-Woolard Hall, and remains close with civil engineering students and faculty members he…