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Department of Energy grants will power clean energy research at NC State

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

A group of faculty pose with Professors Peretti and Lamb while they hold a basketball.

Apr 29, 2022

CBE’s Lamb and Peretti retire after 35 years of service to NC State

The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering commemorated the achievements and contributions of Professors H. Henry Lamb and Steven Peretti. Lamb and Peretti enjoyed the ceremony while surrounded by family and friends on April 23rd, 2022, at the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center. 
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Apr 27, 2022

NC State announces 2021-22 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

NC State announced its 2021-22 class of Goodnight Early Career Innovators today. This program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education. The 25 faculty selected will receive $22,000 ­for each of the next three years to support their scholarship and research endeavors. 
Danielle Cain

Apr 14, 2022

Goodnight Scholar Spotlight: Danielle Cain

When senior Danielle Cain T’22 was younger, she was given the nickname “Journey” by her grandmother because she was “constantly on the go” between school and extracurricular activities! Although Danielle explains that “Journey” has phased out, the nickname still adamantly represents her path in life. 
Tran Nguyen in lab setting.

Apr 7, 2022

Tran Nguyen, winner of the February Design Challenge series

The Design Challenge Series is a team based event where participants will take on exciting design prompts to design and develop creative solutions. New challenges are released every month for students to complete. 
Image of emissions from smokestacks.

Apr 1, 2022

New polymer membrane tech improves efficiency of CO2 capture

New tech is more efficient at removing carbon dioxide from mixed gases, such as power plant emissions. 
Silver Holladay medal with red ribbon on black background.

Mar 22, 2022

Three College of Engineering faculty members among Holladay Medal winners

Three College of Engineering faculty members are among those who received the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by NC State and the university’s Board of Trustees. 
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Mar 16, 2022

‘Self-Driving’ lab speeds up research, synthesis of energy materials

The technology can be used to advance both fundamental nanoscience and applied engineering. 
a heavy weight is being lifted off a table using a slender piece of elastic material. An insight image shows a close-up of the material, which is made of a transparent substance that looks like plastic.

Feb 22, 2022

New material offers remarkable combo of toughness and stretchiness

The new materials are also easy to make, easy to process, and you can 3D print them. 
Side view of white electric car recharging.

Feb 18, 2022

Department of Energy grants will power clean energy research at NC State

Faculty members in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University will receive funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to create a new electric microgrid coordination and control design and to develop cleaner, cheaper processes for industrial production of benzenes.