Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jan 23, 2012

Baliga named among India’s top thinkers by popular news magazine

Dr. B. Jayant Baliga, Distinguished University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University and a recent winner of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, has been named one of India's top thinkers by India Today magazine. 

Nov 15, 2011

Siemens establishes power engineering partnership with NC State

Siemens has established a partnership with North Carolina State University that bolsters NC State’s power engineering research and education efforts. 

Oct 13, 2011

Powering ahead

NC State develops a first-of-its-kind professional science master’s degree in electric power systems engineering. 

Sep 13, 2011

Steer named one of the South’s Most Creative Teachers

Michael Steer, Lampe Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been named one of the “Most Creative Teachers in the South” by Oxford American magazine. 

Sep 13, 2011

Escuti wins presidential award for young scientists and engineers

A North Carolina State University engineering professor has won the US government’s top award for early-career scientists and engineers. 

Mar 8, 2011

Chakrabortty selected for NSF CAREER Award

Dr. Aranya Chakrabortty, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award is one of the highest honors given by the NSF to young university faculty in science and engineering. 

Mar 7, 2011

ABB gift creates $1.2 million power engineering initiative at NC State

ABB’s North American headquarters has made a gift to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to support power engineering research and education at North Carolina State University. The $1.2 million initiative, which includes a $632,000 commitment over five years from ABB plus anticipated state and private matching grants, aims to strengthen the organizations’ cooperative research in electric power technologies and aid ABB’s recruiting of top engineering professionals. 

Dec 21, 2010

Alumnus establishes electrical engineering scholarship at NC State

A North Carolina State University engineering alumnus and his wife have established a $50,000 scholarship endowment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to help attract promising students to the program. 

Dec 2, 2010

Baliga inducted into Electronic Design Engineering Hall of Fame

Dr. B. Jayant Baliga, Distinguished University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the Power Semiconductor Research Center (PSRC) at North Carolina State University, has been inducted into the 2010 class of the Electronic Design Engineering Hall of Fame.