Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

May 11, 2020

What they’re trained for

Biomedical engineers at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State respond to COVID-19 by teaming to speed the development of an emergency ventilator. 

Jul 9, 2013

New metallic bubble wrap offers big benefits over other protective materials

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new metallic bubble wrap that is lighter, stronger and more flexible than sheet metal and more heat- and chemical-resistant than plastic or other polymer-based bubble wraps. 

Apr 19, 2012

Chancellor Woodson visits College; tours Engineering Building III

Chancellor Randy Woodson was treated to a tour of North Carolina State University's newest engineering building and several of its laboratories on April 4. 

Nov 21, 2011

Yuan Named NC State Langley Professor at NIA

North Carolina State University has named Dr. Fuh-Gwo Yuan as Samuel P. Langley Professor in the NCSU Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), in Hampton, Va. 

Nov 9, 2011

NC State lands $1.4 million DOE energy efficiency training grant

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding North Carolina State University $1.4 million over five years to continue training students to become the nation’s next industrial energy efficiency engineering experts. 

Oct 17, 2011

Craven County man returns home to help keep America flying

Bryan Nobles has engineered a rewarding career for himself close to home. The 24-year-old New Bern man earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from N.C. State University through NCSU’s 2+2 partnership with Craven Community College. 

Mar 8, 2011

NC State engineer shaves head to benefit kids with cancer

After years of growing out his hair, Dr. Eric Klang, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University, shaved his head for childhood cancer research on March 5. 

Mar 4, 2011

Ferguson named CAREER Award winner

Dr. Scott M. Ferguson, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award, known as the NSF CAREER Award, is one of the highest honors given by NSF to young faculty in science and engineering. 

Nov 12, 2010

Summer in Suzhou

David Simpson, a junior mechanical engineering major at North Carolina State University, was thrilled as he stood with his classmates in the Caterpillar plant in Suzhou, China.