electrical engineering

Sep 23, 2020

NC State graduate and astronaut Christina Koch makes Time Magazine’s top 100 most influential people

Every year, Time Magazine creates a list of the top 100 most influential people across the globe. This year, NC State graduate Christina Koch made that list for participating in the first all-female spacewalk. 

Apr 23, 2020

Engineering alumna returns to Earth after historic flight

After a record-shattering 328 days, 13 hours and 58 minutes on the space station, with 5,248 orbits around the Earth and 139,053,992 miles traveled, Koch returned to her home planet on Feb. 6, a few days after celebrating her 41st birthday among the stars. 

Sep 11, 2019

Meet the first-year class for 2019

NC State’s newest class has landed on campus — and they’re already hitting the Brickyard running. Get to know four new arrivals. 

Apr 26, 2019

Alumna blasts off for the ISS

Engineering graduate Christina Hammock Koch launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan on March 14, bound for the International Space Station. 

Apr 26, 2019

University names building for Irwin Holmes, groundbreaking engineer

There was a time not too long ago when Irwin Holmes, Jr. would not have been allowed to attend classes at NC State. In fall 2018, the University named a building for him. 

Apr 8, 2019

Meet winners of NC State’s 2019 Sustainability Awards

Here are this year’s honorees for outstanding sustainability achievements. 

Mar 12, 2019

Blasting off into history

Three-time NC State graduate Christina Hammock Koch takes off for the International Space Station on March 14. She plans to conduct experiments on various subjects — and make history. 

Feb 21, 2019

A legacy supports student artist-engineers

David and Judi Wilkinson have been members of the Arts NC State community for decades. In 2018, David and Judi chose to establish the Pearsall-Wilkinson Scholarship Endowment with a major gift. The endowment supports College of Engineering students’ participation in Arts NC State. 

Feb 4, 2019

Meet Cyrus Rad

Cyrus Rad who studied abroad in France answers questions about his experience.