Fall/Winter 2021

Oct 28, 2021

Faculty highlights

Six receive NSF CAREER Awards Six faculty members from the College and affiliated engineering departments in other colleges at NC State received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF CAREER Award is one of the most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty members who exemplify the role of…

Veronica Cateté standing outside holding her award next to an sculpture of a wolf.

Oct 28, 2021

‘A force for good in the world’: Veronica Cateté honored with 2020 Erskine B. Bowles Staff Service Award

Veronica Cateté, a research scientist in the Department of Computer Science (CSC) at NC State, received the most prestigious honor awarded by the UNC Staff Assembly — the 2020 Erskine B. Bowles Staff Service Award.

Anton Ipsen at the 2021 Olympic Games standing in behind two cartoon figures.

Oct 28, 2021

From the Olympics to MIT

For Anton Ipsen, industrial and systems engineering ‘19, competing in the Olympics for the second time was no less exciting than the first.

Latex-gloved hands holding a clear hydrogel.

Oct 28, 2021

Using liquid metal to turn motion into electricity — even underwater

NC State researchers have created a soft and stretchable device that converts movement into electricity and can work in wet environments.

A robotic hand (left) touching index finger of human hand (right) through a membrane on a blue and black background.

Oct 28, 2021

New law of physics helps humans and robots grasp the friction of touch

Researchers have now discovered a new law of physics that accounts for this type of friction, which should advance a wide range of robotic technologies.

Closeup of hand with flexible circuit around the index finger.

Oct 28, 2021

ASSIST Center looks to a self-sufficient future

Nine years in, the Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) has continued to lead the way in developing flexible, self-powering and wearable devices that will help both physicians and patients in monitoring human health across fields.

Oct 28, 2021

College looks to expand Grand Challenges Scholars program

The College of Engineering’s Grand Challenges Scholars program is growing — and a new position will help to manage and expand it.

Picture within a picture of enlarged portion of plant with patch sensor.

Oct 28, 2021

Plant patch enables continuous monitoring for crop diseases

A new patch that plants can “wear” monitors continuously for diseases and other stresses, such as crop damage or extreme heat.

An older black and white photo of Hubert Winston at work in the lab.

Oct 28, 2021

College’s first African American faculty member is still a part of the department that he loves

Hubert Winston, associate professor emeritus of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been affiliated with NC State for more than 45 years.