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Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards go to Zhu and Kim

Fall/Winter 2015

Students in the MES program

Oct 6, 2015

MES program produces homegrown engineers Down East

Ramsey Davis has gone from helping his family’s boat-building business as a teenager to performing structural analysis on Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jets, and he was able to stay in eastern North Carolina the entire time thanks to the College’s Mechanical Engineering Systems (MES) program.

Oct 6, 2015

More accurate readings without the goop

A new wearable sensor that uses silver nanowires to monitor electrophysiological signals such as electrocardiography (EKG) or electromyography (EMG) offers improved vital sign readings.

Parry, fifth from left, was one of 14 award winners.

Oct 6, 2015

Engineering Place’s Parry receives Presidential Award

Elizabeth Parry, a partnership coordinator with The Engineering Place, was one of 14 to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) during a visit to the White House in June.
VIB campers (l-r) Zoe Groves, Elijah Anderson and Lewis Jackson present one of their engineering activities to fellow campers.

Oct 6, 2015

Campers with visual impairments showcase their engineering talents

In a camp closing ceremony on July 24, nine high school students with visual impairments presented their engineering capstone projects to an impressed audience.
Dr. Johnson Akinleye, left, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at NC Central, shakes hands with Dr. Warwick Arden, provost and executive vice chancellor at NC State.

Oct 6, 2015

Engineering partners with NC Central to create dual degree program

A new 3-plus-2 degree gives students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree in physics from NC Central University and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from NC State.
Dr. Jay Baliga

Oct 6, 2015

Baliga receives Global Energy Prize

Dr. Jayant Baliga, Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering and founding director of NC State University’s Power Semiconductor Research Center, joined Dr. Shuji Nakamura, a professor at UC Santa Barbara and a 2014 winner of a Nobel Prize for Physics, as 2015 winners of the Global Energy Prize.

Oct 6, 2015

Hale and Klang win Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Awards

Dr. Andrew Hale, professor and coordinator of undergraduate academic programs in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and Dr. Eric Klang, an associate professor and faculty advisor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, were named the 2015 winners of the Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award.

Oct 6, 2015

Outstanding Teacher Awards given to Chang and Heckman

Dr. Chih-Hao Chang and Dr. Sarah Heckman received Outstanding Teacher Awards during the College’s spring faculty meeting.

Oct 6, 2015

Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards go to Zhu and Kim

Dr. Yong Zhu, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Dr. Youngsoo “Richard” Kim, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, were presented with the 2015 Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards.