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Fall/Winter 2016

Two ASSIST researchers in lab.

Sep 23, 2016

Something to build on

Year four saw breakthroughs and new directions in research for the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST). 

Sep 23, 2016

Narayanaswamy wins Air Force Young Investigator Research Program award

Dr. Venkateswaran Narayanaswamy, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, received a Young Investigator Research Program award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). 

Sep 23, 2016

Dickey receives ASEE research award

Dr. Michael Dickey, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, was awarded the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Curtis W. McGraw Research Award for 2016. 

Sep 23, 2016

Allbritton receives national award in chemical instrumentation

Dr. Nancy Allbritton, Kenan Distinguished Professor and chair of the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, received the 2016 American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Instrumentation at the 252nd ACS National Meeting and Exposition in August. 
From left, Drs. Srikanth Patala, Alper Bozkurt, Edgar Lobaton, Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang, Brina Montoya, Chih-Hao Chang, and Brendan O’Connor

Sep 23, 2016

Seven faculty members earn NSF CAREER awards

Seven young faculty members in the College have been chosen to receive Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). 
Image of researcher in lab (iStock).

Sep 23, 2016

NC State selected for new manufacturing innovation hub

Faculty members in the College will help lead the Southeast hub for a new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (SMII) that aims to spur technological innovation to improve the efficiency of advanced manufacturing in the United States. 
Dr. Ayman Hawari, left, director of NC State's Nuclear Reactor Program, provides Dr. Tran Chi Thanh, president of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute, with a tour of the PULSTAR reactor on NC State's campus.

Sep 23, 2016

NC State engineers will help further civilian nuclear energy in Vietnam

Training from faculty members in the Department of Nuclear Engineering is part of an agreement on civil nuclear clean energy cooperation signed by leaders in the United States and Vietnam. In 2014, the two countries signed an agreement under Section 123 of the Atomic Act that opened the door to nuclear trade and cooperation. An… 
Graphic: When the composite is exposed to wavelengths of radiation, the GaOOH responds by heating up and emitting light.

Sep 23, 2016

Researchers can tune mechanical properties of radiation-sensitive material for biomedical use

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at NC State has developed a composite material that emits light and heat when exposed to specific wavelengths of radiation and that can be customized to have specific mechanical characteristics. The composite holds promise for use in biomedical imaging, drug delivery and therapeutic treatments. 
Telescopes created in the Precision Engineering Consortium (PEC) will help NASA scientists gain a better understanding of star formation.

Sep 23, 2016

Engineering researchers help NASA learn more from the stars

Telescopes created in the Precision Engineering Consortium (PEC) will help NASA scientists gain a better understanding of star formation.