Fall/Winter 2016
![Two ASSIST researchers in lab.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ec-mag2016fall-assist.png)
Something to build on
Narayanaswamy wins Air Force Young Investigator Research Program award
Dickey receives ASEE research award
Allbritton receives national award in chemical instrumentation
![From left, Drs. Srikanth Patala, Alper Bozkurt, Edgar Lobaton, Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang, Brina Montoya, Chih-Hao Chang, and Brendan O’Connor](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/career-winners2016.png)
Seven faculty members earn NSF CAREER awards
![Image of researcher in lab (iStock).](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ec-mag2016fall-istock.png)
NC State selected for new manufacturing innovation hub
![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.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/vietnam-visit.jpg)
NC State engineers will help further civilian nuclear energy in Vietnam
![Graphic: When the composite is exposed to wavelengths of radiation, the GaOOH responds by heating up and emitting light.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ec-mag2016fall-radiation.png)
Researchers can tune mechanical properties of radiation-sensitive material for biomedical use
![Telescopes created in the Precision Engineering Consortium (PEC) will help NASA scientists gain a better understanding of star formation.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ec-mag2016fall-stars.png)