interdisciplinary
![Two researchers appear as silhouettes in front of a screen showing a digital heat map filled with greens, blues, reds, oranges and various other shades of colors.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/earthobservation-596-1500x844-1.jpg)
Faculty clusters fuel a culture of excellence at NC State
![In this photo, the top of the Belltower is framed by fall foliage.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/belltowerora.jpg)
BME’s Ke Cheng named Executive Director of Interdisciplinary Scholarship
![Carbon nanotube material wound around a tube.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cnt-wound.jpg)
Flexible material shows potential for use in fabrics to heat, cool
![Cherry tomatoes](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cherrytomatoes1500.jpg)
Plant aid: A GRIP4PSI big-data project to detect plant diseases faster
![Aerial of tractor spraying fields at Lake Wheeler farms.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/aerial.farm_.1500x844.jpg)