materials science and engineering

Students get hands-on experience with reflective markers used for motion capture in the Biomedical Engineering Gait Lab at NC State.

May 30, 2019

Building bridges to biomechanics

National Biomechanics Day gives STEM students a unique opportunity to learn about the field and interact with NC State scientists.

Neil Baugh leaning over his lab bench, smiling at the camera.

May 21, 2019

Proving ground

Undergraduate researcher Neil Baugh has immersed himself in some of the coolest research in higher education, from soft robotics to nanomaterials. Thanks to a Goldwater Scholarship, he has plenty more to think and do.

2019 Celebration of Faculty Excellence Award Winners

May 8, 2019

NC State honors outstanding faculty

NC State honored more than 30 faculty members, including Dean Louis Martin-Vega and other engineering faculty members, for their outstanding contributions to the university community during the 2019 Celebration of Faculty Excellence on May 1. The annual event honors faculty who have won prestigious state, national and international awards and created new knowledge and advancements in their respective disciplines.

May 1, 2019

Three College of Engineering students win Goldwater Scholarships

Three students in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University have received the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.

Apr 26, 2019

New method turns carbon fibers and nanotubes into diamond fibers

New research from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) has demonstrated a technique that converts carbon fibers and nanotubes into diamond fibers at ambient temperature and pressure in air using a pulsed laser method.

Apr 25, 2019

Engineering graduate student wins Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Federico Scurti, a Ph.D. candidate in North Carolina State University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), has won a $15,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for his work in enabling applications of high temperature superconductors (HTS), specifically for inventions to detect and prevent HTS failure.

Mar 12, 2019

Amoah receives first place for presentation at FOM Workshop

On January 29, ORaCEL (Organic and Carbon Electronics Labs) at NC State University held the Future of Materials Workshop at Talley Student Union on NC State’s campus. The aim of the workshop was to “address the grand challenges facing the next generation of functional materials by fostering collaborative activities that harness a wide-range of research tools and intellectual resources within the Research Triangle area.”

Feb 25, 2019

Researchers engineer a tougher fiber

Researchers have developed a fiber that combines the elasticity of rubber with the strength of a metal.

Early morning sun cuts across the Memorial Belltower and Fall colors.

Feb 19, 2019

Veronica Augustyn named Sloan Research Fellow

Veronica Augustyn has been awarded a 2019 Sloan Research Fellowship.