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mechanical and aerospace engineering

Brooke Wages

Jun 29, 2016

Young alumnus commemorates her MEP roots

Brooke Wages gives back to the program that gave so much to her: the College’s Minority Engineering Programs. 

Jun 24, 2016

Researchers devise new tool to measure polarization of light

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new tool for detecting and measuring the polarization of light based on a single spatial sampling of the light, rather than the multiple samples required by previous technologies. 

Jun 15, 2016

Bioactive film improves how implants bond with bone in animal Study

Researchers have developed a technique for coating polymer implants with a bioactive film that significantly increases bonding between the implant and surrounding bone in an animal model. 

May 25, 2016

Engineered for speed

NC State-trained engineers are an integral part of North Carolina's Speed Month, when NASCAR comes to its native ground for big races at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Drivers and race teams rely on advanced science and the mechanical and aerodynamic engineering principles. 

Dr. Venkateswaran Narayanaswamy

May 11, 2016

Narayanaswamy wins prestigious Air Force Young Investigator Research Program award

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

May 4, 2016

Edwards named Angel Family Distinguished Professor

Dr. Jack R. Edwards has been named the Angel Family Distinguished Professor in the Department Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University. 

Apr 7, 2016

Metal foam obliterates bullets – and that’s just the beginning

Composite metal foams are tough enough to turn an armor-piercing bullet into dust on impact. Given that these foams are also lighter than metal plating, the material has obvious implications for creating new types of body and vehicle armor – and that’s just the beginning of its potential uses. 

Mar 11, 2016

Chang receives NSF CAREER award

Dr. Chih-Hao Chang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his research proposal, “Three-Dimensional Nanolithography with Inexpensive Hardware.” 

Mar 11, 2016

Huang receives NSF CAREER Award

Dr. Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her research proposal, “Restoring Function in Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Unraveling the Structural Mechanics of Venous Valve Tissues.”