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NC State hosts National Academy of Engineering regional meeting

National Academy of Engineering (NAE)

Sep 26, 2023

Unraveling the stars: Grace Kiel’s journey to the Grand Challenges of Engineering

In the heart of North Carolina, amid the lush green campus of North Carolina State University, there’s a young and ambitious undergraduate junior named Grace… 
Benny Freeman dressed in a shirt and tie standing in front of a brick building. A light brown text box is superimposed over bottom of image stating "Congratulations Benny Freeman" with the National Academy of Engineering logo on the left side.

Mar 1, 2023

CBE alumnus and former faculty member elected to National Academy of Engineering

CBE graduate and former CBE faculty member Professor Benny D. Freeman (B.S. ‘83) has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). 
The NC State Belltower against a blue sky, with flowering trees in the foreground

Feb 21, 2023

Two alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering

Jim Goodnight and Greg Washington are recognized for their outstanding contributions to engineering. The NC State alumni will be inducted into the prestigious organization Oct. 1. 
John Palmour, second from right, speaks during a panel discussion at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on NC State's Centennial Campus in October 2022.

Nov 18, 2022

College mourns loss of John Palmour

The College of Engineering notes with great sadness the death of John Palmour, an alumnus of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and founder of local companies Cree, Inc. and Wolfspeed. Palmour died on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. He was 62. 
An artist's rendering of an aerial view of the to-be-built Wolfspeed plant.

Oct 20, 2022

Wolfspeed ahead: an NC State spinoff powers the future

The company that pioneered LED lighting now looks to improve the efficiency and performance of electric vehicles and other high-power applications. Meet the people building the world’s largest silicon carbide manufacturing facility in Chatham County. 
Perry (fifth from left) with the E101 class in Prague.

Jun 21, 2022

MSE undergrad selected as Grand Challenges Scholar

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is excited to announce Perry Berlin as a Grand Challenges Scholar! Perry is a second-year undergraduate in MSE and joins an elite association of high-achieving engineering students across the nation who are working together to face the Grand Challenges of Engineering in the 21st century. 
NC State gateway at sunset.

Mar 14, 2022

COE alumnus, former faculty member named as National Academy of Engineering members

Two new members of the most recent class of National Academy of Engineering members have ties to the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. Election to NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. 
James Lester standing behind computer modeled illustration of molecular structures.

Oct 28, 2021

A new way to learn

In Crystal Island: EcoJourneys, a narrative-based virtual learning environment designed by researchers in NC State’s Department of Computer Science (CSC), middle school students travel to a fictional island in the Philippines. While there, they encounter a dilemma: a local fish farm is reporting that tilapia are becoming sick at an alarming rate. It’s a complex problem… 
National Academy Regional Meeting speaker

Mar 20, 2020

NC State hosts National Academy of Engineering regional meeting

The College of Engineering hosted a regional meeting of the National Academy of Engineering on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on N.C. State’s Centennial Campus. The event’s theme was Engineering Therapies for the Future and included talks by a number of leading minds in academia and industry on the future of medicine.