Spring/Summer 2019
![coal ash spilling into river](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/montoya-coal-ash-2019-header.jpg)
Research looks to bacteria to help prevent coal ash spills
![Diamond nanorods](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/diamond-nanorods.jpg)
New method turns carbon fibers and nanotubes into diamond fibers
A new kind of campus
![Rhett and Link returned to NC State Saturday to speak to a sold-out crowd in Hunt Auditorium on NC State’s Centennial Campus, talking about their non-traditional path into entertainment and their advice for students. (Photo: October 2018)](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Rhett-Link.jpg)
Engineering alumni, YouTube stars return to campus
Ph.D. graduate balances research, minority mentorship — and wins game show
Faculty highlights
![At the Topping Off Celebration, the high beam, which sits at the top of an elevator shaft in the building, was painted white. It was placed on two NC State red saddle horses on the morning of the 12th, and workers and NC State students, faculty and administrators were invited to sign it.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/high-beam.jpg)
Crown Jewel
![Artist rendering of Fitts-Woolard Hall](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/6169_N27_medium-EB-Oval.jpg)
With hopes of new innovation, alumni and friends of the College share why they support Fitts-Woolard Hall
![The College of Engineering at North Carolina State University bestowed the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus award on Suzanne Gordon, Peter Lehrer, Gil West, and Alan Weinberg.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/KM_ColEng_DEA_6703-2018.jpg)