textile engineering
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Military vet Justin Rigdon uses his expertise with specialized materials to keep military jets flying
![](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/summer-firex-2002-2-1.jpg)
Military veteran Marc Mathews’ career designing protective equipment took him all over the world
![](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/copy-of-img9617-edit-feature-small.jpg)
Senior Design students share progress, receive feedback during poster session
![Students work in a textile lab, writing on whiteboards and working in small groups at tables](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/tecs-senior-design3.jpg)
Where textiles meets STEM
![Morgan Mase sitting on concrete wall in front of building adorned with Tesla logo.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/pxl20210918003500411.jpg)
Textile engineering student helping to develop Tesla seat covers
![The wolf statue in front of Carter-Finley.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/athletics.jpeg)
Wolfpack Athletics hires engineering student as sustainability intern
![Memorial Bell Tower and spring flowers](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Belltower.Spring2017.6063.jpg)
NC State announces inaugural Goodnight Early Career Innovators
![Researchers are developing an armband that can track heart rate.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/jur-armband.jpg)
Study finds ideal placement, pressure for armband that could track heart rate
![Textile sensor can detect pressure points on the socket of a prosthetic limb.](https://engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sensor-patch-crop-scaled-1-e1612200579599.jpg)