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Baliga Wins Millennium Technology Prize

College of Engineering

The delegation and representatives from NC State at the North Carolina Executive Mansion.

Jun 16, 2025

Taiwan Delegation, NC State College of Engineering Convene on Semiconductor Innovation

The College of Engineering welcomed a distinguished Taiwanese delegation last month for a campus visit that centered on the Commercial Leap Ahead for Wide-bandgap Semiconductors (CLAWS) as the U.S. and Taiwan explore potential partnerships to advance semiconductors and microelectronics innovation and manufacturing. John Muth, Progress Energy Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, serves as director of CLAWS.
Microplastics in the ocean

Jun 3, 2025

Microcleaners to Catch Microplastics

NC State researchers have shown that an integrated system leveraging unique materials could be used to capture and remove microplastics from bodies of water. Orlin Velev, the S. Frank and Doris Culberson Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the paper’s corresponding author.
David W. Johnston

May 27, 2025

Johnston Named ASCE Distinguished Member

David W. Johnston, Edward I. Weisiger Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the College of Engineering’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, has been named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This high honor — only 12 of the group’s 160,000 members can be recognized in this way each year — acknowledges Johnston’s impactful contributions to construction engineering research, education and licensure.
B. Jayant Baliga speaks after receiving the Millennium Technology Prize (Photo credit: Millennium Technology Prize/Technology Academy Finland).

May 27, 2025

Triangle Finnish Association Honors Baliga

The Triangle Finnish Association and Duke University recently hosted a special event in honor of B. Jayant Baliga, the Progress Energy Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State. Baliga earned Finland’s 2024 Millennium Technology Prize for his invention, development and commercialization of an energy-saving semiconductor switch he invented in 1980 as a researcher at General Electric.
From left. Fred Kish, Stan Cheung and Jonathan Wierer.

May 27, 2025

NC State ECE Researchers Secure DARPA Funding for New Project

Researchers from the College of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have secured a three-year, $5 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) aimed at improving energy-efficient communications for a variety of applications. Team leaders include co-principal investigator Fred Kish, MC Dean Distinguished Professor.
William Enck

May 20, 2025

William Enck Named Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Security Sciences

William Enck, a faculty member in the College of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science since 2011, has been named the Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Security Sciences. This generous investment by Dr. Jim and Mrs. Ann Goodnight will further his work by funding research into new areas, creating undergraduate and graduate education experiences and more.
From left: Jan Genzer, Jim Pfaendtner and Krista Walton.

Apr 15, 2025

Three CBE Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows

Two current Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) faculty members and one incoming faculty member in CBE have been named 2024 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Wolf Plaza howling wolf statue, as seen from behind

Apr 8, 2025

Albert Keung Named Integrative Sciences Initiative Director of Biotechnology Programs

Albert Keung has been named director of biotechnology programs for the Integrative Sciences Initiative in the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs, effective March 1. Keung is the Goodnight Distinguished Scholar in Innovation in Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering and an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
The system that captures microplastics from water functions in a single cycle. Image courtesy of Orlin Velev, NC State University.

Apr 8, 2025

New Water Microcleaners Self-Disperse, Capture Microplastics and Float Up for Removal

In a new paper, researchers at NC State including Orlin Velev, S. Frank and Doris Culberson Distinguished Professor in the College of Engineering, show proof of concept for a system that, in a single cycle, actively removes microplastics from water.
B. Jayant Baliga standing in a room of seated people.

Apr 8, 2025

Baliga Wins Millennium Technology Prize

B. Jayant Baliga, the Progress Energy Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State, was awarded the Millennium Technology Prize in October 2024 for the invention, development and commercialization of the insulated gate bipolar transistor, an energy-saving semiconductor switch he invented in 1980.