College of Engineering

Jul 22, 2024

Woodson’s Work Is His Legacy

Chancellor Randy Woodson has announced that he will retire on June 30, 2025, kicking off an era of transition for a campus that has thrived under his leadership — especially when it comes to how philanthropic support powers the university. 

Jul 9, 2024

N.C. PSI Advances AI for Agriculture

With new tools and new projects, researchers with the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative will help producers use artificial intelligence for increased agricultural yields, efficiency and sustainability. 

Jul 9, 2024

NC Space Grant Announces 2024-25 Faculty Research Grant Recipients

North Carolina Space Grant is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024-25 Faculty Research Grants, which were created to encourage faculty pursuing research aligned with NASA’s Mission Directorates. The one-year grant will help the selected faculty members make research contributions to the STEM field through the examination of topics in astrophysics, engineering and more. 

Jun 17, 2024

The Right Way To Ask Someone for a Million Dollars, According to a Fundraiser Who Does It for a Living

Wanda Urbanska, director of philanthropy for NC State’s College of Engineering, weighs in on how the same basic rules apply no matter what you’re raising money for. 

Jun 3, 2024

Bezos Earth Fund Grant Creates Sustainable Protein Research Hub at NC State

The Bezos Earth Fund recently awarded NC State $30 million over five years to lead a center of excellence to create a biomanufacturing hub for dietary proteins that are environmentally friendly, healthy, tasty and affordable. Rohan Shirwaiker, James T. Ryan Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at NC State, is the principal investigator on the grant and co-director of the resulting Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein. 

Jun 3, 2024

Misra Named Head of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Veena Misra has been named as the permanent head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Misra is an M.C. Dean Distinguished University Professor in ECE and a three-time graduate of the department. 

May 20, 2024

Oralkan, Augustyn Receive Alcoa Research Awards

Omer Oralkan, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Veronica Augustyn, associate professor and Jake and Jennifer Hooks Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, have been honored for their research work by the College of Engineering with Alcoa Foundation Awards. 

May 13, 2024

Propelled Toward Success

Growing up in Apex, North Carolina, Kelton Phillips never gave engineering much thought. Buoyed by the John Estes Conway Scholarship and the Doug and Whitney Yates Scholarship, he just graduated from NC State as an engineer who will keep airplanes flying. 

May 13, 2024

Turning Obstacles Into Superpowers

A childhood spent aiming for the stars and four years as part of the Wolfpack are launching scholarship recipient Shaun Deardorff into a future filled with sky-high possibilities. 

Apr 29, 2024

CHIPS Funding Fuels Two New Initiatives Backed by NC State

Fred Kish, the MC Dean Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the co-director of a brand-new regional innovation hub for wide bandgap semiconductors, which offer higher voltage and temperature capacity than traditional silicon chips. The hub, “Commercial Leap Ahead for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors” — or CLAWS, for short — is one of two initiatives funded through the CHIPS and Science Act that NC State will play a key role in.