Distinguished Professorship

Nov 17, 2020

Coming Out of the Shell: North Carolina Peanuts

Dr. George Washington Carver, renowned researcher at Tuskegee Institute (now known as Tuskegee University), discovered more than 300 uses for the peanut plant in the early 1900s, many of which still apply today. NC State scientists such as David Jordan, William Neal Reynolds Professor and Extension peanut specialist, are doing their part to continue that legacy and support our farmers. 

Nov 10, 2020

Grant Continues Support of Crop DNA Replication Research

Two NC State professors recently received a three-year, $3.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to continue their work of 17 years unraveling how plants control DNA replication and how this influences agronomic traits. Linda Hanley-Bowdoin, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology, is the lead investigator on the grant. Bill Thompson, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, is the co-investigator. 

Oct 27, 2020

Industrial Hemp: A More Sustainable Option for the Hygiene Industry

Researchers at NC State’s College of Natural Resources — including Hasan Jameel, Jordan Family Distinguished Professor of Natural Resources Innovation — are using industrial hemp to develop tissue paper products and nanocellulose materials, a move that could help transform the hygiene industry and make it more sustainable while providing new economic opportunities for agriculture and farming communities. 

Oct 27, 2020

Researchers Eye a System That Uses Marine Microplastics to Get Rid of Marine Microplastics

Researchers from NC State and Cornell are working to develop a self-sustaining system that uses microplastics, tiny particles of plastic, to capture more microplastics. Among the investigators are Carol Hall, NC State's Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Orlin Velev, the university's S. Frank and Doris Culberson Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. 

Oct 13, 2020

Inside ABB and NC State’s Decadeslong Partnership

This year marks 30 years since a productive relationship between ABB and NC State began. Over the decades the partnership has grown, playing a critical role in the university's research advancements focused on smart energy — working to improve the reliability and reducing the cost and environmental impact of electric power systems. One immediate outcome of the partnership was establishment of the ABB Distinguished Professorship, currently held by Iqbal Husain of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, who serves as director of the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center. 

Oct 6, 2020

Manufacturing and Medicine Team Up to Save Dog

The Center for Additive Manufacturing and Logistics, College of Veterinary Medicine and industry partner Materialise worked together to perform a miraculous procedure that saved the life of a Great Pyrenees and furthered medical research and the use of 3D-printing technology. Ola Harrysson, Edward P. Fitts Distinguished Professor in Industrial Engineering, is director of the center. 

Sep 29, 2020

Finding the Best Way to Get COVID-19 Test Kits Where They’re Needed

Researchers are developing a computational model that can be used to identify the best allocation plans for distributing COVID-19 test kits to hospitals, clinics and relevant state agencies. The work is being done with support from a one-year, $600,000 grant from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL). Principal investigator is Rob Handfield, Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management in NC State’s Poole College of Management. 

Sep 15, 2020

NC State Receives $2.5M to Drive Research in Artificial Intelligence and Oceanography

Ruoying He, Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is among a group of scientists recently awarded a major National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for a new research institute on artificial intelligence (AI) and environmental prediction. 

Sep 8, 2020

Khan and Dickey Honored for Their Research Achievements

Saad Khan and Michael Dickey of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering recently received important honors for their research achievements. Khan is the INVISTA Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and director of the CBE graduate program. Dickey is the Alcoa Professor and a University Faculty Scholar who has done extensive work mentoring students. 

Sep 1, 2020

Moving Out, Moving In, Moving Forward

Learn more about the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering's move into Centennial Campus' newest building, Fitts-Woolard Hall. One of the first areas to be shifted in August was the Construction, Materials and Mechanics Laboratory, usually referred to simply as Mann 100. David Johnston, Edward I. Weisiger Distinguished Professor Emeritus, has been overseeing the move.