Distinguished Professorship

Sep 1, 2020

Chemistry Researchers Receive $3.3M as Part of New Solar Energy Center

Felix (Phil) Castellano and three other NC State researchers are part of a team that recently received U.S. Department of Energy funding to establish a research center to advance artificial photosynthesis for the production of fuels from sunlight. The team, which includes investigators at six institutions, will use the $3.3 million to be received over five years for their work with the Center for Hybrid Approaches in Solar Energy to Liquid Fuels (CHASE). Castellano is a professor of chemistry and Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Chair. 

Sep 1, 2020

A Simple Wearable Microfluidic Patch Allows Long-term Sweat Biomarker Monitoring

NC State professors Orlin Velev and Michael Dickey, alum Timothy Shay (Ph.D. ’17) and Ph.D. candidate Tamoghna Saha have developed a paper-based device that serves as a model of wearables that can collect, transport and analyze sweat in next-generation wearables technology. Velev is the S. Frank and Doris Culberson Distinguished Professor and Dickey is the Alcoa Professor and a University Faculty Scholar in the College of Engineering. 

Aug 25, 2020

A New Approach to Ultrasound Imaging

NC State researchers have demonstrated a new technique for creating ultrasound images. The novel approach is substantially simpler than existing techniques and could significantly drive down technology costs. Co-corresponding authors of a paper on the work are Xiaoning Jiang, a Duncan Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Franky So, Walter and Ida Freeman Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. 

Aug 25, 2020

Risks Can Be Leveraged as Opportunities in the Post-COVID ‘New Normal’

Mark Beasley, director of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative and KPMG professor of accounting, and Frank Buckless, Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Dean of Poole College, hosted the inaugural Virtual Thought Leadership Series event, Strategies of the New Normal: Lessons from Risk Management. The discussion took a look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and how companies can implement ERM processes into their business plans to navigate huge volumes of risks as they look toward a post-pandemic world. 

Aug 18, 2020

Hall Selected to Receive the AIChE Margaret H. Rousseau Pioneer Award

Carol K. Hall, NC State's Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been selected to receive the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Margaret H. Rousseau Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement by a Woman Chemical Engineer for 2020. This award is presented to a woman who “has made significant contributions to chemical engineering research or practice over the course of her career” and is in recognition of the awardee’s efforts in raising the visibility of women engineers and paving the way for women to have a greater impact in the discipline. 

Aug 18, 2020

New Program Drives Research and Training in Chemistry and Life Sciences

A new program led by the College of Sciences is bringing together 40 faculty from across NC State to focus on innovative research and training at the intersection of chemistry and life sciences. The Chemistry of Life program will seed innovative, interdisciplinary research projects in molecular-focused areas ranging from synthetic chemistry and synthetic biology to chemical biology and biochemistry. Joshua Pierce, LORD Corporation Distinguished Scholar and associate professor of chemistry, led its development. 

Aug 18, 2020

Friday Institute Executive Director Hiller Spires Explains How Education Differs Around the World

Despite similar aspirations, education can look drastically different from country to country. It's important that teachers in North Carolina understand different cultures and educational contexts, to serve all the children in their classrooms, as Hiller Spires, PhD, executive director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Literacy Education, explains. 

Aug 18, 2020

Researchers Identify MicroRNA That Shows Promise for Hair Regrowth

A research team led by Ke Cheng, Randall B. Terry Jr. Distinguished Professor in Regenerative Medicine at NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has identified a microRNA (miRNA) that could promote hair regeneration and be a candidate for future drug development. 

Aug 11, 2020

‘Map’ of Sweet Potato Genome to Improve Breeding Efforts

When it comes to certain aspects of genetics, sweet potatoes are a lot more complicated than humans. But NC State scientists have created complex genetic maps enabling them to untangle which genes are associated with economically important traits such as higher yield and disease resistance. In other words, their genetic maps may lead to better sweet potatoes. Learn more about the research of scholars including Zhao-Bang Zeng, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of horticultural science. 

Aug 11, 2020

Curious, Creative, Connected, Caring

Throughout his NC State career, engineer and Philip Morris Professor Mike Boyette has used these four C’s as a guide for transforming North Carolina agriculture and cultivating a cadre of alumni committed to making a difference.