Professorships

May 31, 2021

Dr. Olga Kleiankina Receives Prestigious Undergraduate Teaching Award

Associate teaching professor Olga Kleiankina, director of piano studies, became the Department of Music’s first-ever recipient of the Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award on April 13. 

May 10, 2021

New Catalyst Makes Styrene Manufacturing Cheaper, Greener

Chemical engineering researchers have developed a new catalyst that significantly increases yield in styrene manufacturing while simultaneously reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Fanxing Li, corresponding author of the work, is Alcoa Professor of Chemical Engineering at NC State. 

May 3, 2021

Hall Named the Worley H. Clark Jr. Distinguished University Professor in Engineering

Chancellor Randy Woodson has appointed Dr. Carol K. Hall to the distinguished professorship in the College of Engineering. Hall was one of the first women in the United States to be appointed to a chemical engineering faculty. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, serves as the Home Secretary of the Academy and has earned a long list of accolades during her distinguished career. 

Apr 19, 2021

Pericardial Injection Effective, Less Invasive Way To Get Regenerative Therapies to Heart

Injecting hydrogels containing stem cell or exosome therapeutics directly into the pericardial cavity could be a less invasive, less costly and more effective means of treating cardiac injury, according to new research from NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill. Ke Cheng, Randall B. Terry Jr. Distinguished Professor in Regenerative Medicine at NC State’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences and professor in the NC State/UNC-Chapel Hill Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, is a leader of the study. 

Apr 12, 2021

Faculty Members Chosen to Receive Holladay Medals

Bob Kelly, Alcoa Professor of Chemical Engineering and director of the Biotechnology Program, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is one of the recipients of NC State’s highest honor. 

Apr 12, 2021

Wolfpack Writers: Irwin Morris

Irwin Morris is the executive director of NC State’s School of Public and International Affairs and the William T. Kretzer Distinguished Professor of Humanities. His new book, Movers and Stayers, explores how migratory patterns play a significant role in politics — and why urbanization is driving polarization in the South. 

Mar 29, 2021

Progress at the Pump

Professor Sunkyu Park, who has deep NC State roots, is working to turn waste from the pulp and paper industry into the biofuel of the future. Boosted by private support, his research could revolutionize the energy industry — in more ways than one. 

Mar 29, 2021

N.C. ‘Economic Oracle’ to Retire This Month

As a William Neal Reynolds Professor in NC State’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Mike Walden is leaving a post that involved teaching, research and Extension education. Walden has been the go-to agricultural economist in North Carolina for 43 years, and even though he retires on March 31, he has pledged to continue doing that. 

Mar 8, 2021

Researchers Demonstrate Self-Sterilizing Polymers Work Against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers from NC State, Boston University and Kraton Corporation have demonstrated a family of self-sterilizing polymers that are effective at inactivating coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Richard Spontak, a Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a professor of materials science and engineering at NC State, is co-author of a paper on the work accepted for publication in Advanced Science. 

Mar 8, 2021

SCPN Spotlight: Kofi Boone

Kofi Boone is a University Faculty Scholar and professor in the College of Design’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. Boone’s work explores the intersection of landscape architecture and environmental justice with specializations in democratic design, digital media and interpreting cultural landscapes.