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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. 

The exterior of Hunt Library

Oct 27, 2020

2020 Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professors Named

Sarah J. Carrier, Elizabeth C. Dickey, Ryan E. Emanuel and Jorge A. Piedrahita were recently recognized by the NC State Alumni Association for their outstanding graduate-level teaching. Each of them received a $4,000 award as part of the honor. 

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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. 

Stacks of packing boxes ready for moving Mann 100 contents.

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. 

closeup of tobacco crop

Sep 1, 2020

What a Changing Climate May Mean For Crop Pests

Alumni Association Distinguished Undergraduate Professor of Entomology Clyde Sorenson and other notable NC State faculty members weigh in on what the future holds for farmers in North Carolina and around the world. Of particular note are the effects that insects will have on agriculture here and abroad, as increasing carbon dioxide levels and unusual weather patterns will cause some species to thrive and others to go extinct. 

Phil Castellano working with lasers in his lab

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. 

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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. 

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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. 

Mark Beasley and Frank Buckless ist 6 feet apart at a table to record their session

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. 

Joshua PIerce in the lab

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.