Professorships

Jan 28, 2020

Two Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Members Named Distinguished Professors

NC State has named two College of Humanities and Social Sciences faculty members as distinguished professors, a title bestowed on scholars who are considered to be at the top of their fields and whose work is known nationally and internationally. Communication professor Joann Keyton and psychology professor Douglas J. Gillan both received the honor. 

Jan 21, 2020

Remembering Tom Banks

H. Thomas Banks, Distinguished University Professor, LeRoy B. Martin Jr. Distinguished Professor and associate director of the Center for Research in Scientific Computation, passed away at the age of 79 on Dec. 31. In addition to his exceptional scientific achievements, including over 550 peer-reviewed publications, a hallmark of Banks' intellectual efforts during his career was the education and training of young mathematicians and scientists. Indeed, more than 50 graduate students and 40 postdoctoral scholars have benefited from his scientific wisdom and mentorship. 

Jan 21, 2020

Fusing Disciplines, Transforming Graduate Education

The Agricultural Biotechnology in Food, Energy and Water Systems program is showing graduate students the full spectrum of issues in biotech and genetic engineering, from the lab, to the field, to the public square. And it’s an approach that could inform how we seek solutions to other grand challenges, explains Jennifer Kuzma, Goodnight-NC GSK Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs and co-director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center. 

Jan 7, 2020

Two Faculty Named AAAS Fellows

Two NC State faculty members have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science: Carol K. Hall, Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Jacqueline Krim, Distinguished University Professor of Physics. Learn more about their extraordinary contributions to their fields. 

Jan 7, 2020

Fred Gould: My Journey to Interdisciplinary Research

Fred Gould, William Neal Reynolds University Distinguished Professor in NC State’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, is well known for his role in helping to create the Genetic Engineering and Society Center as well as leading two groundbreaking interdisciplinary graduate student training programs. He didn’t start his career integrating knowledge from different fields to tackle grand challenges, however. 

Dec 17, 2019

Allbritton and Ligler in Top 100 List of Analytical Scientists

The Analytical Scientist, a leading industry publication, announced its annual Power List. Two Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering faculty have been included: Frances Ligler, BME Lampe Distinguished Professor, and Nancy Allbritton, Kenan Distinguished Professor, who is soon stepping down as chair of the department to join the University of Washington, Seattle, as dean of its College of Engineering. 

Dec 17, 2019

12 New Minds on Campus

Irwin Morris, William T. Kretzer Distinguished Professor of Humanities, is among 144 new faculty and researchers who joined NC State this academic year. Meet Morris and 11 other new professors who think and do across NC State. 

Dec 10, 2019

Carbon Electronics Cluster Opens New Facility

NC State inaugurated a new carbon electronics laboratory in November, formally launching a state-of-the-art facility on Centennial Campus that brings together scientists and engineers from across the university to do cutting-edge work in this emerging field. The 6,000-square-foot Organic and Carbon Electronics Labs (ORaCEL) is part of the carbon electronics cluster, one of 20 such interdisciplinary groups in the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program. This cluster was launched by Harald Ade, Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics, and is currently co-led by Franky So, Walter and Ida Freeman Distinguished Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Phil Castellano, Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Chair in the Department of Chemistry. 

Dec 10, 2019

Three from NC State Named Fellows of Inventors Academy

Three NC State innovators in the fields of food safety and computer networking have been recognized by the National Academy of Inventors: Rodolphe Barrangou, Todd R. Klaenhammer Distinguished Professor in Probiotics Research; Kenneth R. Swartzel, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences; and Carlos Pignataro, an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Learn more about their work. 

Dec 3, 2019

Jon Carr Discusses the Success of NC State Entrepreneurship

Jon Carr, Jenkins Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship, was featured on WRAL during the On the Record segment to discuss the growth and success of entrepreneurship at NC State. NC State entrepreneurship start-ups have generated $1.2 billion in added income to the state economy and, currently, there are 31 start-up companies housed in the new NC State Entrepreneurship Garage.