Tag: College of Engineering

Jan 14, 2022

New Deanships Established Through Two Longstanding Partnerships with NC State

The College of Engineering and the College of Veterinary Medicine have each announced transformational gifts from long-term philanthropic leaders that will endow two new dean’s chairs at NC State. 

Jan 14, 2022

Fitts-Woolard Hall Named North Carolina ‘Public Project of the Year’

Fitts-Woolard Hall was recently named “Public Project of the Year” by Business North Carolina as part of the magazine’s annual Building North Carolina awards. The project, made possible in part by a $25 million gift from College of Engineering alumni Edward P. Fitts and Edgar S. Woolard, was recognized as one of seven top commercial developments across the state based on design, innovation and community impact. 

Dec 14, 2021

Focused on the Future

Meet December 2021 graduates who have made the most of every opportunity at NC State and are ready to explore their next chapter, including Park Scholar and ambassador for the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering department Georgia Burgess. 

Dec 14, 2021

Former Department Head E. Downey Brill Jr. Initiates Program To Establish Named Endowed Graduate Awards

Dr. Brill served as the head of the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) from 1988 to 2005 and retired from the department in 2019. Current Head Dr. Morton Barlaz has been working with Downey over the past 18 months to create a program that will initiate and incentivize the establishment of endowed graduate awards, enabling CCEE to offer multiyear supplemental awards to graduate students. 

Dec 7, 2021

Erik Dixon Named to Board of Trustees

An alumnus of the College of Engineering who is helping connect rural areas of North Carolina is the newest member of NC State’s governing board. 

Dec 7, 2021

Michael Dickey Receives 2021 R.J. Reynolds Award

Dickey, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, received the $25,000 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension on Nov. 11. He also delivered a lecture during the award ceremony entitled “Beyond the Terminator: Liquid Metals, Stretchable Electronics and Shape-Changing Materials.” 

Nov 30, 2021

Expanded Giving Tuesday Spotlights DEI Funds

NC State is expanding its observation of Giving Tuesday beyond 24 hours to a full week in order to spotlight diversity, equity and inclusion funds that make an extraordinary difference in increasing access and opportunities for student success. 

Oct 26, 2021

Fitts-Woolard Hall Dedication Puts Engineering, Alumni Support on Display

The latest addition to Centennial Campus is up and running because of the extraordinary support of private donors and the people of North Carolina. You’re invited to take part in the special ceremony during this year’s Red and White Week. 

Oct 26, 2021

Ray Odierno, Alum Who Served as Top Army General, Dies

Retired Army Chief of Staff Raymond T. Odierno, a four-star general who led multinational forces in the Iraq War and reshaped the way U.S. troops are trained and deployed, died of cancer on Oct. 8. Odierno earned a master’s degree in nuclear effects engineering from NC State and generously supported the university in a variety of ways, including serving as the chair of the university’s Board of Visitors and a member of the Board of Trustees. 

Oct 12, 2021

Model Advances Understanding of Incorporating 3D Printing Into Supply Chains

Getting spare parts where they need to go in a quick, reliable way is a logistical challenge for military and industrial supply chains. Researchers from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and NC State have developed a computational model to help determine how best to incorporate additive manufacturing technologies into these spare parts supply chains. Brandon McConnell, co-author of a paper on the new model, is an assistant research professor in NC State’s Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.