Professorships

Feb 15, 2021

Shedding Light on the Secret Reproductive Lives of Honey Bees

Researchers including University Faculty Scholar and Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology professor David Tarpy have found some interesting answers to the queston of why North America’s pollinator population is dwindling. 

Feb 15, 2021

Textile Sensor Patch, Made with Conductive Yarns, Could Detect Pressure Points for Amputees

A soft, flexible sensor system created with electrically conductive yarns could help map problematic pressure points in the socket of an amputee’s prosthetic limb, researchers from NC State report in a new study. The research team includes Tushar Ghosh, the William A. Klopman Distinguished Professor of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, and Helen Huang, the Jackson Family Distinguished Professor in the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. 

Feb 15, 2021

Biomass: A Sustainable Energy Source for the Future?

From creating sustainable jet fuel to developing consumer goods such as tissue and hygiene products, NC State’s College of Natural Resources is at the forefront of exploring the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of renewable biomass — plants that take in sunlight and carbon dioxide and make solid materials. Among faculty doing research in this field are Stephen Kelley, the Reuben B. Robertson professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials, and Richard Venditti, the Elis Signe Olson professor and associate dean of research in the college. 

Feb 15, 2021

The Economic Outlook for Businesses

Mike Walden, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, was recently interviewed on his economic expectations for 2021. “Hear” is what he had to say on the subject. 

Feb 8, 2021

Teaching the Pack: Maria Gallardo-Williams

Maria Gallardo-Williams, teaching professor and Alumni Association Distinguished Undergraduate Professor in the College of Sciences‘ Department of Chemistry, worked with NC State DELTA for two years to create the content and adapt the technology for a full semester of online virtual reality organic chemistry labs. 

Feb 1, 2021

Meurs Receives Distinguished Professorship in Comparative Medicine

Kate Meurs, who first came to the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine as a small animal intern and now serves as the senior associate dean for research and graduate studies, has been named the Randall B. Terry Jr. Distinguished Professor in Comparative Medicine. Her ongoing, groundbreaking research broadens understanding of genetic disease in companion animals, information that often has potential to guide treatment of human disease. 

Feb 1, 2021

SPIA Online Bachelor’s Powers Up in Rankings — Again

The annual ranking of online college programs by U.S. News brings good news for NC State’s graduate programs in business, engineering, information technology and education. But the online bachelor’s degree in public sector leadership gets the headlines. Irwin Morris — interim director of the degree program, the William T. Kretzer Distinguished Professor of Humanities and executive director of the School of Public and International Affairs — explains why. 

Feb 1, 2021

Helping Consumers Change the World When They Shop

A team of researchers including Rob Handfield, the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management in the Poole College of Management, is launching an initiative aimed at improving working conditions in clothing factories on a global scale. The researchers hope to help workers by developing and marketing a tool that lets apparel shoppers know how items of clothing were made. 

Feb 1, 2021

Analytical Measurements Can Predict Organic Solar Cell Stability

NC State-led researchers have developed an analytical measurement “framework” that could allow organic solar cell researchers and manufacturers to determine which materials will produce the most stable solar cells prior to manufacture. Harald Ade, Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professor of Physics, is co-corresponding author of the research. 

Feb 1, 2021

You Decide: Can We Begin to Close the Urban/Rural Divide in 2021?

Mike Walden, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, discusses how major policy and technological/preference changes could finally begin to close the prosperity gap between urban and rural locations.