college of physical and mathematical sciences

May 19, 2010

Pantula To Lead NSF Division

Dr. Sastry Pantula, professor and head of the statistics department, has been named director of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Mathematical Sciences. 

May 13, 2010

Davidian To Receive Holladay Medal

Statistics professor Dr. Marie Davidian will receive the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, the highest honor bestowed on a faculty member by trustees and the university. 

Apr 8, 2010

Mathematics Singled Out

The mathematics department received the 2010 American Mathematics Society Award for an exemplary program or achievement. 

Apr 1, 2010

Beichner Named Fellow

Robert Beichner, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor of Physics, has been named an American Council on Education fellow for the 2010-11 academic year. 

Mar 4, 2010

Mathematics Wins NSF Grant

The Department of Mathematics has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant titled "Alliance for Building Faculty Diversity in the Mathematical Sciences" that will fund postdoctoral fellowships to new Ph.D.s for a period of up to three years. 

Mar 4, 2010

Muddiman Receives Award

Dr. David Muddiman, chemistry professor, will receive the 2010 Biemann Medal sponsored by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS). 

Feb 18, 2010

Kaltofen Named Fellow

Dr. Erich Kaltofen, professor of mathematics, has been selected as a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society. 

Feb 11, 2010

Two Win Equity Awards

The Council on the Status of Women selected Dr. Daniel Solomon, dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and Heidi Grappendorf, assistant professor of parks, recreation and tourism management, as recipients of 2010 Equity Awards. 

Jan 21, 2010

Physics Professors Recognized

Three physics professors have been named fellows of the American Physical Society. 

Jan 14, 2010

Employees Organize Food Drives

The staff at the NCSU Libraries helped make it possible for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina to deliver more than 14,000 meals to people in need in the state. 

Nov 19, 2009

Beichner Prof of the Year

Physics professor Robert Beichner has been named North Carolina Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. 

Nov 19, 2009

N.C.’s Top Professor

NC State physics professor Robert Beichner has long been regarded as an expert not only in his field, but also as a teacher and a mentor with an uncanny ability to influence the lives and careers of his students and colleagues alike. His contributions to science education, from co-authoring a top-selling physics textbook to literally changing how our students are educated in the classroom, reach far beyond the boundaries of our own campus. Earlier today, Beichner was recognized for his efforts, and named North Carolina Professor of the Year by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education [CASE]. 

Oct 22, 2009

DeSimone Receives NIH Award

Dr. Joseph M. DeSimone, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pioneer Award, one of only 18 such honors handed out this year. 

Oct 22, 2009

Sullivant Receives Grant

Seth Sullivant, assistant professor of mathematics, is one of 16 promising scientific researchers selected for a 2009 fellowship for science and engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. 

Sep 17, 2009

Mitchell Awarded Nuclear Grant

Dr. Gary Mitchell, professor of physics, received an $800,000 grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration.