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Aug 25, 2011

Trail of Ants Leads to Lab

The world's first ant census is under way at NC State. Find out how you can add some ants from your backyard to the ambitious collection. 

May 10, 2011

Grant Wins Leadership Award

Dr. Christine Grant, associate dean for faculty development and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has won a national leadership award. 

Jan 18, 2011

Krim Named NSF Fellow

Dr. Jackie Krim, physics professor, was recently selected as an American Creativity and Innovation Fellow by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Materials Research. 

Aug 4, 2010

Ison Wins NSF Career Award

    Dr. Elon Ison, assistant professor of chemistry, received an Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation.
       

      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 4, 2010

      NSF Funds Engineering Prof

      The National Science Foundation has committed $400,000 to Dr. Michael Dickey's research on micromoldable liquid metal. 

      Apr 23, 2010

      Arumugam Receives NSF Career Award

      The National Science Foundation will support Dr. Sankar Arumugam's research on streamflow and water quality forecasts over the next five years. 

      Mar 4, 2010

      Fueling His Passion

      Tim Turner is a baby boomer on a crusade, trying to refine a process that can turn animal fat and waste grease into hydrocarbon fuels. He developed the process three years ago with three NC State professors. Although Turner could be mistaken for a professor himself, he's actually a 57-year-old graduate student embarking on a career in the green economy. 

      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. 

      Sep 24, 2009

      Spintronics Grant

      NC State researchers have received a three-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Center for Chemical Innovation for research in the emerging field of molecular spintronics. 

      Sep 24, 2009

      NSF Grant Funds Rural Outreach

      A team of researchers led by Dr. Sarah Stein, associate professor of communication, recently received a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation. 

      Aug 27, 2009

      Researcher Earns NSF Career Award

      Dr. Jie Yu, a Sea Grant researcher whose work has focused on the formation of deadly rip currents, won a prestigious Career Award from the National Science Foundation. 

      Jul 1, 2009

      Xie Honored

      Dr. Tao Xie has been awarded a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award by the National Science Foundation, valued at $425,000. 

      May 18, 2009

      Advance Scholars Selected

      Seventeen faculty members have been appointed as Advance Scholars who will work to enhance faculty diversity. 

      May 7, 2009

      Berube Writes Nanotechnology White Paper

      Dr. David Berube is lead author of a National Science Foundation-funded white paper, "Nanotechnology: Communicating Risk in the 21st Century."