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Professor Jack Edwards standing in front of an airplane on Centennial Campus. Photo by Marc Hall

Aug 21, 2025

Faculty Funding Leads to Faster Flight

Jack Edwards, a three-time NC State alumnus and a member of the College of Engineering’s faculty, is revolutionizing how the Department of Defense, NASA and other aerospace organizations achieve hypersonic flight. A distinguished professorship made possible by the Steve and Lori Angel family helps fuel this sound barrier-breaking research.

A photograph of a swirl of flood water breaching a sidewalk and going down a drain.

Aug 5, 2025

Rise in Flooding Frequency Means New, Land-Based Sensors Might be Needed

Using sensors placed in storm drains could be a more accurate way to track ‘sunny day’ flooding events, according to a recently published paper.

May 15, 2025

Microcleaners to Catch Microplastics

Researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering are developing a system that could capture and remove microplastics from water simply by spreading small pellets made of organic material.

B. Jayant Baliga speaking at the Millennium Award ceremony

Apr 23, 2025

Triangle Finnish Association To Honor Baliga

Friends and colleagues are invited to celebrate NC State professor B. Jayant Baliga for winning Finland’s 2024 Millennium Prize for Global Impact Technology.

Jan 22, 2025

Online Degree Programs Climb Atop the Rankings

Programs for business students, educators and engineers ranked high in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings for online programs.

Dean Jim Pfaendtner, left, presents Francis de los Reyes with the 2024 RJ Reynolds Award.

Nov 20, 2024

40th RJ Reynolds Award Recipient Francis de los Reyes Conducts Research at the Interfaces

Francis de los Reyes, Glenn E. and Phyllis J. Futrell Distinguished Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, was honored with the 2024 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension on Nov. 11.

NC State alumna and astronaut Christina Koch

Nov 6, 2024

Christina Koch to be honored with North Carolina Award for Science

The North Carolina Award is given annually by the state to up to six individuals who have made significant contributions to the state and nation in the fields of fine art, literature, public service and science. Koch, who is being recognized for science, will receive the award from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper at a ceremony on Nov. 14.

Oct 7, 2024

NC State to Lead DOE-Backed $10M Quantum Computing Research Project

The research will investigate the utility of hybrid quantum computing processors, which could completely change how quantum computers are built and used.

A view of Centennial campus at dawn, with the sunlight reflecting on windows in the Hunt Library.

Sep 24, 2024

NC State Shines in U.S. News Rankings

Learn how NC State's continued rise on the 2025 Best Colleges list from U.S. News included its best finish ever among U.S. public universities.

Whil Piavis, AKA The Pirate Captain, watches a sporting event from the stands in Reynolds Coliseum

Sep 18, 2024

A Pirate (Captain) Looks at 40

Whil Piavis (Mechanical Engineering ’07), AKA “The Pirate Captain,” made international headlines when he and his “Scurvy Crew” hijacked the 2005 student body presidential election. Ironically, he is now a cybersecurity expert.

A graphic & data visualization of green and red tomatoes cut in half.

Sep 9, 2024

Precision Sensors: An Innovative Future for Agriculture

Interdisciplinary teams at the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative are innovating sensors to help farmers face emerging plant diseases and climate change.

The NC State Belltower at night with red lights streaking toward it.

Aug 29, 2024

Catalyzing Creative Concepts to Solve Commercial Challenges

NC State University research helps turn today’s ideas into tomorrow’s solutions. That’s core to our land-grant mission. The Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF), a competitive internal seed fund, has proven to be a powerful way we support that mission. Chancellor Randy Woodson established the CIF in 2010 to help more NC State research bridge the gap between public and private…

The Belltower is framed with spring flowers on a warm May afternoon.

Aug 22, 2024

NC State Partners in New National Science Foundation Center Dedicated to Domestic Rubber Production

The new center is entitled ERC: Transformation of American Rubber through Domestic Innovation for Supply Security or (TARDISS) and is led by Ohio State University. The activities in NC State CBE will be led by Research Professor Greg McKenna, principal investigator (PI), and co-PIs Sindee Simon, department head and Distinguished Professor, and Saad Khan, INVISTA Professor.

Aug 21, 2024

Researchers Will Build an International Network of Networks, S2S-AccelNet, To Strengthen Forecast Applications and Services

Researchers from North Carolina State University, Columbia University, the City University of New York (CUNY), Texas A&M University (TAMU) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have received National Science Foundation (NSF) funding to build an international network of networks (NON) to bolster forecasting that helps protect infrastructure and natural resources in a rapidly changing world.

An AI-rendered image symbolizing a computational method called a digital twin.

Aug 20, 2024

Digital Twin Could Help Data Servers Better Predict User Needs

Researchers in the Department of Computer Science have developed a new method to help data servers more accurately predict users’ needs by leveraging a technique known as a digital twin.