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Faculty Score NSF Early-Career Awards
Five faculty researchers receive grants to support their groundbreaking work in areas ranging from ultrafast out-of-equilibrium phase transitions to the evolution of damage in polymer composites.
32 Students Score NSF Fellowships
NC State students earn a record number of NSF Graduate Research Fellowships this year. Meet the students who help make NC State a research powerhouse.
Teaching Math Aloud – and Visually
Education faculty are leading the way in National Science Foundation-funded research on innovative ways to teach math.
9 Named NSF Graduate Research Fellows
The NSF’s highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship goes to nine NC State current or former undergraduates. Meet the elite group of young researchers.
The Internet of Energy
A resurgent America needs a smarter power grid. At the FREEDM Systems Center, NC State researchers are leading the charge to create it — alongside their partners in industry, government and academia.
Duckworth Scores NSF Award
Owen Duckworth, associate professor of soil science, has received a five-year, $400,000 award from the National Science Foundation to study the structure, reactivity and biological diversity of iron oxide deposits present in rivers, lakes and springs.
Collaborative Nanoscale Facility Opens
Scientists at the Triangle's three major universities leveraged the power of collaboration to secure funding for a new high-tech nanoscale facility.
Learn More About Plant Systems Research
The National Science Foundation and NC State hosts a plant systems biology workshop on Nov. 1 to Nov. 3 at the University Club.
Narayan Wins $25,000 Prize
Dr. Jagdish “Jay” Narayan delivered a Centennial Campus lecture this week as winner of a $25,000 prize for scientific and educational achievement in engineering.
Apply for NSF Advance Workshops
If you’re a faculty member who’s interested in pursuing administrative positions, learn what it takes to succeed.
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.
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.
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.
Ison Wins NSF Career Award
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.