In accordance with a push by ABET, a senior-level design course is implemented as part of the Bachelor’s degree requirements.
The Power Semiconductor Research Center was established, led by Dr. B. Jayant Baliga.
In desperate need of space, the Advanced Electronic Materials Processing (AEMP) Center obtains space in a newly constructed research facility on Centennial Campus, however, the department estimates a short-term need for space on the order of 10,000 sq. ft. and...
The founding of the NSF Center for Advanced Electronic Material Processing (AEMP), led by Dr. Nino Masnari, marked NC State as one of the first recipients of a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) program grant.
The Electric Power Systems Research Center was established in July, with Dr. John Grainger as its director.
With the growth and influence of the modern computer growing, the Department of Electrical Engineering is renamed the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Spring of 1983.
The Microelectronics Center for North Carolina was established at NC State.
The NSF Center for Communications and Signal Processing is established, led by Dr. J. Benjamin O’Neal.
Sarah A. Rajala joined the Electrical Engineering faculty and became the first female Ph.D. faculty member to join the College of Engineering.
With the growing importance of computer systems, an option in Computer Engineering is approved by the department’s faculty in 1976, with that program being implemented in 1978.
The Graduate Executive Council recommends the approval of a Master of Electrical Engineering degree to Chancellor Caldwell on November 7, 1962, with the Board of Higher Education in North Carolina approving it on March 1, 1963.
Irwin Holmes was the first African American to receive an undergraduate degree from NC State, when he received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
Robert L. Clemons became the first African American to receive a degree from NC State, when he received a professional degree in electrical engineering.
The first African-American undergraduate students entered NC State; all were engineering students. Walter Holmes enrolled in mechanical engineering with an aerospace option, and Irwin Holmes, Manuel Crockett, and Edward Carson enrolled in electrical engineering.
The first African-American graduate students enrolled at North Carolina State. Hardy Liston (mechanical engineering) and Robert L. Clemons (electrical engineering).
Authorization is granted to bestow the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, with the first degree given in 1953.
Engineering instruction is consolidated from UNC Chapel Hill to NC State College, including the UNC Department of Electrical Engineering, providing a boon of faculty and equipment.
The Electrical Engineering curricula is accredited by the Engineers’ Council for Professional Development, now ABET.
The School of Engineering was formed, consisting of the Electrical Engineering Department, Civil Engineering Department, Physics Department, Textile Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
Lucille Thomson became the first woman ever to enroll at NC State. She enrolled in electrical engineering.
