Category: Awards
Dr. Baliga Named Fellow by National Academy of Inventors
December 23, 2016Three faculty members at North Carolina State University are being named fellows by theNational Academy of Inventors (NAI). The new NAI fellows are B. Jayant Baliga, Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering; Ruben Carbonell, Frank H …
Senior Design Day demonstrates Innovation and Creativity
December 8, 2016On Friday, December 2, 2016, NC State Seniors in Electrical and Computer Engineering revealed their prototypes at Engineering Design Day. Four individual competitions were held, one for project proposal of in-progress projects (which will be prototyped …
Gift Creates New Opportunities for Veterans Studying at NC State
November 30, 2016Supporting student veterans at NC State University is a cause close to Mark Carter’s heart. As a radar technician in the Marine Corps, Carter realized he had an aptitude for electronics and knew he wanted to further his education in NC State’s Departme …
Broken Barriers: EE Alumnus’ Varsity Sweater in Walk of Fame
October 26, 2016University’s first African-American graduate and the first African-American to play on a Wolfpack athletic team, Irwin Holmes donated his tennis varsity letter sweater to the new NC State Athletics Walk of Fame and History in the renovated Reynolds Coliseum.
Escuti named 2016 NC State Innovator of the Year
October 14, 2016NC State held its 27th Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to recognize the outstanding achievements of its faculty inventors over the last year. With over 500 products to market and over 125 startups launched, NC State continues to contribu …
FREEDM Systems Center moves closer to a vision realized
October 5, 2016In year eight, the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center led by NC State’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering moved closer to the vision that led to the center’s establishment. That vision is …
Pritchard re-appointed to NC GreenPower Board
September 24, 2016We are proud to announce that this week, Dr. Ewan Pritchard, Associate Director of FREEDMSystems Center and the Advanced Transportation Energy Center (ATEC) has formally been appointed to serve on the NC GreenPower Board for another three years. Dr. Pr …
Bozkurt Receives IEEE Young Professional Award
August 22, 2016This past week, IEEE has awarded Dr. Alper Bozkurt with the 2016 IEEE Sensors Council Young Professional Award for his outstanding research, teaching, and outreach performance. Annually, the IEEE Sensors Council Young Professional Award is granted to individuals who promote, recognize, and support contributions from young, inspired professional members who share interests with the IEEE Sensors council. The council awards the Young Professional Award to aid recent graduates in their transition to the professional life.
ECE Student one of 5 NC State Fulbright Scholars
April 28, 2016Five NC State students, including Alex Starnes from Electrical and Computer Engineering will head off around the globe as winners of prestigious Fulbright grants for the 2016-17 academic year.
Baliga Book Wins 2016 PROSE Award
February 16, 2016The PROSE Awards were announced February 4th at the annual conference of the Association of American Publisher’s Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division in Washington, DC. PROSE honors the best in professional and scholarly publishing, as judge …
Rotenberg Receives the 2015 Micro Test-of-Time Award
February 11, 2016Prof. Eric Rotenberg and co-authors Steve Bennett and Jim Smith received the 2015 Micro Test of Time Award.
Bozkurt receives NSF CAREER Award
February 4, 2016Dr. Alper Bozkurt, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award, known as the NSF CAREER Award, is one of the highest honors given by NSF to young faculty in science and engineering.