Category: News
ECE Announces Centennial Scholarship Endowment
November 1, 2018Dr. Daniel D. and Mrs. Katherine E. Stancil established and endowed a scholarship for the NC State Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2018. Named the ECE Centennial Scholarship Endowment, the fund will provide scholarship support to …
Department Inducts Members of 2018 Alumni Hall of Fame
October 25, 2018At an induction ceremony on October 19, 2018, 13 members of the fourth class of inductees were honored and joined the ranks of the 77 members of the ECE Alumni Hall of Fame, out of over 15,000 alumni.
ECE Welcomes Career Services for Grad Students
October 25, 2018The ECE Department welcomes Sara Concini into the new position of Director of Graduate Career Services, providing valuable guidance to our graduate student community as they prepare their futures.
Holmes Hall Honors Groundbreaking ECE Graduate
October 15, 2018Irwin Holmes, NC State’s first black graduate, with a degree in electrical engineering will be honored for his perseverance and dedication to the university when the University College Commons is renamed Holmes Hall.
New Electric Car Charger is More Efficient, 10 Times Smaller Than Current Tech
October 13, 2018A new electric vehicle fast charger is at least 10 times smaller than existing systems and wastes 60 percent less power during the charging process, without sacrificing the charging time.
FREEDM: A Bright Idea
October 7, 2018The National Science Foundation’s FREEDM Systems Center led by NC State ECE is celebrating 10 years of work changing how we use energy.
Bhattacharya’s Student Hazra Receives Best Paper Award from IEEE Power Electronics
October 3, 2018Dr. Bhattacharya’s former Ph.D. student Dr. Samir Hazra’s paper entitled, “Gate Driver Design Considerations for Silicon Carbide MOSFETs Including Series Connected Devices” was selected for the IEEE PELS TC6 Emerging Technology Best Paper Award.
In Our Labs: Optical Sensing Lab
October 2, 2018Join us as we take a look at Dr. Michael Kudenov’s Optical Sensing Lab where his team works to make optical systems smaller, faster and more capable than ever before.
Broadening Participation in Engineering at NC State
September 8, 2018On September 7, 2018, experts from all corners of engineering education came together at NC State University to discuss the challenges and solutions for finding ways to broaden participation in engineering to underrepresented groups. Hosted by the Depa …
Cocobean Project Featured at Capstone Design Conference 2018
September 4, 2018The Handheld, Noninvasive Cocoa Bean Moisture Meter won top overall at ECE Design Day and the team was honored to represent the University as one of the few students teams from around the world exhibiting at the international Capstone Design Conference at RIT this summer.
Biosensor Allows Real-Time Oxygen Monitoring for ‘Organs-On-A-Chip’
August 21, 2018A new biosensor allows researchers to track oxygen levels in real time in “organ-on-a-chip” systems.
Out of the Lab and Into the World
August 15, 2018Three NC State ECE faculty members are 2019 recipients of fund awards from Chancellor’s Innovation Fund as they develop microneedle patches and fast chargers for electric vehicles.