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Announcing the 2024 ECE Alumni Awards

Posted on November 1, 2024 | Filed Under: Alumni

We are incredibly proud to announce the 2024 inductees to the ECE Alumni Hall of Fame. We also celebrate the third recipient of the Outstanding Early Career Award—showing some of the best of our amazing alumni.

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Mali to Raleigh: Alex Diallo’s Journey from West Africa to Renewable Energy Innovation

Posted on October 28, 2024 | Filed Under: Undergrad Students

Alex Diallo, a senior in Electrical Engineering at NC State, is blending his roots in Mali with his passion for renewable energy. He aims to transform his community through sustainable solutions.

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Why Do Things Look Darker When They’re Wet?

Posted on October 18, 2024 | Filed Under: Faculty and Research

Ever wondered why things look darker when wet? NC State ECE professor and optics expert Michael Kudenov explains it’s due to total internal reflection, where water’s refractive index causes light to reflect back rather than pass through, ma …

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

Posted on October 4, 2024 | Filed Under: News and Research

Our university will partner with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, NASA’s Ames Research Center, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Rutgers University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Powering Medical Drones: How NC State, Utah State and Navajo Tech Are Shaping Autonomous Drone Technology

Posted on September 27, 2024 | Filed Under: Faculty and Grad Students and News and PowerAmerica and Research

A NIST-funded project brings together NC State, Utah State and Navajo Tech to develop cutting-edge drone technology for pandemic preparedness. The project focuses on autonomous drones capable of delivering medical supplies across long dista …

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NC State ECE Shines in U.S. News Rankings

Posted on September 25, 2024 | Filed Under: News

NC State ECE continues to excel in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The undergraduate Electrical Engineering (EE) program now ranks #19 nationally, and the Computer Engineering (CpE) program is ranked #26.

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NC State CLAWS Hub to Lead $19 Million in ‘Leap Ahead’ Projects

Posted on September 20, 2024 | Filed Under: News

The White House and U.S. Department of Defense announced today the first year of funding, totaling $19 million, for four additional projects for the Commercial Leap Ahead for Wide Bandgap Semiconductors (CLAWS) Microelectronics Commons Hub, …

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New Training Program Tackles AI and Plant Science Challenges

Posted on September 11, 2024 | Filed Under: AI/ML and Research

GRAD-AID for Ag will give graduate students the chance to drive innovation in artificial intelligence technologies at the intersection of basic and applied plant sciences.

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NC State’s Jayant Baliga Wins Millennium Technology Prize

Posted on September 4, 2024 | Filed Under: News

Jay Baliga, inventor of the insulated gate bipolar transistors which reduced global carbon dioxide emissions by over 82 gigatons has been selected as the recipient of the incredibly prestigious Millennium Technology Prize.

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Grad Student Aatman Patel Innovating In-Car Connectivity at BMW North America

Posted on August 26, 2024 | Filed Under: Grad Students and Summer

Aatman Patel ’25 is revolutionizing in-car connectivity during his co-op internship at BMW North America. His work with the Car Connectivity DLI team is shaping his career in automotive tech and wireless communications.

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