Category: News
ECE Welcomes New Faculty
June 23, 2017NC State ECE is proud announce the addition of three new assistant professors to the distinguished faculty. A variety of scholars from across the country will be joining the Wolfpack to lend their experience and expertise to our students and research. …
Victor Veliadis Becomes IEEE EDS Distinguished Lecturer
June 21, 2017Victor Veliadis, the Deputy Executive Director and CTO of the PowerAmerica Institute, based in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State have been honored as a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Electron Devices Society. The pu …
Over 450 ECE Graduates Honored at Spring Graduation Ceremony
June 1, 2017More than 450 B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. recipients celebrated their graduation on May 12 at Reynolds Coliseum, joined there by more than 2,500 friends, relatives, and guests, and watched on live stream by over an additional 2,000 supporters.
Ben O’Neal Receives Friday Award
May 30, 2017Ben O’Neal, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was honored at the Association of Retired Faculty luncheon in May 2017 with the Friday Award, recognizing his continuing teaching excellence in retirement. The Frid …
Michael Steer Awarded Holladay Medal
May 21, 2017Three NC State professors, including Michael B. Steer from Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, the highest faculty honor bestowed by the trustees and NC State University. The Holladay Medal …
Hands-On Model Helps Students Understand Genetic Engineering
April 7, 2017A team of faculty and undergraduate researchers, including researchers from Electrical and Computer Engineering, have created a physical, interactive model to teach students about genetics and biological processes at the cellular level. “By creating an …
ECE Student is Finalist in 3 Minute Thesis Competition
April 7, 2017Later this month, 10 finalists in the Graduate School’s second annual 3 Minute Thesis competition will demonstrate who is most capable of describing their Ph.D. research in just three minutes and with only one slide. The preliminary rounds of the compe …
ECE Changes its Name to Department of Cool Stuff Engineering
April 3, 2017We are excited to announce that, as part of our branding efforts and in celebration of our department’s 100th anniversary this year, we are henceforth changing our department’s name to better represent our ongoing role at North Carolina State Universit …
Tracking the Movement of Cyborg Cockroaches
March 7, 2017New research from North Carolina State University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering offers insights into how far and how fast cyborg cockroaches – or biobots – move when exploring new spaces. The work moves researchers closer to the …
Muth becomes Jefferson Science Fellow
February 15, 2017It is our pleasure to announce that Dr. John F. Muth, has been selected for the thirteenth class of Jefferson Science Fellows. Dr. Muth was selected in December 2016 and will begin his one-year assignments in Washington, DC in August 2017. The Jefferso …
Researchers Develop Wearable, Low-Cost Sensor to Measure Skin Hydration
January 30, 2017Researchers from NC State, including the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a wearable, wireless sensor that can monitor a person’s skin hydration for use in applications that need to detect dehydration before it poses a h …
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 …