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diagram of a greenhouse with translucent solar panels on the roof.

Feb 7, 2020

Next Generation of Greenhouses May Be Fully Solar Powered

Many greenhouses could become energy neutral by using see-through solar panels to harvest energy.

Katie Mack

Jan 23, 2020

Physicist Mack Selected as TED Fellow

Assistant Professor of Physics Katie Mack joins TED's latest class of Fellows and will deliver a talk at the TED2020 conference.

Bird sits on top of the wolf statues outside Murphy Football Center

Dec 4, 2019

2 NC State Faculty Named AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science elects 443 fellows, including two from NC State. Meet our newest members of the prestigious organization.

Harald Ade portrait

Nov 22, 2019

Physicist Ade Named Among Top Cited Researchers

Harald Ade has been named to a list of the world’s most highly cited researchers.

NC State researchers describe one of the ORaCEL research projects.

Nov 18, 2019

Carbon Electronics Cluster Opens New Facility at NC State

NC State inaugurated a new carbon electronics laboratory on Nov. 18, formally launching a state-of-the-art facility that is bringing together scientists and engineers across the university to do cutting-edge work in this emerging field. The 6,000-square-foot facility for the Organic and Carbon Electronics Labs (ORaCEL), housed in the Partners III building on Centennial Campus, is equipped…

Nov 5, 2019

Ready to Put Science to Work

Research and other opportunities at NC State have helped Daniela Fontecha, a double major in physics and chemistry, discover a passion for using science to improve the environment.

Oct 7, 2019

NC State Alumna Takes Her Teaching Skills to the Global Level

Current physics teacher at Apex high school and former North Carolina teaching Fellow at NC State Physics Department Megan Alvord has taken on the journey of being a part of the High School Teacher Programme at CERN 2019. This program allows teachers from all over the globe to be able to come together and discuss…

Oct 7, 2019

To the Universe and Beyond

Every child grows up with a dream; something they have always wanted to explore, discover or create. However most kids dreamt of being rockstars, or cowboys, or superheroes. Meanwhile, Ana Sofia Uzsoy, student at NC State University, wanted to be an astronomer.  Over the course of her first years at NC State, she began her…

Mary Elting

Oct 4, 2019

Team Led by NC State Biophysicist Awarded $1.2 Million to Develop Cyborg Cells

Mary Williard Elting, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, will lead an interdisciplinary team with funding from the National Science Foundation.

College of Sciences award winners for 2019

Sep 27, 2019

College Honors 5 Extraordinary Alumni and Students

At the annual College of Sciences Awards Dinner, we recognized three alumni and two students for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the college.