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Oct 11, 2018

Detecting Gluons Inside Pions: Five Questions With NC State Physicists Patrick Barry and Chueng Ji

Researchers from NC State University have determined the probability of finding a gluon inside the pion. The Abstract talks with them about what this finding means for our understanding of how the universe works.

Oct 3, 2018

Bernholc group publishes paper on novel electromechnical material

Physics Ph.D. student Bing Zhang and Professors Wenchang Lu and Jerry Bernholc co-authored a Nature article describing the discovery of the first light-weight, biologically compatible organic material that displays a morphotropic phase boundary. As the accompanying Nature News and Views article points out, materials near a morphotropic phase transition exhibit dramatically improved electromechanical properties and…

Aug 27, 2018

Meet the New 2018-19 Sciences Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty

This year, we’re welcoming eight new scientists with diverse backgrounds and research interests to our college.

Aug 27, 2018

Five Sciences Faculty Honored With University Professorships

The university has recognized the outstanding work of five faculty members in the college with professorships of distinction.

Aug 22, 2018

Physicist Schaefer Named Doggett Distinguished Professor

The College of Sciences has named prominent physicist Thomas Schaefer as the Wesley O. Doggett Distinguished Professor.

Aug 15, 2018

Top Value in North Carolina — Again

NC State claims the distinction of offering North Carolina college students the best value for their money for the second straight year. The annual list by Money magazine ranks schools based on quality, affordability and alumni success.

Aug 5, 2018

Monday, August 27th – Meet New Grad Students

First Colloquium – Meet New Grad Students

Aug 5, 2018

Monday, September 10th – Hugo Sanabria

Hugo Sanabria, Clemson University Multiparameter Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Structural Dynamics of Biomolecules Single molecule Förster Resonance Energy Transfer experiments are rich in information of biomolecules. By time-stamping photon detection events with high temporal resolution, it is possible to construct various data representations that highlight the time evolution of multiple fluorescence parameters reflecting the structure and…

May 30, 2018

Alumna Assigned to International Space Station Mission

NC State alumna Christina Hammock Koch is slated to serve as a flight engineer on an April 2019 NASA mission.

May 29, 2018

Researchers Listen for Failure in Granular Materials

A new way to probe granular materials without disturbing them may enable researchers to forecast their failure.