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Inc. Cites Centennial Campus in Raleigh’s Rise as a Startup Hub

<div><img width="1480" height="769" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1.jpg 1480w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1-452x235.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1-768x399.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AERIAL.CC.2448-2-1-1080x561.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1480px) 100vw, 1480px"></div>Inc., a national outlet focused on innovation news, outlines ‘Why Raleigh Will Be the Next Startup Hub.’ NC State’s Centennial Campus, its industry partnerships, and entrepreneurship assets, are cited in the city’s rise as a top startup hub.

Alumni Stories: David Whitley

<div><img width="2000" height="1000" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/whitley.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/whitley.jpg 2000w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/whitley-452x226.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/whitley-768x384.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/whitley-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/whitley-1080x540.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px"></div>David Whitley had an interest in all things electronic from an early age, and now he's giving back to the University where he got started.

Online Master’s Ranked #1

<div><img width="2000" height="1000" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/onlinemaster-ranking.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/onlinemaster-ranking.jpg 2000w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/onlinemaster-ranking-452x226.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/onlinemaster-ranking-768x384.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/onlinemaster-ranking-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/onlinemaster-ranking-1080x540.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px"></div>NC State ECE's online Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering is named the top program in Best College Reviews' ranking of the Top 30 Online Master's programs.

From soldier to student

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox.jpg 1500w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox-452x254.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Alyssia-Hecox-1080x608.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px"></div>In her time in the Electrical and Computer Engineering, Alyssia Hardy has juggled her role as student, member of NC State University’s cheerleading team, wife and active member of the Idaho Air National Guard.

Alumna Assigned to Pilot Spacecraft to ISS

<div><img width="2000" height="1331" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nasa-43567-unsplash.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nasa-43567-unsplash.jpg 2000w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nasa-43567-unsplash-452x301.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nasa-43567-unsplash-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nasa-43567-unsplash-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nasa-43567-unsplash-1080x719.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px"></div>NASA astronaut,  and NC State ECE alumna, Christina Hammock Koch has been assigned to the prime slot as rocket pilot for a spaceflight to the International Space Station, scheduled to launch in 2019.

College mourns loss of Dean Emeritus Dr. Nino Masnari

<div><img width="1655" height="900" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/masnari-big-e1527704707825.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/masnari-big-e1527704707825.jpg 1655w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/masnari-big-e1527704707825-452x246.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/masnari-big-e1527704707825-768x418.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/masnari-big-e1527704707825-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/masnari-big-e1527704707825-1080x587.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1655px) 100vw, 1655px"></div>Dr. Nino A. Masnari, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering and dean emeritus of the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University, passed away on May 19, 2018.

Williams Recognized with College’s 2018 Award for Excellence

<div><img width="2000" height="1000" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/shannon.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/shannon.jpg 2000w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/shannon-452x226.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/shannon-768x384.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/shannon-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/shannon-1080x540.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px"></div>Three outstanding staff members, including Shannon Williams from ECE, were recognized by the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University at the annual Awards for Excellence ceremony held May 1 at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on NC State’s Centennial Campus.

NC State Named First University-Based IBM Q Hub in North America

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing.jpg 1500w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing-452x254.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ibm-q-network-quantum-computing-1080x608.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px"></div>NC State will be the first university in North America to establish an IBM Quantum Computing Hub as part of the global IBM Q Network, a collaboration of top Fortune 500 companies, universities and research labs working with tech powerhouse IBM to advance quantum computing.

Tech Bends Light More Efficiently, Offers Wider Angles for Light Input

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Escuti-Bragg-grating-HEADER-1500.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Escuti-Bragg-grating-HEADER-1500.jpg 1500w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Escuti-Bragg-grating-HEADER-1500-452x254.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Escuti-Bragg-grating-HEADER-1500-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Escuti-Bragg-grating-HEADER-1500-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Escuti-Bragg-grating-HEADER-1500-1080x608.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px"></div>NC State researchers have developed a new technology for steering light that allows for more light input and greater efficiency – a development that holds promise for creating more immersive augmented-reality display systems.

NNF Broader reach

<div><img width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nanofabrication-0991.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nanofabrication-0991.jpg 1500w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nanofabrication-0991-452x254.jpg 452w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nanofabrication-0991-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nanofabrication-0991-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/nanofabrication-0991-1080x608.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px"></div>College’s nanofabrication and instrumentation facilities offer a range of resources.