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Virtual ECE Design Day

<img width="1024" height="682" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SeniorDesignAwards_Sp2021-copy-1024x682.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Find out which students were able to overcome the challenges of a virtual setting while completing their senior design projects.

Paying it forward

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ryan-unger-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ryan-unger-980x551.jpg 980w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ryan-unger-480x270.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw">Ryan Unger, ECE '20, received support from the Student Emergency Fund after losing his home and job in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, he was able to give $2,500 to help students facing similar struggles.

Smaller Chips Open Door to New RFID Applications

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Franzon-RFID-2021-HEADER-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Researchers have made what is believed to be the smallest state-of-the-art RFID chip.

Finding Community through Shared Experiences

<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Photo-Apr-02-9-04-16-PM-1-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">One of our newest alums—Keerthana Prasad—shares the challenges, opportunities, and community she found as a student in ECE as she reflects on her past and future path as she pursues a career with Caterpillar Inc in Illinois.

A Letter to the Graduates: Stepping Boldly Into a Better Future

<img width="1024" height="684" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG-0004-1024x684.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Meet Grace Maddocks, one of ECE's newest graduates and Ph.D. students as she looks towards the future and the great responsibilities of the newest class of engineers.

Britanya Wright Selected as Student Speaker for University Commencement

<img width="1024" height="682" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/EBA_3792-1024x682.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">ECE student, Ambassador, and Goodnight Scholar Britanya Wright chosen as one of the two student speakers for the Spring 2021 University Commencement.

Nine ECE Students Among Latest Goodnight Scholars Cohort

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gs_transfer2021announce_featimage-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">The Goodnight Scholars Program at NC State revealed the 75 recipients from 34 NC counties selected for its new traditional and transfer cohorts—with nine of those excelling students choosing to major in ECE.

Local Company with ECE Roots Donates Innovative Face Masks for Commencement

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gradmask_1-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">For spring commencement, a local entrepreneur from NC State ECE is donating thousands of masks using material created at NC State.

Tang , Zhou, and Ricketts are Recipients of ECE Faculty Awards

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DJI_0227-2-1024x576.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">ECE is proud to announce that Wenyuan Tang, Huiyang Zhou, and David Ricketts are the 2021 recipients of the Departmental Faculty Awards — the Bennet Faculty Fellow Award and the William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award.

Model Could Create Hurricane Forecasts up to 18 Months in Advance

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20190906-HURDorian01-1536x864-1-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">A new model from ECE and MEAS incorporates machine learning and could enable longer-range hurricane forecasts--up to 18 months in advance.