Sep 8, 2018

Broadening Participation in Engineering at NC State

On September 7, 2018, experts from all corners of engineering education came together at NC State University to discuss the challenges and solutions for finding ways to broaden participation in engineering to underrepresented groups. Hosted by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State, in the Talley Student Union on NC State’s campus, […]

Dec 1, 2017

From Theory to Practice: ECE Senior Design

As the end of the semester approaches, students in NC State's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering capstone engineering course are feeling the heat. Students spend two semesters working on projects that aim for them to create, design and develop a real world solution to a proven problem. The students work in teams, sponsored by industry partners, starting with a problem statement, analyzing product requirements, evaluating solutions and defining a solution.

Sep 16, 2017

Interviewing the Interviewers: What Companies Look For in Employees

If you have ever wondered what qualities companies are looking for when hiring college students, you're not the only one. Thankfully, a few companies were able to answer that for us.

Jun 1, 2017

Over 450 ECE Graduates Honored at Spring Graduation Ceremony

More 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.

Apr 3, 2017

ECE Changes its Name to Department of Cool Stuff Engineering

We 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 University and across the country. Effective today, April 1, 2017, we have renamed to be the […]

Feb 15, 2017

Muth becomes Jefferson Science Fellow

It 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 Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF) Program is designed to further build capacity for science, […]

Dec 8, 2016

Senior Design Day demonstrates Innovation and Creativity

On Friday, December 2, 2016, NC State Seniors in Electrical and Computer Engineering revealed their prototypes at Engineering Design Day. Four individual competitions were held, one for project proposal of in-progress projects (which will be prototyped in the Spring) and three for full-scale prototypes of finished projects. “We learned a lot about circuit components and […]

Nov 30, 2016

Gift Creates New Opportunities for Veterans Studying at NC State

Supporting student veterans at NC State University is a cause close to Mark Carter’s heart. As a radar technician in the Marine Corps, Carter realized he had an aptitude for electronics and knew he wanted to further his education in NC State’s Department of Electical and Computer Engineering. Attending the university was not a certainty, […]

Nov 14, 2016

PowerAmerica Sponsors New STEM Boy Scouts Initiative

PowerAmerica is sponsoring the establishment of North Carolina's first STEM Scouts program at the Science House on Centennial Campus in conjunction with the Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts of America.

Oct 26, 2016

Broken Barriers: EE Alumnus’ Varsity Sweater in Walk of Fame

University's first African-American graduate and the first African-American to play on a Wolfpack athletic team, Irwin Holmes donated his tennis varsity letter sweater to the new NC State Athletics Walk of Fame and History in the renovated Reynolds Coliseum.