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Faculty Making a Lasting Impact

<img width="1024" height="681" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BK-7714-1024x681.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="">The students of Dr. Winser Alexander have created the WEA Endowment Committee to honor Alexander's legacy during his time at NC State.

Richard Hodson Receives Campus Safety Award

<img width="1024" height="548" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/R4_02638-1-1024x548.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="">Richard Hodson, ECE Senior Web Developer, has been selected to receive a Campus Safety Award from NC State's Environmental Health and Safety Department and Eastman Chemical Company.

Integrating Robotics, Materials Science to Capture Solar Energy

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ORaCEL_1.jpg-1024x576.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="">An NC State professor is leading the development of more effective solar panels cells so that this renewable energy source can replace dwindling fossil fuels. At the same time, this work is establishing more accessible ways to do research in science, technology, engineering and mathematic fields.

Wolfspeed Ahead: An NC State Spinoff Powers the Future

<img width="1024" height="577" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/plant-1500.jpg-1024x577.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="">The company that pioneered LED lighting now looks to improve the efficiency and performance of electric vehicles and other high-power applications. Meet the people building the world's largest silicon carbide manufacturing facility in Chatham County.

Floyd Named Alton and Mildred Lancaster Professor

<img width="1024" height="627" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BK-8160-1024x627.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="">Brian Floyd has received the honorific professorship title Alton and Mildred Lancaster Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Ericsson and National Science Foundation’s AERPAW collaborate on 5G drone research to support smart agriculture

<img width="1024" height="684" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EC303301-fixed-1024x684.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="">Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and the Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Wireless (AERPAW), funded by the National Science Foundation and a consortium of industry partners, have announced a collaboration on advancing the use of 5G for drone operations in support of smart agriculture. Ericsson enables communications service providers and enterprises to capture the full […]

Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Awards Support to ECE Projects

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Bell4-2.jpg-1024x576.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="">This year’s Chancellor's Innovation Fund supports two ECE projects that include researching a better way to make EKGs wireless and faster COVID-19 antibody tests.

Researchers Demonstrate New, More Energy-Efficient Devices Using Gallium Nitride

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Collazo-diodes-2022-HEADER.jpg-1024x576.webp" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="">Engineering researchers have created new high-power electronic devices that are more energy efficient than previous technologies.