By Ren Shore<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VOC-sensor-on-plant-1200-x-628-px.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="VOC Sensor on Plant" decoding="async" loading="lazy"></div>It seems almost impossible to imagine replicating the impressive olfactory sensing abilities of animals. Indeed, jewel beetles can detect a burning tree 50 miles away, and dogs can sniff out substances at concentrations of one part per trillion – that means detecting one drop of liquid in 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools – which is 1000 […] |bozkurt, ECE, grants, News, NSF, Research
By Ren Shore<div class="featured-img"><img src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cyborg.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="close-up image of locust" decoding="async" loading="lazy"></div>A multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) has received a $4.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems (NCS) program. NC State ECE Distinguished Professor and ASSIST Center Co-Director Alper Bozkurt is part of the […] |bozkurt, Experiment, Faculty, Graduate Students, In the News, Life, Lobaton, News, Research
By cjbrown8<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/19-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">Researchers at North Carolina State University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow them to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and insect cyborgs, or biobots, to map large, unfamiliar areas – such as collapsed buildings after a disaster. “The idea would be to release a […] |Alumni Magazine, bozkurt, Canine Communication, Dogs, Faculty, Graduate Students, Life, Research
By cjbrown8<img width="328" height="479" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/14.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Computer science and electrical engineering researchers have made an effort to improve service dogs' signals to companions. |bozkurt, bugs, Faculty, News, science
By cjbrown8<img width="452" height="254" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/6-452x254.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">As the mosquitoes retreat with fall's approach, the NCSU Libraries' fun and informative "Science in the Movies" series celebrates the many roles played by insects in cinema. |award, Awards, awards and recognition, bozkurt, ieee, News
By NC State ECE<img width="1024" height="512" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1-1024x512.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1-452x226.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1-1080x540.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bioelectronics-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">This past week, IEEE has awarded Dr. Alper Bozkurt with the 2016 IEEE Sensors Council Young Professional Award for his outstanding research, teaching, and outreach performance. Annually, the IEEE Sensors Council Young Professional Award is granted to individuals who promote, recognize, and support contributions from young, inspired professional members who share interests with the IEEE Sensors council. The council awards the Young Professional Award to aid recent graduates in their transition to the professional life.