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Michael Steer Awarded Holladay Medal

<img width="1024" height="686" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/RESULTS.tricorder.0168.2-2-1024x686.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/RESULTS.tricorder.0168.2-2-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/RESULTS.tricorder.0168.2-2-452x303.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/RESULTS.tricorder.0168.2-2-768x514.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/RESULTS.tricorder.0168.2-2-1080x723.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Three NC State professors, including Michael B. Steer from Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, the highest faculty honor bestowed by the trustees and NC State University. The Holladay Medal is named for Col. Alexander Quarles Holladay, the university’s first president. It recognizes career contributions of faculty members in […]

Hands-On Model Helps Students Understand Genetic Engineering

<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/30-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">A team of faculty and undergraduate researchers, including researchers from Electrical and Computer Engineering, have created a physical, interactive model to teach students about genetics and biological processes at the cellular level. “By creating an analogue between a biological system and a physically engineered system, we think we can help students grasp the concepts behind […]

ECE Changes its Name to Department of Cool Stuff Engineering

<img width="1024" height="460" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2-1024x460.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2-1024x460.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2-452x203.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2-768x345.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2-1080x485.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CAMPUS.copperwolves.0817-2.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">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 […]

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, […]

Researchers Develop Wearable, Low-Cost Sensor to Measure Skin Hydration

<img width="1024" height="703" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-1024x703.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-452x310.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/25-768x527.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Researchers from NC State, including the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a wearable, wireless sensor that can monitor a person’s skin hydration for use in applications that need to detect dehydration before it poses a health problem. The device is lightweight, flexible and stretchable and has already been incorporated into prototype devices […]

Dr. Baliga Named Fellow by National Academy of Inventors

Three faculty members at North Carolina State University are being named fellows by theNational Academy of Inventors (NAI). The new NAI fellows are B. Jayant Baliga, Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering; Ruben Carbonell, Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering; and Frances S. Ligler, Lampe Distinguished Professor in the Joint NC State-UNC Department […]

Tech Would Use Drones and Insect Biobots to Map Disaster Areas

<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 […]

An Efficient Approach for Tracking Physical Activity with Wearable Health-Monitoring Devices

<img width="452" height="254" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/18-452x254.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Researchers from North Carolina State University's Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user's physical activity based on data from wearable devices.

Canine Communication

<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.

Escuti named 2016 NC State Innovator of the Year

<img width="1024" height="680" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/13-1024x680.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/13.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/13-452x300.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/13-768x510.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">NC State held its 27th Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to recognize the outstanding achievements of its faculty inventors over the last year. With over 500 products to market and over 125 startups launched, NC State continues to contribute to the economy of North Carolina and the nation as a whole. In 2016, the Office […]