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NC State Team Wins BASF Plant Science Competition

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/plant_sensors_research-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/plant_sensors_research-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/plant_sensors_research-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/plant_sensors_research-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/plant_sensors_research-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/plant_sensors_research.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Winning team of a plant scientist and two electrical engineers identifies new technology to detect biotic plant health stress

Dayerizadeh Awarded NSF Graduate Fellowship

<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/unnamed-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/unnamed-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/unnamed-452x301.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/unnamed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/unnamed-1080x720.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Electrical Engineering Ph.D. student Alireza Dayerizadeh was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The NSF Fellowships are prestigious awards offered to students with outstanding academic achievements and who show promise for future innovations and inventions within their field.

Buckner granted GAANN Fellowship

<img width="1024" height="542" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531-1024x542.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Eli Buckner" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531-452x239.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531-768x406.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531-1080x571.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ECE_7531.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Eli Buckner, a doctoral student in Electrical Engineering under Dr. Cranos Williams was recently granted placement in the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship program.

Yokus Wins First Place at ECE GSA Research Symposium

<img width="1024" height="745" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ECE_6921-1024x745.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ECE_6921.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ECE_6921-452x329.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ECE_6921-768x559.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">On Friday, January 26th, 2018, the ECE Graduate Student Association at NC State held their Annual ECE Research Symposium. During the well-attended event, ECE students presented their research in the Atrium of Engineering Building II while receiving valuable feedback from their peers and a panel of judges.

Sayed Wins Grand Prize at NCRT Competition

<img width="1024" height="686" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/State-Energy-Conference_Award_picture-1024x686.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/State-Energy-Conference_Award_picture.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/State-Energy-Conference_Award_picture-452x303.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/State-Energy-Conference_Award_picture-768x515.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Islam Sayed, a Ph.D. student studying under Dr. Salah Bedair received the Overall Grand Prize Award, granted at the North Carolina Triangle Student Research Competition.

Researchers Improve the Performance of Quantum Well Solar Cells

<img width="399" height="367" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7971.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Collaboration between researchers at Bedair Group, North Carolina State University and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), shows the high potential of quantum wells in multi-junction solar cells.

Xue Wins IEEE Control Systems Prize for Video

<img width="491" height="277" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-08-23-at-1.35.31-PM1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-08-23-at-1.35.31-PM1.png 491w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-08-23-at-1.35.31-PM1-452x255.png 452w" sizes="(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px">Nan Xue, a student in Aranya Chakrobortty's reseach group is the recipient of the second place prize in a student video contest organized by the IEEE Control Systems Society. The award consists of a certificate and $500, which will be presented at the IEEE CCTA conference in Hawaii.

ECE Student is Finalist in 3 Minute Thesis Competition

<img width="397" height="384" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/15.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Later this month, 10 finalists in the Graduate School’s second annual 3 Minute Thesis competition will demonstrate who is most capable of describing their Ph.D. research in just three minutes and with only one slide. The preliminary rounds of the competition were Oct. 4-10. The field of competitors, all Ph.D. candidates who have completed their […]

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 […]

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 […]