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NC State REACHR team poses for a photo with the UAV they built using crowdfunding. They are outside wearing red shirts and standing behind a table on which the red UAV is resting.

Sep 22, 2025

Crowdfunding Helps Student Disaster Relief UAV Project Soar

Earlier this year, Associate Teaching Professor Felix Ewere and his students won a University Student Research Challenge grant from NASA to build a new version of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) they are developing to aid hurricane relief efforts.

Sep 11, 2025

Sofia Stringer: One Pack, Two Programs and No Limits

Joining the Wolfpack has already proven to be the right decision for Sofia Stringer. The Park Scholar and College of Engineering student grew up hearing great things about NC State from…
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Sep 9, 2025

Pouria Zaghari Wins Best Student Paper Award at the 2025 IEEE 3D-PEIM Conference

Congrats to #NCStateMAE Ph.D. student Pouria Zaghari on receiving the Best Student Paper Award at the Fifth International Symposium on 3D Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing!
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Aug 13, 2025

New Physical Model Aims to Boost Energy Storage Research

The new model can be incorporated into computational tools to help design better batteries and capacitors.

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Aug 8, 2025

Tim Horn Named Fulbright Scholar

Congratulations to #NCStateMAE Associate Professor Tim Horn on being named a 2025-26 U.S. Fulbright Scholar. Fulbright Scholar Awards are prestigious, competitive fellowships that give recipients the opportunity to teach and…
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Aug 5, 2025

Faculty Funding Leads to Faster Flight

NC State alumni are some of the most passionate people in the world — passionate about their alma mater, their careers and their impact on future Pack members.  Jack Edwards is…