College of engineering

May 3, 2023

Powering Up Solutions

NC State College of Engineering students develop a clean energy concept for a campus site as part of senior design.

Dec 7, 2017

Campus Energy Data Powers Research

NC State researchers collaborated with the Facilities Division to use actual energy data from the university’s Centennial Campus.

Jun 28, 2017

Net-Zero Near Antarctica

A unique building design competition provides NC State engineering students with real-world experience.

Dec 14, 2016

LEED Lab Preps Students For Real-World Sustainability

NC State students work on a sustainability project of Talley Student Union-sized proportions.

Nov 7, 2016

Students’ elephant collar project to track elephants’ routes

An article from NC State's Technician newspaper.

Sep 29, 2016

Food Additive Key to Environmentally Friendly, Efficient, Plastic Solar Cells

NC State researchers have discovered that a food additive is capable of replacing environmentally-harmful chemicals in the creation of efficient plastic solar cells.

Sep 26, 2016

EcoPRT will bridge the gap between NC State’s two campuses

Two faculty members in the College of Engineering are creating a new transportation system that would link Centennial Campus with the University’s main campus.

Sep 23, 2016

FREEDM Works Toward An Efficient Smart Grid

The home stretch of the National Science Foundation-funded FREEDM Systems Center at NC State may be just the beginning.

Sep 23, 2016

Engineering startup aims to bring accurate pricing to the trucking industry

NC State student entrepreneurs talk about their fix for underutilized tractor-trailer capacity, which would create more fuel savings and cleaner air.

Sep 21, 2016

Student promotes materials science research, renewable energy in Tanzania

A doctoral student in mechanical engineering at NC State travels to promote collaboration, which is key for sustainable energy solutions in Africa.