May 23, 2022
Humans use sound to see where our eyes can’t — like when you’re putting up a shelf and tap the wall to find the studs. Those sounds, traveling through waves,…
May 20, 2022
During real-time crises, real-time research helps inform responses to ongoing issues while preparing society for future crises. Faculty members in the College of Engineering are principal investigators (PIs) or co-PIs…
May 5, 2022
Models that predict traffic volume for specific times and places are used to inform everything from traffic-light patterns to the app on your phone that tells you how to get…
May 3, 2022
CCEE assistant professor Dr. Angela Harris’ research testing wastewater to track COVID-19 number was recently featured in a WRAL report. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is…
Apr 1, 2022
Researchers, including CCEE assistant professor Dr. Ali Hajbabaie, are rolling out a data set that provides detailed information on COVID-19 vaccine shipments and wastage across the United States, with the goal…
Aug 24, 2021
By Matt Shipman A study that monitored surface waters in the wake of 2018’s Hurricane Florence finds that waters contaminated by fecal bacteria were affected by both human and swine…
Aug 23, 2021
By Matt Shipman An interdisciplinary panel of experts has assessed the risks and potential benefits associated with deploying autonomous vehicles (AVs) on U.S. roads and predicts that the benefits will…
Aug 18, 2021
By Matt Shipman Researchers have created and demonstrated a new vascular metamaterial that can be reconfigured to modify its thermal and electromagnetic properties. “We drew inspiration from the network of…
May 22, 2020
When the Covid 19 pandemic began spreading throughout the world, Dr. Francis de los Reyes, along with Dr. Nadine Kotlarz (researcher at the Center for Human Health and the Environment),…
Mar 17, 2020
This story is reprinted from the Global Water, Sanitation & Hygiene news page. It features research from an interdisciplinary team which includes CCEE Assistant Professor Dr. Angela Harris. Drs. Ayse…
May 16, 2018
This post appeared originally at NC Sea Grant Coastwatch Currents. Rosemary Cyriac is a doctoral student in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at NC State University. She…
Jan 11, 2018
Nearly two billion people on earth use pit latrines as the primary way to defecate and urinate. These pits fill up quickly with human waste and large amounts of trash…
Aug 14, 2017
The following article first appeared on the NC State News site on August 7, 2017 A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that advanced wood-burning stoves designed for…
May 22, 2017
“Understanding water use is becoming increasingly important, given that climate change is likely to have a profound impact on the availability of water supplies,” says Sankar Arumugam, lead author of…
Feb 13, 2017
In the U.S., over 5.4 billion gallons of fats, oils, and grease (FOG) go down the drain, enroute to a wastewater treatment plant. However, FOG could be a useful source…
Jan 23, 2017
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that while advanced wood-burning cookstoves can provide benefits to the environment and climate, these benefits…
Oct 13, 2016
Researchers have developed a multi-layered “sensing skin” to detect corrosive or otherwise harmful substances in structures. The skin can also detect cracks and other structural flaws that are invisible to…
Oct 6, 2016
As Hurricane Matthew approaches Florida and prepares to move up the U.S. east coast, researchers in North Carolina are running models to forecast the storm surge and coastal flooding. Dr.…
Aug 22, 2016
In 2015, over 37 million people attended 864 NCAA Division I college football games featuring 127 teams. “Tailgating” is as much a part of going to a game as the…
Aug 15, 2016
Dr. Emily Berglund is working with communications professor Andy Binder to develop a model for how municipalities could invest in treating wastewater and delivering it to homes for non-potable uses.…
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