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Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Dec 5, 2024

Grad Spotlight: Aline Cristiane Kumpfer Nascimento

Aline Cristiane Kumpfer Nascimento is a second-year PhD student with a concentration in mechanics and materials, and she is advised by Moe Pourghaz, professor and associate head for graduate programs.… 

Oct 1, 2024

CCEE students win Big Beam competition

A team of CCEE students placed first in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s (PCI) 2024 Engineering Design Competition. Also called the Big Beam competition, it requires a group of students and… 

May 10, 2023

Two CCEE students awarded ACI fellowships

Ph.D. candidate Paul Acuna and civil engineering student Sam Valmassoi were awarded fellowships from the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit subsidiary of ACI that promotes… 

Mar 9, 2023

Graduate Student Spotlight: Ariadne Palma Parra

Ariadne Palma Parra is a fourth-year Ph.D. student with a concentration in earthquake structural engineering. She grew up in Barranquilla, Colombia, and has lived in North Carolina since the end… 

Mar 7, 2023

SEM group holds 27th annual graduate research symposium

CCEE’s Structural Engineering and Mechanics (SEM) group held its 27th annual graduate research symposium on Friday, March 3 at NC State’s James B. Hunt Jr. Library. It was the first time… 

Feb 21, 2023

CCEE’s Kevin Han tapped as Edward I. Weisiger Distinguished Scholar 

CCEE Associate Professor Kevin Han was named an Edward I. Weisiger Distinguished Scholar by NC State. Han first joined CCEE in 2016 as an assistant professor and received tenure in 2022.…