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Jun 12, 2024

Grad Student Spotlight: Subid Ghimire

Subid Ghimire is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in transportation systems engineering. His research includes examining the determinants of travel behavior and travel demand among low-income populations as well as exploring…

Jun 12, 2024

Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture: Taking a closer look at the construction of Allegiant Stadium

Thousands of Las Vegas Raiders football fans packed the sold-out Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on September 21, 2020, for the first game at the team’s new $2 billion stadium.…

Jun 12, 2024

Research update: How can we predict changes in friction and texture of roads to help keep drivers safe?

Skid resistance is a critical factor affecting highway safety during wet conditions such as rain, snow, or flooding. When skid resistance is higher, a braking vehicle can stop in a…

Jun 12, 2024

CCEE graduate students to present at the inaugural NC State One Health Research Symposium

CCEE Ph.D. students Emily Floess and Savanna Smith were selected to present at the NC State Global One Health Academy’s inaugural One Health Research Symposium. The event, which will take place…

Jun 12, 2024

CCEE’s Ali Hajbabaie appears on WCNC, WRAL, and CBS 17 to discuss new traffic research

CCEE Associate Professor Ali Hajbabaie recently appeared on news stations WCNC, CBS 17, and WRAL to discuss his research on adding a fourth light on traffic signals to help traffic flow with…

Jun 12, 2024

In Memoriam: Stephanie Vereen

Stephanie Vereen, an industry advisory board member and CCEE alumna who earned her master’s in civil engineering in 2002 and Ph.D. in civil engineering in 2013, passed away on Dec. 15,…

Jun 12, 2024

In Memoriam: Vernon Matzen

Vernon Matzen, a CCEE emeritus professor, passed away on Dec. 7, 2023, at the age of 80. Earning his bachelor of science in civil engineering at the University of Colorado…

Jun 12, 2024

In Memoriam: Robert (Bob) Borden

Robert (Bob) Borden, a CCEE emeritus professor, passed away on Nov. 2, 2023, at the age of 67. Borden earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil and environmental engineering…

Mar 28, 2024

CCEE receives a record 333 gifts totaling $195,641 on the Day of Giving

NC State held its sixth annual Day of Giving on Wednesday, March 20, and once again, alumni, friends, parents, faculty, staff and students showed up strong for 24 hours of…

Mar 28, 2024

2024 EWC Graduate Research Symposium brings together more than 120 researchers, scholars

About 120 students, faculty and guests gathered in Duke Energy Hall at Hunt Library to discuss pressing issues and innovative research at the 2024 Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering…

Mar 28, 2024

North Carolina State University announces new scholarship funded by alumni Rhett & Link

During NC State’s Day of Giving, CCEE alumnus Rhett McLaughlin (BSCE 2000) and Link Neal (aka Rhett & Link), via their company, Mythical, established a full-ride, two-year scholarship. The scholarship,…

Mar 28, 2024

CCEE faculty to advance understanding of toxic algae blooms, protect human health as part of new NSF, NIEHS Center at NC State

CCEE faculty members Dan Obenour and Casey Dietrich will join colleagues across NC State University to lead a research effort to improve the monitoring and management of harmful algae blooms. Research, funded by the…

Mar 28, 2024

#GivePack to CCEE on Day of Giving

CCEE will be rallying together alumni, faculty, staff members, and friends for NC State University’s fifth annual Day of Giving on March 20. CCEE, along with NC State College of Engineering’s nine academic…

Mar 28, 2024

New traffic signal would improve travel time for both pedestrians and vehicles

Adding a fourth light to traffic signals — in addition to red, green, and yellow — would shorten wait times at street corners for pedestrians, as well as improve traffic…

Mar 28, 2024

CCEE Postdoc Harleen Sandhu scores first place at BRIDGE Symposium

CCEE Postdoctoral Research Scholar Harleen Kaur Sandhu, and Nakul Deshpande, a postdoc with the Department of Physics, won first place at the first annual N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s (N.C. PSI)…

Mar 28, 2024

Five graduate students face off in CCEE’s 7th Annual Three Minute Thesis Competition

Five CCEE Ph.D. students competed in the department’s 7th Annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition on March 4 at Fitts-Woolard Hall, presenting their research to an audience of judges and…

Mar 28, 2024

SEM group hosts the 28th graduate research symposium

CCEE’s Structural Engineering and Mechanics (SEM) group held its 28th annual graduate research symposium on Monday, February 26, at NC State’s James B. Hunt Jr. Library. Assistant Professor Jason Patrick organized the…

Mar 28, 2024

CCEE Professor Shane Underwood tapped as NC State University Faculty Scholar

CCEE Professor and Associate Head of Undergraduate Programs Shane Underwood was named to NC State’s 2023-24 class of University Faculty Scholars. Underwood was one of 22 early- and mid-career faculty to receive…

Mar 28, 2024

Podcast: Sanitation (or, what do we do with all this poop?)

Did you know that, globally, 1.92 billion people lack access to home toilets? And that even in the U.S. over 2 million lack that access? So what do we do…

Mar 28, 2024

Engineering Village Expanding to Centennial Campus

Starting in the 2024 fall semester, NC State College of Engineering (COE) students will be offered a newly expanded pilot living and learning village option. With the success and high participation…