{"id":41,"date":"2025-11-19T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:50:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/artificial-intelligence-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"An artist's rendering of digital earth 5G AI technology\" class=\"wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/artificial-intelligence-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/artificial-intelligence-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/artificial-intelligence-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-vision\">Our Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To position NC State as a national leader in AI-enabled scientific discovery by uniting researchers and educators, empowering innovation and transforming how science is conducted, taught and applied for societal benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"has-custombg-one-text-color wp-block-ncst-testimonial\">\n        <div class=\"testimonial-container\">\n          <p class=\"testimonial__content\">&#8220;We&#8217;re driving development in artificial intelligence in ways that advance science and help build a more prosperous society.&#8221;<\/p>\n          <div class=\"testimonial__attribution-container has-image\">\n                          <figure class=\"testimonial__image-container\">\n                <img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-142\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/MAH7099-2-edited-e1691427980539-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Owen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/MAH7099-2-edited-e1691427980539-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/MAH7099-2-edited-e1691427980539-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/MAH7099-2-edited-e1691427980539.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\n              <\/figure>\n                        <div class=\"attribution-title-name-container\">\n               \n                <p class=\"attribution-name\">Lewis Owen<\/p>\n                             \n                <p class=\"attribution-title\">Dean, College  of Sciences<\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-mission\"><strong>Our Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To advance scientific discovery by developing, applying and disseminating artificial intelligence technologies across disciplines. Our hub:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fosters interdisciplinary collaboration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support large-scale grant development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Builds strategic partnerships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides training for students and faculty <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promotes responsible and ethical AI practices across the sciences and broader campus community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-us\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paul Liu<\/strong><br>Co-chair, College of Sciences AI Committee, Director of International Affairs<br>Professor of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences<br>Author:\u00a01) <em>How to Build and Fine-Tune a Small Language Model<\/em>;\u00a0 2) <em>Generative AI for Science<\/em> <br><a href=\"mailto:jpliu@ncsu.edu\">jpliu@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lex Kemper<\/strong><br>Co-chair, College of Sciences AI Committee<br>Professor of Physics<br>Associate Dean for Research, College of Sciences<br><a href=\"mailto:akemper@ncsu.edu\">akemper@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-two-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">NC State AI Resources<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/ai.ncsu.edu\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-36\"\n            alt=\"NC State gateway\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/campusgateway1500.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/campusgateway1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/campusgateway1500-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/campusgateway1500-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/campusgateway1500-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">AI at NC State<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, resources and guidance designed to support and enhance your teaching, learning, research and work.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/datascienceacademy.ncsu.edu\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-145\"\n            alt=\"AI image\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/artificial-intelligence-1024x576-1.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/artificial-intelligence-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/artificial-intelligence-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/11\/artificial-intelligence-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Data Science and AI Academy<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Data science and AI are for everyone. 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