{"id":47,"date":"2025-11-19T14:28:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-12-12T19:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:47:31","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/pexels-google-deepmind-1500-scaled-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Artist's rendering of a neural network\" class=\"wp-image-281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/pexels-google-deepmind-1500-scaled-1-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/pexels-google-deepmind-1500-scaled-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/pexels-google-deepmind-1500-scaled-1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/466\/2025\/12\/pexels-google-deepmind-1500-scaled-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty at NC State are deeply engaged in AI-related research. Below are selected projects from the College of Sciences, which has been awarded more than $5 million in AI research funding over the past several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Integrating Sequence, Structure, and Dynamics for Predicting and Designing Nucleic Acids<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/physics.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/xingcheng-lin\/\">Xingcheng Lin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/krwening\/\">Keith Weninger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/yi-xiao\/\">Yi Xiao<\/a><br>Comparative Medicine Institute seed fund support from 09\/2024 to present, and currently in the process of an NSF funding application<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Effective Computational Methods for Training of Neural Networks via Exploration-Exploitation-Determination Framework<\/strong> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/math.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/yshin8\/\">Yeonjong Shin<\/a> <br>NSF DMS Computational Math (DMS-2513966), 09\/2025-08\/2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Data-free Operator Learning via Physics-Informed Deep Operator Networks for Fast Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulations in Home Appliance and Air-conditioning<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/math.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/yshin8\/\">Yeonjong Shin<\/a> <br>LG Electronics, 07\/2024-07\/2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Developing Responsible AI Agents for Interpreting and Enhancing Access to Large Environmental Datasets<\/strong> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/meas.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/jpliu\/\">Paul Liu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/csc.ncsu.edu\/people\/dxu27\/\">DK Xu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/chass.ncsu.edu\/people\/alicecheng\/\">Alice Cheng<\/a>, DSA, 12\/2024-6\/2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advancing AI in Earth System Science Research<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/meas.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/rhe\/\">Roy He<\/a><br>NSF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Incorporating AI in Hurricane Modeling and Risk Communication to Save Lives and Reduce Economic Losses from Hurricanes<\/strong> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/meas.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/xie\/\">Lian Xie<\/a><br>Lenovo. 1\/1\/2025-12\/31\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phase I Center of Chemical Innovation,&nbsp;<em>Center for Accelerated Photocatalysis (CAPs)<\/em><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/fncastel\/\">F.N. Castellano<\/a><br>NSF,  9\/1\/24 \u2013 8\/31\/27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video: Our AI Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about some of our research in artificial intelligence through short videos produced by our faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"21_Nathan_Ennist_5min_AIengagement\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1139451419?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-rss-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-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\">College of Sciences AI News<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/news\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                                          data-ua-cat=\"Featured Content Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/news\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\"\n            >More News<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/news\/center-faculty-fellows-navigate-ai-at-the-2025-university-research-symposium\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">December 10, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Center Faculty Fellows Navigate AI at the 2025 University Research Symposium<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Three Center fellows \u2013 Daniela Jones, Raju Vatsavai, and Paul Liu \u2013 shared how they use AI in their research to the largest audience in the history of on-campus research symposia.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/news\/ai-tools-in-the-classroom-offer-unprecedented-opportunities-for-learning\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">December 10, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">AI Tools in the Classroom Offer Unprecedented Opportunities for Learning<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">DELTA researchers, instructional designers and multimedia specialists are at the forefront of helping NC State instructors implement generative AI tools in the classroom. Discover several grant projects and related research currently underway in this exciting space.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/integrative-sciences-initiative-directors-and-woodson-hall-occupants-announced\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">October 17, 2024<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Integrative Sciences Initiative Directors and Woodson Hall Occupants Announced<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Two new directors of NC State\u2019s Integrative Sciences Initiative (ISI) and the first occupants of Woodson Hall, the heart of the ISI, have been announced. 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