2012

Dec 31, 2012

2012 Zenith Medal for Service: Benton Satterfield Jr.

The 2012 recipient of the Zenith Medal for Service is Benton Satterfield Jr.

Dec 31, 2012

2012 Distinguished Alumnus: Sung-Won Lee

Dr. Sung-Won Lee is the recipient of the 2012 PAMS Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Dec 19, 2012

It’s not too late to make a year-end gift to PAMS

The PAMS Advancement Office will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, December 21, and will re-open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2. If you would like to make a year-end gift to benefit the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, please follow one of the instructions below: To make a credit card gift, please…

Dec 4, 2012

Krim to lead college research initiatives

Dr. Jacqueline Krim has been selected to serve as associate dean for research for the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. She had been serving on an interim basis since the retirement last June of Dr. Raymond Fornes after more than 40 years of service to NC State. As associate dean for research, Krim leads the…

Nov 12, 2012

Two educators from The Science House’s FREEDM Center receive STEM awards

Two educators from NC State University’s FREEDM Systems Center have been honored for their outstanding contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Dr. Lisa Grable, the center’s director of precollege education, has received the Distinguished Service in Science Education in North Carolina Award from the North Carolina Science Teachers Association (NCSTA) and Ms. Melaine Rickard…

Oct 19, 2012

Register today for PAMS Alumni Science Cafe!

As the event Website says, NC State’s Homecoming celebration is much more than just a football game. “It’s a weeklong series of traditions and community events that capture the things our students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends hold dear.” In keeping with that spirit, the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences is offering a very special…

Oct 10, 2012

“Canopy Meg” to be Friends of the Library keynote speaker

NC State’s own Dr. Margaret D. “Canopy Meg” Lowman will be the keynote speaker at the annual Friends of the Library Fall Luncheon. Lowman is director of the Nature Research Center at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and a research professor in the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. The event, which will also…

Sep 24, 2012

Sombers wins NSF CAREER Award

Leslie Sombers, assistant professor of chemistry at NC State University, has received an Early Career Development Award, more commonly known as a CAREER Award, from the National Science Foundation. The award is one of the highest honors given by NSF to early-career university faculty in science and engineering, and is intended to advance the development of…

Sep 4, 2012

SAMSI renewed for another five years by NSF

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed the main supporting grant for the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI). The new funding will provide $17.5 million over five years to the three partner universities – NC State, Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill – and the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) in conjunction with the William…

Aug 27, 2012

Imhotep celebrates 20 years, 100 sessions, and thousands of inspired students

This October marks the 20th anniversary of Imhotep Academy, a year-round program of The Science House at NC State University that introduces traditionally underrepresented students in grades six through eight to science, mathematics and technology (STEM). This fall’s session of the academy, titled “Exploring the Dynamic Body through Bio-photonics,” also marks the 100th in its history.…