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Breakthrough Research on the Elusive Neutrino

Honors and Awards

Feb 2, 2016

Chemist Elena Jakubikova Receives NSF CAREER Award

NC State chemist Elena Jakubikova has received a prestigious research award from the National Science Foundation.
NC State math and physics double-major Mia de los Reyes.

Jan 26, 2016

Mia de los Reyes Wins Prestigious Churchill Scholarship

A NC State physics and mathematics major is one of 15 students nationwide to receive a scholarship covering her graduate study.
Stephen Carpenter

Jan 19, 2016

Goodnight Spotlight: Stephen Carpenter

Geology major Stephen Carpenter '17 is making the most of the opportunities the Goodnight Scholars program offers.
Trudy Mackay sits in front of a microscope in a lab.

Jan 13, 2016

Mackay Wins Prestigious Wolf Prize

Trudy Mackay receives one of the world's most prestigious awards for academic achievement, a Wolf Prize.
Patricia McClellan-Green

Jan 11, 2016

CMAST Renames Summer Fellows Program to Honor Dr. Patricia McClellan-Green

The recently renamed Dr. Patricia McClellan-Green Summer Fellows Program at CMAST honors late professor and mentor.
Loek Helminck, professor and former mathematics dept. head, goes over a few equations with grad students in one of the many study areas in SAS Hall. PHOTO BY ROGER WINSTEAD

Dec 3, 2015

Helminck to Receive 2016 AMS Distinguished Public Service Award

Dr. Loek Helminck will receive the 2016 Distinguished Public Service Award from the American Mathematical Society.

Dec 2, 2015

2015 Distinguished Alumnus Award: John Sanders

This year’s Distinguished Alumnus Award winner, Dr. John Sanders, is a true American hero.

Dec 2, 2015

2015 Zenith Medal for Service: Linda Balfour and Robert Hill

The winners of the 2015 Zenith Medal for Service are wife and husband Linda Balfour and Robert Hill.

Dec 2, 2015

2015 Outstanding Young Alumnus: Jamila Simpson

Dr. Jamila Simpson is the winner of the 2015 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award.
Abstract architecture at entrance to NC State University

Dec 2, 2015

Breakthrough Research on the Elusive Neutrino

NC State physicists were part of a team of neutrino researchers that shared the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, the richest award in the field.