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Sciences Students, Faculty Among 2022 Envisioning Research Contest Winners

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satellite image of smoke across arctic

Sep 19, 2022

Wildfire Smoke May Have Amplified Arctic Phytoplankton Bloom

Research by Douglas Hamilton, assistant professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, found that smoke from a Siberian wildfire may have transported enough nitrogen to parts of the Arctic Ocean to amplify a phytoplankton bloom.
NC State gateway at sunset

Sep 12, 2022

Researchers Explore Enzymes That Use a Cation, not Oxygen-Addition, to Drive Reactions

Chemists at NC State took part in research that studied the structure and binding mechanisms of Fe/2OG enzymes to explore their potential for use in creating valuable molecules.
Dr. Schaefer leaning against a wall in Riddick Hall.

Sep 12, 2022

The Freedom of Flexibility

Private support has given Thomas Schaefer, the Wesley O. Doggett Distinguished Professor for the Department of Physics, greater flexibility to Think and Do.
NC State gateway at sunset

Sep 7, 2022

Elevated Cholesterol Found in GenX Exposure Study Participants

Professor Jane Hoppin's research showed that elevated levels of PFAS were associated with higher cholesterol in the blood of study participants.
The NC State Belltower on main campus.

Sep 1, 2022

Chemist Pierce Among Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Awardees

Joshua Pierce, a professor of chemistry, received one of six Chancellor's Innovation Fund awards to continue his research on effective bacterial biofilms treatment.

Graphic shows process of achieving superflorescence at room temperature.

Aug 29, 2022

‘Naturally Insulating’ Material Emits Pulses of Superfluorescent Light at Room Temperature

Shuang Fang Lin, associate professor of physics, discusses how this research could lead to the development of faster microchips, neurosensors and quantum computing materials.
NC State gateway at sunset

Aug 29, 2022

COMAP Gift to Science House and Data Science Academy to Support High School Students

The mathematics education organization has donated $60,000 to support high school programming that gets more students interested in data science.
Cathrine Hoyo

Aug 25, 2022

From the Departments

Catch up on the latest news from our academic departments.
View of the Evolutionary Biology and Behavior Research Lab at NC Museum of Natural Sciences

Aug 24, 2022

Making Science Communication Make Sense

A partnership between NC State and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is opening new windows on the world of science communication.
blue-ish white dots and lines against a black backdrop resemble a night sky, but are actually a microscopic image of salt crystals and a fluorescently labeled virus

Aug 24, 2022

Sciences Students, Faculty Among 2022 Envisioning Research Contest Winners

Winners of the 2022 Envisioning Research contest help us understand, and appreciate, our world.