faculty

Sep 12, 2023

Four Faculty Honored With Professorships

Four faculty members in the College of Sciences were recently honored with distinguished professorships for excellence in teaching, research and service.

Sep 8, 2023

Diving Into the Deanship

New dean Lewis Owen, a scuba-diving geologist, wants to build a stronger College of Sciences community and help students pursue their dreams anywhere in the world.

Aug 31, 2023

From the Departments

Catch up on the latest news from our academic departments.

Aug 31, 2023

An ‘Introspective’ AI Finds Diversity Improves Performance

William Ditto, professor of physics, helped create an AI that can fine tune its own neural network. Researchers found the AI performs better when it chooses diversity over lack of diversity.

Aug 31, 2023

$1.2 Million NOAA Grant to Support Marine Sciences Students, Research at NC State

A $14.9 million NOAA grant will fund the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s plans to expand an existing Pamlico Sound oyster sanctuary network, as well as hands-on opportunities for underrepresented marine sciences students at NC State and NC Central University.

Aug 29, 2023

Meet Our Newest Faculty

Get to know the extraordinary scientists joining the college's faculty, and find out why they’re excited to join the Wolfpack.

Aug 25, 2023

Mathematician Ipsen Named Distinguished Professor

Mathematics Professor Ilse C.F. Ipsen has been recognized for her outstanding scholarly work.

Aug 21, 2023

NC State Researcher Discovers New, Unique Plant-Eating Dinosaur

PBS NC
“Finding Iani was a streak of luck,” said Lindsay Zanno, an associate research professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at NC State. “We knew something like it lived in this ecosystem because isolated teeth had been collected here and there, but we weren’t expecting to stumble upon such a beautiful skeleton, especially from this time in Earth’s history. Having a nearly complete skull was invaluable for piecing the story together.”

Aug 14, 2023

MEAS Professor Eggleston Receives Margaret A. Davidson Stewardship Achievement Award

David Eggleston, professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has been recognized for his leadership, service, innovation and commitment to the management of estuarine and coastal systems.

Aug 10, 2023

Department of Statistics Involved in Project to Make College-Level Statistics More Equitable

The Department of Statistics is involved in a new grant-funded project to make the teaching of college-level statistics more equitable.