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Yuan receives Hans-Jurgen Schmidt Award

Samuel P. Langley Distinguished Professor Dr. Fuh-Gwo Yuan, from NC State University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, recently received the 2023 Hans-Jurgen Schmidt Award...

Yuan to receive RJ Reynolds award

Samuel P. Langley Distinguished Professor Dr. Fuh-Gwo Yuan, from NC State University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2023...
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‘Brainless’ Robot Can Navigate Complex Obstacles

Researchers who created a soft robot that could navigate simple mazes without computer direction have built on that work, creating a “brainless” robot that can navigate more complex environments.

Q&A with Leazar Award Recipient Shaun Deardorff

Shaun Deardorff, a senior in aerospace engineering, is the 2023 recipient of the John and Linda Leazar Award in Entrepreneurship. This award supports NC State students who have demonstrated initiative and…

NC State Stealth Materials Team Completes NSF I-Corps Teams Program

Story written by Amy Parker A research team from North Carolina State University’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering recently completed the National Science Foundation’s intensive I-Corps...

Hu Wins NIH Trailblazer Award

Assistant Professor in the NC State University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Jingjie Hu, recently received the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Trailblazer...