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NC State faculty lead the university’s drive for academic excellence and student success.

They’re transforming the world.

Collectively, faculty members have earned more than 85 National Science Foundation career and presidential awards in the past 10 years. Twenty are members of the national academies. Find out what they’re doing in the classroom, in the lab and in the field to create a brighter future.

Dr. Jay Baliga

Dr. Jay Baliga is saving the planet, one kilowatt at a time.

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Dr. Robert J. Beichner

Dr. Robert Beichner is making large lecture halls a thing of the past.

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Dr. Michael Escuti

Dr. Michael Escuti is developing a system for steering laser beams with pinpoint accuracy.

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Dr. Trudy Mackay

Dr. Trudy Mackay is mapping the genetic basis of anger and other complex traits.

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Faculty Focus

Read the latest features about NC State faculty in the Bulletin, the university's official news source.

  • Consummate Teacher

    Consummate Teacher

    Dr. Dick Patty continues to command the attention and respect of physics students 15 years after his official retirement.

  • A Model Approach

    A Model Approach

    NC State's health systems engineers are working to make the most of the time and money we spend on medical care.

  • Modern Makeover

    Modern Makeover

    Hernán Marchant, a disciple of the modernist Le Corbusier, designs a new floor for the Allred Gallery based on the designer's principles.

  • A Soundless Speech

    A Soundless Speech

    Interpreting President Obama's speech for the deaf and hard of hearing was all in a day's work for Dean Jeff Braden.

  • Showing Heart in Fighting Viruses

    Showing Heart in Fighting Viruses

    Dr. Barb Sherry studies the heart's protective mechanisms to find ways to help the whole body fight off viruses.

  • The Bed Bug Guy

    The Bed Bug Guy

    Whether it's bed bugs or cockroaches, Dr. Coby Schal is the go-to guy in the battle to control pests.

  • The Dirt Whisperer

    The Dirt Whisperer

    Physicist Karen Daniels is finding ways to help scientists and engineers see—and hear—the forces at play in the ground.

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National Academy
Members

National Academy of Sciences

  • Fred Gould, 2011, Entomology

  • Trudy F.C. Mackay, 2010, Genetics

  • Todd R. Klaenhammer, 2001, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutritional Sciences.

  • David E. Aspnes, 1998, Applied Physical Sciences

  • Ronald R. Sederoff, 1995, Genomics of Forest Trees, Molecular Basis of Wood Formation

  • C.S. Levings, 1987, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

  • Major M. Goodman, 1986, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

  • Ellis B. Cowling, 1973, Human Environmental Sciences

  • Thomas F. Malone, 1968, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences

National Academy of Engineering

  • Joseph DeSimone, 2005, Chemical Engineering

  • Carol K. Hall, 2005, Chemical Engineering

  • Thom Joel Hodgson, 2001, Industrial, Manufacturing and Operational Systems Engineering

  • James A. Trainham III, 1997, Chemical Engineering

  • B. Jayant Baliga, 1993, Electronics Engineering

  • Jerome J. Cuomo, 1993, Materials Engineering

  • R. Wayne Skaggs, 1991, Special Fields and Interdisciplinary Engineering

  • Keith E. Gubbins, 1989, Chemical Engineering

  • Paul Zia, Emeritus, 1983, Civil Engineering

  • Donald L. Bitzer, 1974, Computer Science and Engineering

Institute of Medicine

  • Jim E. Riviere, 2003, Burroughs Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology