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Dr. Sami Rizkilla looks over cracks in concrete with a grad student during testing the Constructed Facilities Lab on Centennial Campus.

Research

Research at NC State is a foundation of our culture. Our identity is based on a reputation for excellence in research and our teaching is enhanced by the presence of a strong research culture. Research at NC State is an economic engine as well.  NC State discoveries have resulted in more than 730 patents and over 80 companies that employ more than 13,000 people.

NC State research developments include:

• The world’s first synthetic aorta
• The prototype for an artificial retina
• A blood cholesterol test that more accurately measures the risk of heart disease
• Statistical models that will aid in designing new treatment strategies for HIV patients
• Lighter, fire-resistant and biological agent-resistant turnout gear for first responders
• Statistical software that led to the creation of SAS, the world’s largest privately held software company
• A permanent nanocoating that, when exposed to light, kills or inactivates bacteria and viruses
• Genomic sequence of the rice plant and its greatest enemy – the rice-blast disease pathogen

Innovation through collaboration

These discoveries are not arrived at in a vacuum, but from collaboration and partnership of great minds and leaders. On Centennial Campus, a national model for university research campuses for more than 20 years, research drives innovation daily as more than 1,800 corporate and government employees work alongside a thousand-plus NC State faculty, staff, post-docs, and students. Centennial Campus houses more than 130 companies, government agencies, and NC State research and academic units, including the colleges of Engineering, Textiles and Veterinary Medicine. Multi-disciplinary research and development "neighborhoods" find students working with faculty and leaders.

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