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Results Research and Graduate Studies at North Carolina State University is published three times yearly by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies. Text may be reprinted provided credit is given. Photographs and artwork may not be reprinted without written permission from the editor.

Chancellor
James Woodward

Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Warwick A. Arden

Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies
Terri L. Lomax

Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business
Charles D. Leffler

Vice Chancellor for Advancement
Nevin E. Kessler

Vice Chancellor for Extension, Engagement, and Economic Development
James J. Zuiches

Vice Chancellor for Information Technology
Marc I. Hoit

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Thomas H. Stafford, Jr.

Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
Mary Elizabeth Kurz

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Johnny C. Wynne, Dean

Design
Marvin J. Malecha, Dean

Education
Jose Picart, Interim Dean

Engineering
Louis A. Martin-Vega, Dean

Graduate School
Duane K. Larick, Dean

Humanities and Social Sciences
Jeffery P. Braden, Dean

Management
Ira R. Weiss, Dean

Natural Resources
Robert D. Brown, Dean

Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Daniel L. Solomon, Dean

Textiles
A. Blanton Godfrey, Dean

Veterinary Medicine
David Bristol, Interim Dean

Managing Editor
Jaine Place

Editor
Matthew Burns

Advisory Committee
Terri L. Lomax
Christopher S. Brown
Sankar Arumugam
John Fountain
Gregg Jennings
Jean Spooner

Design
NC State Creative Services

Photography
Roger Winstead, NC State Creative Services