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October 18, 2023 Articles

Graduate Student Spotlight | Ziyang Xie

By Rob Lasson Ph.D. student Ziyang Xie knew precisely when his passion for engineering began. At the age of five. With toy cars.

October 24, 2022 Articles

Graduate Student Spotlight: Pavel “Pasha” Koprov

By Ian Price All children are born innately curious about the world, but many abandon that quest for knowledge as they age. Others, like Pasha Koprov, become engineers.

October 25, 2021 Articles

Graduate Student Spotlight: Karl Schuchard

By Rob Lasson Do all engineers start loving STEM at a young age? Ph.D. student Karl Schuchard challenges this stereotype. For him, it all started with a love of nature.

March 17, 2021 Articles

Graduate Student Spotlight: Jiali Huang

By Rob Lasson Jiali Huang is a Ph.D. student who made the choice to become an engineer because both parents were engineers, and she wanted to be a part of that world.

October 28, 2020 Articles

Graduate Student Spotlight: Kurtis Konrad

By Rob Lasson Kurtis Konrad is a Ph.D. student who received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial engineering from NC State.

March 25, 2020 Articles

Graduate Student Spotlight: Carlan Ivey

By Rob Lasson Industrial engineers apply their skills to prevent problems from happening every day. What if that problem was someone trying to punch you in the face?