Led by Professor Greg Forest, UNC Professor of Mathematics, in collaboration with NC State Professor Alina Chertock, Chair of the Department of Mathematics in the…
Past Programs Initiatives
Special Research Education Commercialization Policy & Public Engagement Kenan Institutes Collaboratory Past Programs
Maria Mitchell Association Women of Science Symposium
In 2018, with the support of many sponsors and several grants, including from KIETS, the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) successfully hosted its first Maria…

NC Museum of Natural Sciences Hand Sanitizer Initiative
In March 2020, the NC Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) was closed to the public due to the COVID pandemic. Following up on the initiative…

Applied Synergies Partnership High School Entrepreneurship Initiative
Led by Apex Friendship High School (AFHS) teacher Dan Jackson in collaboration with KIETS Associate Director Raj Narayan, the Applied Synergies Partnership (ASaP) High School…

Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) Faculty Fellows Program
The purpose of the IEI Faculty Fellows Program is to enable IEI to collaborate with faculty and students across colleges at NC State University strategically…

2020 National Academy of Engineering Regional Conference
The NAE Regional Meeting will be held on March 9-10, 2020 at NC State University. This event will bring to NC the leadership from NAE…

National Academy of Engineering EngineerGirl Initiative
The Kenan Institute is collaborating with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) on EngineerGirl, which is designed to strengthen the engineering workforce through diversity. EngineerGirl…

Entrepreneurship Initiative Living and Learning Village
The Entrepreneurs Living and Learning Village, a program of the NC State Entrepreneurship Initiative (EI) led by Dr. Tom Miller, provides an immersive, experiential learning…

Apex Friendship High School Entrepreneurship DECA International
Apex Friendship High School teacher Dan Jackson has been collaborating with KIETS Associate Director Raj Narayan to develop the Applied Synergies Partnership (ASaP) Entrepreneurship Leadership…
Applied Synergies Partnership Apex Friendship High School Entrepreneurship Initiative
Led by Apex Friendship High School (AFHS) teacher Dan Jackson in collaboration with KIETS Associate Director Raj Narayan, the Applied Synergies Partnership (ASaP) High School…

Workshop on Self-Assembly of Soft Matter at Interfaces
NC State hosted an international workshop on Soft Matter Interfaces on October 6-9, 2017. This workshop is part of a U.S.-Germany research cooperation program with…

Shelton Leadership Initiative Rural Entrepreneurship Education Program
Led by Director Barbara Mulkey and Senior Associate Director Dr. Debbie Acker, the General H. Hugh Shelton Leadership Center (SLC) launched its Rural Entrepreneurial Leadership…

NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems (FREEDM)
The FREEDM Systems Center has been pioneering developments in power and energy through its FREEDM concept, which provides an architecture for a future electric power…

Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI)
SAMSI brings together researchers from applied mathematics, statistics and numerous areas of science to foster joint research and collaboration. It has a direct impact on…

NC State Outreach and Engagement Incentive Grant Program
The Outreach and Engagement Incentive Grants Program serves to address significant community challenges by aligning interdisciplinary faculty, their expertise, their students, and their research. The…

NC Coastal Federation Aquaculture Project
An outgrowth of the NC Coastal Federation oyster restoration initiative, this project led by Todd Miller of the NC Coastal Federation, Susan White of the…

NC State Game Changing Research Initiative Program (GRIP)
GRIP is an interdisciplinary research initiative launched in March 2017 by the Office of the NC State Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Economic Development…

NASA Use of Satellite Measurements to Validate and Improve Air Quality Predictions of Ammonia and Fine Particulate Matter
Led by NC State Professor Dr. Viney Aneja, this initiative is a three-year integrated atmospheric composition and air quality project to utilize NASA Earth Science…

Dynamic Model Downscaling of Climate Change and Its Impacts on Marine Environmental Conditions off North Carolina
State Marine Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Roy He is investigating a suite of high-resolution simulations of future climate change impacts at the NC coastal…

A Field-Portable Thermoplasmonic Plant DNA Extraction Device for Emerging Plant Disease Diagnosis
NC State Professors Dr. Qingshan Wei from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Dr. Jean Ristaino from the Department of Entomology and Plant…