Led by NC State Professors Fred Gould and Jennifer Kuzma, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Society provides mechanisms for discussion and rigorous, trustworthy analyses…
Past Programs Initiatives
Special Research Education Commercialization Policy & Public Engagement Kenan Institutes Collaboratory Past Programs
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Stewards of the Future Conference
The Stewards of the Future conference series event Microbiome: Unseen Opportunities for Agriculture and Health was held at the McKimmon Center on October 20 2016. …
NC Biotechnology Center (NCBC) Collaborative Funding Grant (CFG) Program
The NC Biotechnology Center (NCBC) Collaborative Funding Grant Program (CFG) is designed to encourage collaboration between academia and industry, helping to move technology from the…
NC Coastal Federation Developing Environmental Restoration as a Viable Economic Strategy for Success in Rural Coastal Communities Initiative
After years of declines in coastal environmental quality, projects aimed at repairing environmental damage are becoming much more commonplace. These efforts include projects that create…
FokusLabs SBIR Matching Initiative
With an introduction from KIETS BOT member David Gardner, FokusLabs Inc. has invited the support of the Kenan Institute to provide matching funds for a…
Research Triangle MRSEC on Soft Matter
The Research Triangle Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (RT MRSEC) is a national resource for materials science and engineering research and education located in…
Hybrid Solar Redox Process
Led by NC State Chemical Engineering professor Fanxing Li, research on a hybrid solar-redox process, which converts solar energy and methane into separate streams of…
Multi-Scale Modeling of Fluids and Solids
Led by PIs Dr. Keith Gubbins and Dr. Erik Santiso of NC State’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, this initiative supports the visit of…
Coastal Ocean Dynamics GRC
NC State Professor Roy He is the Chair of the 2017 Coastal Ocean Dynamics Gordon Research Conference, which took place at the University of New…
Kenan Visiting Scholar – Moti Herskowitz
Professor Moti Herskowitz, Director of the Blechner Center for Industrial Catalysis and Process Development and Israel Cohen Chair in Chemical Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of…
NCBC Agricultural Biotechnology Summit
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center’s AgBiotech Initiative stimulates opportunities that generate jobs, strengthen the economy, and produce products that heal, fuel and feed the world….
RTP / KIETS Catalysts for Innovation Initiative
The Research Triangle Park is committed to working in partnership with the Triangle Universities to identify, develop and implement meaningful activities that will be housed…
Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative 2016 Summit
A primary objective of the Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative is to orchestrate yearly Environmental Health Summits to be held in the region, bri nging…
NC Museum of Natural Sciences Educators of Excellence Institutes Program
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Educators of Excellence Institutes provides first-hand experience in the natural world for outstanding educators from across the state….
NC Public School Forum Education Policy Fellows Program for Kenan Fellows
The Public School Forum has led the North Carolina Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) since 1992, and it has continued to be the only statewide…
NC State Science, Technology, and Society Program NSF Intelligence, Secrecy and Ethics Workshop
Led by NC State College of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor Dr. Kathleen Vogel, this workshop held April 18-19, 2016 at NC State brought together…
Marine Bio-Technologies Center for Innovation Aqua-Food Revolution for North Carolina Portfolio Assessment
With support from the Kenan Institute, the Marine Bio-Technologies Center for Innovation (MBCOI) completed a comprehensive review of the freshwater and marine aquaculture industry in…
COE/CHASS Engineering, Policy and Society Seminar Series
The EPSS is a joint effort between the College of Engineering and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and aims to provide opportunities to…
Microfluidic Device for Dyes from Small Fiber Samples for Forensics
Forensic science employs scientific instruments and techniques that can assist in answering the key questions of when and how a crime was committed and who…
Ligand-Mediated Vascular Repair and Therapeutic Targeting
Dr. Anka Dobreva-Veleva is leading this effort, in collaboration with faculty from the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine, and the NC State College of…