Professor Lilian Hsiao, in the NC State Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is leading a research program centered around intelligent soft materials. A major…
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Kenan Institute Initiatives
BTEC 2.0 Senior Research Scientist Initiative
The Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) continues to work toward expanding its research and educational programs in an initiative called BTEC 2.0….
Modeling Electrostatically Charged Filters Loaded with Liquid Aerosols Initiative
Professor Hooman Tafreshi in the NC State Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering along with Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Director of the NC State Nonwovens Institute…
8th International Conference on Soft Matter
Soft matter science is relatively new, emerging prominently in the 1980s and early 1990s, with significant organizational development occurring over the last several decades. Polymers,…
Multimodal Sensors in Agriculture: Enhancing Sustainability through Graduate Student Support (PSI Connecting2Grow Initiative)
The NC State Plant Sciences Initiative (PSI) is implementing the Multimodal Sensors in Agriculture program as part of its Connecting2Grow effort. This is an outgrowth…
Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative Coastal Community Intensive Training (CCRIT) Program
The NC State Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (CRSI) led by Professor Erin Seekamp is part of the Provost’s Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs. The…
Exploration of Novel Sustainable Tactile Sensing Arrays from Hierarchical 3D Printable Hydrogels
NC State Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Professors Orlin Velev and Lilian Hsiao are leading a research initiative on tactile sensing. Emerging technologies for skin-mounted sensors…
Metal Foams as Innovative Materials for Bioseparations
Led by NC State Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Afsaneh Rabiei and Chemical Engineering Professor Cristiana Boi, this research investigates the use of metal foams…
NC State Center for Genetic Engineering and Society
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…
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…
Global Health and Climate Change Grand Challenges RISF Program
The NC State Office of Research and Innovation (ORI), and KIETS developed the RISF program to offer a special funding opportunity for research initiatives that…
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….