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Kolar Awarded Fulbright to Transform Biochar Into Batteries
Praveen Kolar, professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, has been awarded a Fulbright to study the valorization of rice husk into biochar for use in energy storage devices.
Ph.D. Candidate Wins Fulbright to Develop Soil Sensors in France
Riley Lawson, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, will be spending the next academic year in France as a Fulbright.
Domesticating Duckweed, 300 Samples at a Time
What does it take to domesticate a plant? Ryan Sartor is creating unique systems for testing duckweed, an aquatic plant that grows on wastewater.
Four Students Receive First Graduate Student Endowment for N.C. PSI
Four graduate students have been awarded the inaugural Norma L. Trolinder N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Graduate Student Endowment.
$2.25M Grant Awarded to Develop Sustainable Energy Products from Waste Streams
NC State researchers were awarded a $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop aviation fuel and battery-grade graphite using seaweed and wood waste.