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Ethan Newhouse earned a B.S. in nuclear engineering from NC State and is now a Ph.D. candidate in Nuclear Engineering.

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Jared King

November 10, 2026

Doctoral Student Jared King Receives 2026 Drs. Kristen Renn & Melissa McDaniels Dissertation Research Grant

Jared King, a doctoral student in the NC State College of Education, has been awarded the 2026 Drs. Kristen Renn & Melissa McDaniels Dissertation Research Grant from the Association for the Study Higher Education (ASHE).
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October 30, 2026

Saba Khanmohammadi: From Master’s to Ph.D.

Big questions and problems in need of solutions are what drive Saba Khanmohammadi. Coming from East Carolina University with a background in mathematics, she sought to apply her love of problem solving through research, and found a home in NC State’s Department of Computer Science.
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October 30, 2026

Wading into Energy Conversion

Allison File, a second-year Ph.D. student at NC State, works in the Intelligent Systems and Structures Research Lab, where she’s conducting new research innovating wave energy converters.
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October 27, 2026

From Rice Fields to Accelerating Vegetable Breeding

Kashish Grover, a doctoral student in horticulture, combines artificial intelligence, advanced genetics and computer simulations to streamline vegetable breeding, helping to develop climate-resilient varieties faster.

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Sauqina

Sauqina


Driven by a passion to inspire the next generation of science educators, Sauqina joins the NC State College of Education as a Fulbright Scholar pursuing her Ph.D. in Learning and Teaching in STEM with a concentration in science education.

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