Darren White

Apr 28, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Clarissa Gernat

Driven by a lifelong connection to NC State, fostered by her father's work at the university and now shared with her sister and cousin, Clarissa Gernat found a natural home in the College of Design's Media Arts, Design, and Technology program. This interdisciplinary program, with its emphasis on innovation and technology, is perfectly aligned with her aspirations.

Apr 28, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Aniruddha Kulkarni

From a young age in Pune, India, Aniruddha Kulkarni approached life as a puzzle waiting to be solved, a curiosity sparked by the endless possibilities he saw within the realm of computers. This fascination led him to pursue a degree in computer engineering, but it was the burgeoning field of Artificial Intelligence that truly captured his imagination, prompting the decision to pursue a master's degree.

Mar 5, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Isabella Bartels

Isabella Bartels is a first-year master's student in Public History, focusing on the history of climate change adaptation, science, and its cultural perceptions. Guided by her mentors, her research aims to raise awareness of the lived experiences of climate change in environmentally vulnerable communities.

Feb 6, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Yi Chen

Yi Chen, a Ph.D. student in the College of Engineering, is currently researching battery-less RF energy harvesting sensor platforms and hopes to overcome the form factor and reliability issues posed by batteries in wearable devices.

Feb 3, 2025

Chart Your Progress Using the Professional Development Dashboard

The Graduate School’s Professional Development team is excited to introduce a brand-new tool designed to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars take control of their professional development journey: the Professional Development Dashboard.

Dec 2, 2024

Congratulations to Our Fall 2024 Graduates

On Dec. 14, more than 1,150 graduate degrees will be awarded at NC State University’s fall commencement exercises. These include over 800 master’s degrees and nearly 180 doctoral degrees.

Apr 29, 2024

Congratulations to Our Spring 2024 Graduates

On May 4, more than 1,900 graduate degrees will be awarded at NC State University’s spring commencement exercises. These include nearly 1,700 master’s degrees and 220 doctoral degrees.

Apr 26, 2024

Grad Student Profile: Ryan McCune

Ryan McCune, a second-year Ph.D. student in civil engineering specializing in coastal engineering, is researching chronic coastal flooding in North Carolina as part of the Sunny Day Flooding Project.

Feb 21, 2024

Grad Student Profile: Dion Harry

Dion Harry is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development with a concentration in Higher Education Opportunity, Equity, and Justice. Dion's research agenda primarily focuses on the well-being of college students from historically excluded communities, with his dissertation topic focusing on the experiences of the well-being of Black queer and trans college students.

Feb 5, 2024

Grad Student Profile: Nigar Sultana

Nigar Sultana, a fifth-year Ph.D. student in the fiber and polymer science program, is currently developing nanomaterial-based biosensors for biomedical applications. These biosensors are envisioned as non-invasive tools for detecting underlying diseases.