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Grad Student Profile: Monse Hernandez

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Mariana Prieto Torres

May 6, 2026

Grad Student Profile: Mariana Prieto Torres

Mariana Prieto Torres' journey at NC State began in 2019 as a Kelman Scholar, where she discovered her passion for the university’s extension mission and its vital role in supporting local agriculture.
Leah Harrell

May 6, 2026

Grad Student Profile: Leah Harrell

Leah Harrell’s journey to NC State was driven by a passion for bioarchaeology and a desire to bridge archaeology with biological anthropology. Her research focuses on understanding the lived histories of people in the past, specifically through dental morphology.
Will Kirschenman

May 6, 2026

Grad Student Profile: Will Kirschenman

Will Kirschenman came to NC State to bring together operations research, military experience, and service-oriented problem-solving. A Ph.D. candidate in Operations Research, Will studies combinatorial optimization methods for packing and loading problems, with a focus on arranging items so they can be retrieved efficiently for downstream logistics needs.
Maya Ryder

Apr 13, 2026

Grad Student Profile: Maya Ryder

Maya Ryder is a first-year master’s student in the College of Education’s School Counseling program and a manager at 321 Coffee on NC State's Centennial Campus.
2026 Graduate Research Symposium winners

Apr 9, 2026

2026 Graduate Student Research Symposium Winners Named

Nearly 200 NC State graduate students presented their research projects during the 19th annual Graduate Student Research Symposium. The symposium showcases the outstanding quality and diversity of graduate-level research, and provides students with the opportunity to practice and enhance their communication skills with those outside their discipline.
Two people working on laptops

Mar 12, 2026

Professional Development on the Go

NC State Graduate School launches professional development micolearning platform to help build career ready graduates.

Sumedh Beknalkar

Jan 6, 2026

Grad Student Profile: Sumedh Beknalkar

Sumedh Beknalkar, a Ph.D. candidate in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department at NC State’s College of Engineering, is also the president and co-founder of SLA Robotics. His research involves the development of an autonomous, multi-terrain, and amphibious robot from ‘concept to prototype’.
Rebecca Craps NC State Graduate Student

Dec 8, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Rebecca Craps

First-year graduate student Rebecca Craps talks about being a distance education student and her first semester experience at NC State University in the Environmental Assessment program.

Rachael Rice Textile Chemistry

Dec 8, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Rachael Rice

First-year master's student Rachael Rice talks about her first semester experience at NC State University in the Textile Chemistry program.
Monse Hernandez

Dec 8, 2025

Grad Student Profile: Monse Hernandez

First-year master's student Monse Hernandez talks about her first semester experience at NC State University and the work she's doing in the Institute for Advanced Analytics.