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August 19, 2025 Articles

Guatemala to Raleigh to Italy: A Carpe Diem Journey

By Rob Lasson From immigrant teen to NC State professor, Adolfo Escobedo earns a Fulbright Award for pioneering sustainable logistics and global collaboration.

January 14, 2025 Articles

Three different colored recycling bins sitting on a concrete pad.

New Research Improves Predictions for Solid Waste Management

By Rob Lasson A new approach for predicting the contents of municipal solid waste can help improve the efficiency of recycling and landfill operations.

March 25, 2024 Articles

ISE associate professor Adolfo Escobedo standing in front of a red abstract background

CAREER Award Honors Escobedo’s Optimization Breakthroughs

By Rob Lasson ISE associate professor Adolfo Escobedo has been honored with the prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation.

October 18, 2023 Articles

ISE new faculty members Jordan Kern, April Yu, Fred Livingston and Adolfo Escebedo standing in the outfield of a baseball stadium each holding an ace card.

Four Aces

By Rob Lasson As part of the campaign to grow NC State Engineering by 40 percent, ISE has hired four up and coming “aces” to its faculty.