
Solar Decathlon Teams from App Earn Honorable Mentions at BuildingNEXT Competition in Colorado
Apr 30, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy BuildingsNEXTâ„¢ Student Design Competition (formerly Solar Decathlon) is a collegiate competition that has inspired tho...

Dr. Rita Joyner Awarded the 2025 W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallion
Apr 29, 2025
Last Thursday, April 24th, one of our esteemed faculty Rita L. Joyner, Ph.D. ("Dr. J") won the W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallion, a 2025 Awards of Di...

STBE Students Ethan Wittig, Skyler Strzelecki, Jonathan Culpepper, and Joseph Crews Receive Leadership and Research Awards
Apr 23, 2025
Over the last few weeks, a number of students in the STBE Department have been recognized for their incredible leadership, research, and service. One ...

Construction, Design, and Sustainable Technology Career Fair
Feb 7, 2025
The Construction, Design, and Sustainable Technology Fair will be held in the Holmes Convocation Center on Tuesday, February 25th from 12:00 - 3:00 p....
Appstate Today Article Regarding Students Winning National Solar Competition
Jul 6, 2022
Appstate Today has published an article about our students winning in a national solar competition.https://today.appstate.edu/2022/06/29/solar?fbclid=...

Three Honors Students Successfully Defend Their Honors Thesis
Jun 3, 2022
Reflecting back on Spring 2022 semester's end, we'd like to announce that three of our undergraduate students in the Honors program defended their Dep...

NEXUS Project NCDA grant
Feb 1, 2022
The NEXUS research team has received a North Carolina Department of Agriculture Bioenergy Research Initiative grant for $76,396. This two-year p...

Adaptable Solar Shades Installed
Jan 27, 2022
Graduate students Jackson Sloan and Dani Stockman constructed adaptable solar shades for one of Dr. Foroughi's research projects. The aim is to study ...