Congratulations to Dr. Ge Yang, recipient of a Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award. Dr. Yang is an associate professor in nuclear engineering who works on the development of new materials and devices for the improvement of radiation detection and imaging technologies. Ge also investigates radiation effects in electronic, optical & structural materials, and develops radiation-resistant materials.

The University release follows –

NC State’s inaugural class of Goodnight Early Career Innovators was announced today. This new program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education. The 24-faculty selected will receive $22,000 ­for each of the next three years to support their scholarship and research endeavors.

The program is part of the university’s strategic efforts to invest in and retain top faculty. 

“NC State has been responding to needs, solving problems, and changing lives for more than a century. We are rooted in tradition — and in innovation,” said Chancellor Randy Woodson. “The Goodnights’ investment in our faculty helps us recruit and retain innovative minds, and ensures they have the resources they need to address our world’s grand challenges.”

Those eligible for the award must be tenure-track assistant professors at the time of nomination and their scholarship must clearly and substantively contribute to innovations and advancement in STEM or STEM education. Nominees were evaluated based on evidence of early productivity in research and innovation, which may include a strong early record of scholarly publication or dissemination appropriate to their discipline, external funding, or recognition as an early career leader in their field.

Full article available here.