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Students demonstrate their portable sink built with rice bags while professors and judges view their presentation.

Aug 31, 2026

Project With a Purpose: Seniors Turn Rice Bags Into Solutions

Senior Design students participated in a sustainability challenge project during the first week of the fall semester.

Aug 24, 2026

TECS REU: Working in a Textile Engineering Lab as an Undergraduate

Learn about how the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) has given textile engineering student Owen Rector the chance to see if research is right for him while gaining invaluable skills along the way.
Collage of Landyn Hartman showing the Wolfpack symbol with his hands and various lab and backpack equipment behind him with a banner that says Day in the Life!

Jun 26, 2026

NC State Student Day in the Life: Landyn Hartman 

Follow along with textile engineering student Landyn Hartman through a typical day at the Wilson College of Textiles.
A student presents a large research poster to peers and judges, who stand around a table and face away from the camera. They are in a large lobby and surrounded by other attendees.

May 22, 2026

Undergraduates Develop Solutions for Industry Leaders in Senior Design

Seniors majoring in textile engineering and textile technology took on year-long development projects for the Senior Design capstone course.
A student in a Wilson College of Textiles studio wears headphones while threading a wooden loom to prepare it for weaving; shelves behind hold yarn and fabric samples.

Mar 13, 2026

The Wilson College of Textiles’ Most Interesting Courses

Learn about a unique course offered in the fall to students enrolled in each of the Wilson College of Textiles' majors!
Will Swanson works on a loom in the Weaving Lab. He is reaching over to adjust the machine while wearing a red and white NC State jersey. There is an array of orange strings behind him, and the loom itself is green and has numerous wires and parts. A white and green textile is being woven and emerges from the bottom of the loom.

Jan 30, 2026

Undergraduate Student Gains Hands-on Experience in the Weaving Lab

Read about how Will Swanson’s work in the ZTE labs at NC State has shaped his professional growth and independent learning.
A group of three students sitting at a table smile for the camera. Slices of pizza on plates, water bottles and phones are visible on the table. A sunny day is visible through the windows in the background.

Jan 21, 2026

A Club For Career Preparation and Community Among Textiles Students

Tess Mulligan, president of the Textile Technology and Engineering Society, gives her insight into the connections and opportunities she’s found in the organization.
Naomi Southerland wears red cap and gown and holds a rolled facsimile diploma and a frame and walks through a "tunnel" of applauding faculty and staff members dressed in academic regalia during a commencement ceremony.

Dec 12, 2025

Celebrating a New Class of Wilson College Graduates

Meet three of the newest alumnae.
Fatemeh Heydari wears a red cap and gown and shakes hands with David Hinks on stage during a commencement ceremony. Other faculty and rolled facsimile diplomas are visible in the background.

Dec 12, 2025

Fatemeh Heydari ’25: Combining Two Disciplines

A multipassionate student prepares to graduate with bachelor’s degrees in biomedical and textile engineering.
Devon Poulin, Fatemeh Heydari and Jordan Everett stand for a posed group photo in the Senior Design Lab.

Nov 25, 2025

Senior Design Group Reimagines Kinesiology Tape

Through their capstone course, these students applied what they learned in the classroom to help their industry sponsor solve this real-world challenge.