We’re at the Forefront of Discovery
The Office of Research and Innovation supports the research, scholarship and creative activities of the NC State community by promoting collaborative research and an innovative environment.
We’re a dynamic organization for a dynamic institution. As part of a preeminent research university, we encourage the curious and creative to think and do the extraordinary.
From securing funding to commercializing research and from cultivating collaboration to educating on best practices, we provide support every step of the way.
$2.5B in Proposals Submitted FY24
Our Proposal Development Unit (PDU) helps faculty submit large-scale, interdisciplinary research proposals with estimated budgets of $1M or more.
Supporting interdisciplinary research
$517M+ in Sponsored Research Awards FY24
NC State’s ever-growing research enterprise surpassed $500M in awards for the first time last year.
Growing the enterprise
154 License Agreements Executed FY24
The Office of Research Commercialization protects and promotes university IP.
Commercializing ideas
40+ Centers and Institutes
Our centers and institutes bring together the brightest minds across academia, industry and government to advance innovation.
Building connections
6 Shared Core Research Facilities
Home to state-of-the-art instruments and expert scientists, our shared core facilities offer hands-on training and project consultation.
Increasing instrumentation access
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Sabre Kais Joins NC State as Goodnight Distinguished Chair in Quantum Computing

Moving Plant Disease Diagnosis from Lab to Field for Faster Results

How Simple Prompts Can Make Partially Automated Cars Safer

MAE Associate Professor Jie Yin wins PECASE Award for novel kirigami research

Can Self-Driving Cars Navigate Roundabouts?

Transforming Malawi’s Agricultural Landscape Through Food Safety
Our Strategic Research Areas
Designing Healthy and Resilient Societies
NC State researchers find innovative ways to improve our well-being — whether they’re nourishing healthier animals and more nutritious crops or using textile technology to 3D-print fibers that better mimic those in the human body.
Harnessing Data for Decision Making
In an increasingly data-centric world, our researchers are improving the information we collect — and making sure it’s used for good. We use analytics to predict natural disasters and to advance promising fields like quantum computing.
Enriching the Human Experience
Our faculty collaborate across disciplines to study our past, our present and what it means to be human. The scientific discoveries we’re making today will become tomorrow’s fundamentals in fields like chemistry and physics.
Creating Safe, Secure and Intelligent Systems
We use innovative technology to make smarter machines, more efficient processes and safer communities.
Driving Food, Water and Energy Solutions
NC State research benefits the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe.
6th in Research Expenditures
among public universities without a medical school
(HERD 2022)