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.
2025 University Research Symposium
$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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Forensics Study Helps Investigators Draw New Clues From Bloodstains
Researchers Hit ‘Fast Forward’ on Materials Discovery with Self-Driving Labs
Building Bridges for Better Breeding
Gut Length Driven by ‘Sexual Conflict’ in Fish Species
‘Ice in a Volcano’ Reveals Age of Gas Cloud at Milky Way’s Center
Researchers Found a Better Way to Teach Large Language Models New Skills
Results Magazine
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.
Strengthening National Security and Defense
6th in Research Expenditures
among public universities without a medical school
(HERD 2022)