Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Winston Hall opened and housed civil, chemical, and electrical engineering courses. It was named for the second college president, George Tayloe Winston.

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Department of Physics were established when the Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering separated into two programs.

The School of Engineering was established on May 28, 1923. The school included five departments: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, physics, and textile engineering.

The Electrical Engineering Department received accreditation by the Engineer's Council for Professional Development.

The first four African American undergraduates enrolled at North Carolina State College: Ed Carson (electrical engineering), and Manuel Crockett (electrical engineering) enrolled in summer. Irwin Holmes (electrical engineering), and Walter Holmes (mechanical engineering, aerospace option) enrolled in fall.

Robert Clemons received a professional degree in electrical engineering (PREE) and became the first African American to graduate from NC State.

Graduate students Shing-Gong Liu and Jui-Ming Lee of Taiwan both enrolled in the electrical engineering program.

Irwin Holmes earned a BS in electrical engineering, making him the first African American undergraduate to receive a degree at NC State. Further documentation of Irwin Holmes's life exists at DigitalNC.

Alice Cline became the first woman at NC State to receive a PhD in electrical engineering.

Sarah A. Rajala joined the Electrical Engineering faculty as the first woman faculty member with a PhD to join the College of Engineering.

The Department of Electrical Engineering was renamed the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Calvin H. Carter Jr. was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree. He previously earned a BS degree in 1977 and a MS degree in 1980. He became co-founder of Cree, Inc., and was a 2002 recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

George B. Hoadley, Edward G. Manning, and William J. Barclay wrote A Brief History of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: College of Engineering, North Carolina State University. An updated version was hosted on the departmental website.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering moved from 111 Lampe Drive to the Engineering Building II on Centennial Campus.

NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems was established to develop technology that revolutionized the power grid and increased energy production from solar panels, wind farms, fuel cells and other renewable sources into homes and businesses.

The NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) was established to create self-powered devices to help people monitor their health and understand how the surrounding environment affects it. With both the ASSIST and FREEDM centers, NC State became the only university with two NSF engineering research centers.

Alumnus and astronaut Christina Koch launched to the International Space Station. She was a part of the Expedition 59 and 60 crew. Koch later set the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, and participated in the first all-woman spacewalk. At NC State, she earned a BS in electrical engineering (2001), a BS in physics (2001), and a MS in electrical engineering (2002).