North Carolina State University, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Office of the Dean Records 1928-2012

Cox, Gertrude M.

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Gertrude Mary Cox (1900-1978) served as head of the Statistics Department at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1940 to 1949. She played an important role in founding the Research Triangle Institute in 1959 and held the position of Director, Statistics Research Division at the Institute from 1959 until 1964. In 1949 Cox became the first woman elected into the International Statistical Institute. In 1956 she was elected President of the American Statistical ...

Menius, Arthur C.

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1916 Born April 30 in Salisbury, North Carolina 1937 Graduated from Catawba College 1942 Received Ph.D. in physics from University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill 1942 1944 ...

North Carolina State University. School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

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In 1906, the Mathematics Department was founded at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). In 1960, the department joined with the Chemistry, Physics, and Experimental Statistics departments to form the School of Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics. The School became the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences in 1987. From the guide to the North Carolina State University, College of Physical and Mathematical Sc...

North Carolina State University. Department of Statistics

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The North Carolina State University Department of Statistics is among the nation's oldest, having been founded by renowned statistician Gertrude Cox in 1941. It receives support from both the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. From the description of North Carolina State University, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Department of Statistics records, 1940-2003 [manuscript] (North Carolina State University). Worl...

North Carolina State University. Dept. of Computer Science.

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The Computer Science Department at North Carolina State University was formed in 1967 in the College of Physical Science and Applied Mathematics (later the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences). In 1988, the department was transferred to the College of Engineering. From the description of North Carolina State University, College of Engineering, Department of Computer Science Records, 1967-2007 [manuscript] (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 521125210 ...

North Carolina State University. Dept. of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry.

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The Department of Biochemistry was established in 1965. In 2000, its name changed to the Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry and it moved from the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. From the description of North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry records, 1953-1998 [manuscript] (North Carolina State University). WorldCat rec...

North Carolina State University. Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.

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Instuction in geology at NCSU began in the 1920s within the Agronomy Dept. and also in the Dept. of Ceramic Engineering, which offered a curriculum in mining engineering. A separate Dept. of Geology was established in 1927 within the School of Science and Business. It was transferred to the School of Engineering in July 1937 as part of the university consolidation. In 1946, the Tennessee Valley Authority along with NC State and the North Carolina Department of Conservati...

North Carolina State University. Institute of Statistics.

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The Institute of Statistics was created at North Carolina State College (later, University) in 1946 by Gertrude Cox, a member of the Department of Statistics. The Institute was a created as a partnership between NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill for the mutual study and analysis of statistical issues. Throughout its existence, the Institute of Statistics has been overseen by the Department of Statistics, where it continues to operate as of 2010. From the guide to the North Carolina State ...

North Carolina State College. School of Physical Science and Applied Mathematics.

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North Carolina State University. College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

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The College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PAMS) was established at North Carolina State University in 1960 as the School of Physical Science and Applied Mathematics. In 1977, the unit was renamed the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and adopted its current name in 1987. From the description of North Carolina State University, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences annual reports, 1941-2003 [manuscript] (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id...

North Carolina State University

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Currently, there are 24 University Standing Committees. Members of each of the University Standing Committees are appointed by the chancellor at the beginning of each academic year. The Committee on Committees provides the chancellor with recommendations concerning the composition and charge for each committee, its chair, and its faculty, staff, and student members. These recommendations are in part based on voluntary expressed preferences, on a general principle of rotation, and, whenever appro...

North Carolina State College. Dept. of Experimental Statistics.

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North Carolina State University. Dept. of Mathematics.

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Mathematics courses have been taught at NCSU since classes were first held in 1889. J. H. Kinealy was the first professor of mathematics and practical mechanics. In 1906, the Mathematics Department at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (A&M College, later North Carolina State University) was founded. The department consisted of Robert E. Lee Yates, who became the first department head, and three instructors--Carroll L. Mann, John A. Park, and Michael Richard...

North Carolina State University. Dept. of Chemistry.

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The Department of Chemistry at North Carolina State University goes back to the founding of the North Carolina College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts in 1889. W. A. Withers was Professor of Pure and Agricultural Chemistry, one of only five original faculty members at the college. The chemistry curriculum was initially listed as engineering courses, although not considered chemical engineering. In 1911 the department moved from Holladay Hall to Winston Hall, where it had use of tw...

North Carolina State University. Dept. of Geosciences.

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Whitten, Jerry L.

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North Carolina State University. Dept. of Physics

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The Department of Physics at North Carolina State University dates back to the early years of the twentieth century. It was one of the original departments in the School (later College) of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, which was established in 1960. Physics had previously been under the School of Engineering. The department played an important role in the development of the nuclear reactor at NC State. From the guide to the North Carolina State University, College of Physical a...