John J. Hren oral history, 9 February 2015

NC State University Research Building I (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Title:
John J. Hren oral history, 9 February 2015
Description:
This interview was conducted in the office of John Hren in Research Building 1 on Centennial Campus at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Hren discusses his experiences as a student and as a professor; research in nanoelectronics, field emission and field ion microscopy; the development of Centennial Campus; changes in the field of Materials Science and Engineering; and the founding of the company CREE. [Preferred citation: Interview with David Johnston by Virginia Ferris, 27 January 2015, North Carolina State University Oral Histories, MC 00449, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC]
Topics:
Engineering
People
University History
Subjects:
College students
College teachers
Nanoelectronics
Original Format:
Digital video recording, sound, color
Extent:
1:03:07
Item identifier:
mc00449-oh-hren-20150209
Interviewer:
Ferris, Virginia L. more info on Ferris, Virginia L. 
Interviewee:
Hren, John J. more info on Hren, John J. 
Created Date:
Genre:
Interviews
Oral histories (Document genres)
Names:
North Carolina State University -- History more info on North Carolina State University -- History 
North Carolina State University. Centennial Campus more info on North Carolina State University. Centennial Campus 
North Carolina State University. Department of Materials Science and Engineering more info on North Carolina State University. Department of Materials Science and Engineering 
Hren, John J. more info on Hren, John J. 
North Carolina State University -- Students -- History more info on North Carolina State University -- Students -- History 
North Carolina State University -- Faculty more info on North Carolina State University -- Faculty 
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
NC State Institutional Histories