Cranos Williams
Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Agricultural Analytics
Director, Data-Driven Plant Sciences Platform (N.C. PSI)
N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
Plant Sciences Building (PSB) 3320
919-513-1923 cmwilli5@ncsu.edu WebsiteBio
I am currently the director of the EnBiSys Research Laboratory. The EnBiSys Lab is a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary research laboratory, focused on the development of targeted computational and analytical solutions for modeling and controlling biological systems. The solutions we develop are used to build and strengthen the transition from large-scale high-throughput –omics data to highly connected kinetic models in the post-genomic era; models that can be used to attain the depth, understanding, and comprehension needed to manipulate and control biological systems for a defined purpose.
Education
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering NC State University 2008
M.S. Electrical Engineering NC State University 2002
B.S. Electrical Engineering NC A&T State University 2001
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Engagement Award, NC State University (2024)
- University Faculty Scholar, NC State University (2023)
- Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award, Induction into Research Leadership Academy (2021)
- Selected for National Academy of Engineering, Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (2019)
- Alcoa Foundation Research Achievement Award (2019)
- ECE Department William F. Lane Outstanding Teacher Award (2013)
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2003)
- NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship (2003)
- National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Eng. & Science (GEM) Doctoral Fellowship (2003)