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CBE grad students honored for research and teaching excellence

• Breehan Gerleman

Two chemical and biological engineering graduate students have been honored for research and teaching excellence. Anuraag Boddupalli received the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s Research Excellence Award and Teaching Excellence Award, recognizing both his outstanding success in research work and in engaging CBE students. Fatima Enam is the department’s nominee for the Iowa State University Brown Graduate Fellowship, a fellowship offered by Iowa State’s Office of the Vice President for Research.

Micro-g NExT team selected for testing phase of NASA design competition

• Breehan Gerleman

Iowa State University’s Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Team (Micro-g NExT) has been selected to advance to Phase II of the NASA design competition. Micro-g NExT challenges undergraduate students to design, build and test a tool or device that addresses a real-life space exploration challenge. Iowa State’s team has been selected to conduct test operations in the simulated microgravity environment at the NASA Johnson Space Center Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.

ChemE connections abound in ISU theater production

• John Burnett-Larkins

The holiday spirit – and the spirit of Iowa State’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering – were both alive and well in “It’s A Wonderful Life,” a live radio play presented by Iowa State’s Department of Music and Theatre at Fisher Theater.

Iowa State’s online masters program ranks 21st

• Nick Fetty

Iowa State University’s online masters program in mechanical engineering is among the top 25 in the nation, according to onlinesmasters.com. ISU’s online masters of engineering (MEng) degree ranked 21st on the list of the Best Master’s in Mechanical Engineering Programs for 2019. “We are pleased to be recognized by onlinemasters.com for our online masters of … Continue reading Iowa State’s online masters program ranks 21st

Aerospace professor, current and former doctoral students published in prestigious physics journal

• John Burnett-Larkins

A research group consisting of the Department of Aerospace Engineering’s Valery I. Levitas, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering and Vance Coffman Faculty Chair Professor of Aerospace Engineering; Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. student S. Ehsan Esfahani; and former ISU Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. student (currently a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Michigan) Iman Ghamarian … Continue reading Aerospace professor, current and former doctoral students published in prestigious physics journal

Charles Sukup appointed to faculty position in the Iowa State Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering department

• Breehan Gerleman 1 Comment

The president of Sukup Manufacturing Co. in Sheffield, Iowa, has been appointed to a faculty position in the Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE). Charles Sukup, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural engineering from Iowa State in 1976 and 1982, began a five-year, part-time appointment this fall.

In memory: ECpE Retired Assistant Professor and Alumnus Ralph “Pat” Patterson

• Kristin Clague

Ralph “Pat” Patterson, retired assistant professor and alumnus of Iowa State University‘s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE), passed away on August 26, 2018. Patterson, who retired from Iowa State in 2007 and was also a retired colonel from the Army Reserve, first received his electrical engineering bachelor’s degree from ISU in 1963. Upon … Continue reading In memory: ECpE Retired Assistant Professor and Alumnus Ralph “Pat” Patterson

ME research project aims to improve manufacturing processes using acoustic fields

• Nick Fetty

A project by a mechanical engineering researcher could improve manufacturing processes for agriculture equipment companies in Iowa and beyond. Jaime J. Juárez, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering (ME), and his research team have been studying ways that composites can be modified to create a stronger, more durable end product. Their research was the cover … Continue reading ME research project aims to improve manufacturing processes using acoustic fields

Iowa State CBE grad student receives prestigious Materials Research Society award

• Mitchell LaFrance

Zhe Li, a graduate student in chemical and biological engineering, has recently been named a recipient of the 2018 Materials Research Society (MRS) Graduate Student Award at the Gold level. Selection for this award is “highly competitive and receiving a gold or silver award is certainly one that you can reflect upon with pride for … Continue reading Iowa State CBE grad student receives prestigious Materials Research Society award

Fall 2018 student marshal and outstanding seniors honored

• Alli Weaver

Each semester, twelve graduating seniors are selected as outstanding seniors to represent the College of Engineering. Of these twelve, one is chosen as the college’s student marshal at the undergraduate commencement ceremony on December 15. Read more about the contributions, accomplishments and future plans of this class of impressive Cyclone engineers.

Visual poster of the work Mike Perez is doing for the CCEE department, dealing with saturated buffers on Iowa farms

ISU CCEE research team works to produce engineering design for saturated buffers on Iowa farms

• Mitchell LaFrance

This research feature is part of a series highlighting the work of ISU CCEE faculty. For more information, visit our website, www.ccee.iastate.edu/research/. Also, follow ISU CCEE on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and LinkedIn (search “Iowa State University Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering” and “ISUConE”).

In memory: ECpE Professor Emeritus John Lamont

• Kristin Clague 1 Comment

John Lamont, professor emeritus of Iowa State University‘s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE), passed away on Nov. 27, 2018, at the age of 76. Lamont received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Missouri School of Mines, now the Missouri University of Science and Technology, and his Master of Science … Continue reading In memory: ECpE Professor Emeritus John Lamont

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