From engineering to pathology: An uncommon career path for a life-long Cyclone fan
Sven Swanson, 1980 electrical engineering alumnus, spent four years each at Iowa State and the University of Iowa. He has fond memories of both, butRead More
ISU, NC A&T, and Boeing facilitate innovative design competition for students
The aerospace department at Iowa State University has taken the pedagogy of teaching “real-world” problems to students into the future. To the year 2040, toRead More
ISU professor, alumni named AIAA Fellows
An Iowa State professor and two alumni were named 2013 Fellows by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, one of the most prestigious honors inRead More
Arun Somani named associate dean for research at Iowa State University’s College of Engineering
Arun Somani has been named associate dean for research at Iowa State University’s College of Engineering. His appointment will begin July 1. Somani is currentlyRead More
Team PrISUm hopes for Texas heat at this summer’s Formula Sun Grand Prix
Two big projects are crowding the Team PrISUm garage this summer. Walk in and the left side of the garage is full of 4-foot by 8-foot sheets of polyurethane foam. The student-engineers of Team PrISUm are gluing the sheets together to build big blocks that will be machined, sanded and polished into molds. The molds will help
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Laswell awarded Gilman Scholarship to study in Singapore
Benjamin Laswell, a junior in aerospace engineering, is one of over 700 outstanding undergraduate students from 270 colleges and universities across the U.S. who have been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, to participate in a study abroad or international internship program during the
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CoE faculty members receive Presidential Initiative awards
Balaji Narasimhan, associate dean for research, and Daniel Attinger, associate professor of mechanical engineering, both received awards from the Presidential Initiative for Interdisciplinary Research program created by President Steven Leath. Narasimhan is the principal investigator of a project called “Systems Design of Nanovaccines,” which is seeking to revolutionize disease prevention and treatment using nanovaccines. His
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