College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

New CBE professor Bardhan to bring image-guided techniques to fight against disease

October 22, 2019 • John Burnett-Larkins

With a research specialty in nanomedicine and nanophotonics – and designing materials that fight diseases using image-guided techniques – Rizia Bardhan will join the faculty of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering in January, 2020. Bardhan, who has been hired as a tenured associate professor, comes to Iowa State from Vanderbilt University, where she … Continue reading New CBE professor Bardhan to bring image-guided techniques to fight against disease

A Sisterhood for Success: The Society of Women Engineers’ launches SWEster mentorship program

October 22, 2019 • Madeline McGarry

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) with the Iowa State University College of Engineering is working to cultivate shared experiences, build lasting relationships and empower women through the SWEster (swee-ster) mentorship program.

Long-term Iowa State research shows poultry manure improves profits, soil health

October 21, 2019 • Kate Tindall

ECpE professors receive $1 million NSF grant for data-driven vision of future power grids

October 21, 2019 • Sarah Hays

Driving along the highway, most people have seen parts of the U.S. power grid in the form of tall, metal towers carrying power lines. These power lines are transmitting much of the electricity we use daily to power microwaves, refrigerators, washers, dryers and more. But with this vast amount of electricity and power, many components … Continue reading ECpE professors receive $1 million NSF grant for data-driven vision of future power grids

IE’s Kurgat takes first place at Nuttycombe Invite

October 21, 2019 • Nick Fetty

PODCAST: From blue roofs to rebuilds: why communities can (or cannot) construct after catastrophes

October 18, 2019 • Kate Tindall

A hurricane hits. You survive the storm, but your house doesn’t. And to complicate matters, you don’t have the documentation to prove the house was actually yours to begin with. What do you do? Construction engineering doctoral student Jess Talbot recently traveled to Puerto Rico, a country still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Maria back in 2017. Along with her mentor, Assistant Professor Cristina Poleacovschi, Jess studied how communities are … or are not … able to reconstruct after a catastrophic event. Be sure to listen to the latest episode of our new podcast series “Factor Analysis” and click SUBSCRIBE wherever you listen to podcasts. Special acknowledgement to the research team of Cristina Poleacovschi and Jess Talbot, including:

Sara Hamideh (Stonybrook University), collaborating professor
Carlos Santos, undergraduate student
Luis Gallardo & Alison Chopel, Habitat for Humanity

And thank you to the multiple UPR students and the stakeholders and community members who shared their stories with us.

Helping to build the next generation of engineers with FIRST® and LEGO® League

October 17, 2019 • Madeline McGarry

Tomorrow’s technology challenges will be solved by today’s kids. Iowa State University College of Engineering is playing an active role in promoting STEM programs for youth from grades K-12.

Former civil, construction engineering faculty instrumental in model campanile project

October 17, 2019 • Kate Tindall

ISU ABE students place in Borlaug Poster Competition

October 17, 2019 • Kate Tindall

From playing under the lights, to helping to design them

October 16, 2019 • Nick Fetty 2 Comments

Much like the game of football, all components on an engineering design must work together to achieve an end goal. Having played football for a better part of his life, mechanical engineering (ME) senior Nate Van Veldhuizen understands the parallels between the game he loves and the material that he learns in the classroom. “One … Continue reading From playing under the lights, to helping to design them

Iowa State University’s historic ties to the Transportation Research Board

October 16, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Reza Zoughi joins Iowa State as Center for Nondestructive Evaluation director and Kirby Gray (Battelle) Chair

October 16, 2019 • Gillian Mohn

Reza Zoughi, a research and teaching leader in nondestructive evaluation, has joined Iowa State University as the director of the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation and the Kirby Gray (Battelle) Chair in Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

ECpE engineers solve 50-year-old puzzle in signal processing

October 16, 2019 • Kristin Clague

Iowa State University ranked among Best Online Master’s in Electrical Engineering

October 16, 2019 • Sarah Hays

Iowa State University’s online master’s in electrical engineering program, housed within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) at ISU, was recently ranked as seventh in the top 10 best online master’s in electrical engineering programs in the United States, according to OnlineSchoolsReport. OnlineSchoolsReport used six data points to judge which programs are the … Continue reading Iowa State University ranked among Best Online Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Engineering impact: Cyclone Engineers honored at 2019 Homecoming alumni awards ceremony

October 14, 2019 • Cyclone Engineering 1 Comment

Seven Cyclone Engineers will receive College of Engineering and Iowa State University Alumni Association awards at the ISUAA Honors and Awards Ceremony on Oct. 25 during Homecoming week.

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