Robots without borders
Hans Mueller, sophomore in industrial engineering, has taken his passion for FRIST Robotics worldwide, working with the U.N. to create Robots Without Borders.
Engineering News
ECpE alum Kelvin T. Erickson named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of Missouri S&T
Kelvin T. Erickson (Ph.D. ’83 elec engr) was named Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Erickson earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Iowa State’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1983 and is an award-winning faculty member at Missouri S&T.
Apply now for the 2019 Spaceflight Operations Workshop
Not every summer opportunity for college students involves skydiving, scuba dive certification and wilderness expeditions; but those who have those opportunities and more on their to-do list are submitting their applications now (click here) for the 2019 edition of the Department of Aerospace Engineering’s Spaceflight Operations WorkshopTM (SOW) August 7-18. The application period is open … Continue reading Apply now for the 2019 Spaceflight Operations Workshop
Brian Bradford: Opening gateways to the future
Brian Bradford: Opening gateways to the future As a student in computer engineering at Iowa State University, senior Brian Bradford has always dreamed of having a future career with huge science organizations and changing the world. Now, his future may be exactly that, thanks to hard work, motivation and a dash of luck. A little … Continue reading Brian Bradford: Opening gateways to the future
Iowa FIRST LEGO League State Championships: space travel and funny hats
Hundreds of Iowa school students will show off their out-of-this-world research and robotics skills during the annual Iowa FIRST LEGO League State Championships Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19 and 20.
ME grad student receives industry award
A mechanical engineering graduate student has been recognized by an international optical component manufacturer for his research on microplastic contamination in water. Anthony LoCurto, a Ph.D. candidate in ME, is a recipient of Edmund Optics’ (EO) 2018 Education Award. The “award is given in recognition of outstanding undergraduate and graduate optics programs in science, technology, … Continue reading ME grad student receives industry award
ISU ABE faculty member of 30 years passes away
Research spotlight set for spring semester CBE Grad Seminar Series
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) is pleased to announce the new lineup of guest presenters for spring semester in its Graduate Seminar Series. Noted researchers and educators from institutions around the nation, including Iowa State, will make their way to Sweeney Hall throughout the semester to share their expertise in a variety … Continue reading Research spotlight set for spring semester CBE Grad Seminar Series
Congrats to ECpE’s four IEEE scholarship winners
Four Iowa State University students, senior in electrical engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering recently received a $2,000 scholarship each from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Power and Energy Society. These four students, Yue Chen, Zachee Saleng, Connor Smith and Rebecca Franzen were chosen based on their academic performance … Continue reading Congrats to ECpE’s four IEEE scholarship winners
Peters appointed Study Abroad Center director
Oliver named director for Student Innovation Center
Sarah Beckman is new CBE Laboratory Coordinator
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering welcomes Sarah Beckman, who joins the department as Laboratory Coordinator. Sarah is an Iowa State University College of Engineering alumna, having graduated with a concurrent B.S. in Ceramic Engineering and M.S. in Materials Science Engineering in 1999. Following graduation from ISU she worked as a chemist for a … Continue reading Sarah Beckman is new CBE Laboratory Coordinator
MSE graduate student Dohgyu Hwang receives Go for the Gold Award
Dohgyu Hwang, graduate student at Iowa State University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), is this year’s recipient of the Melba and Karl Gschneidner Go for the Gold Award. The award, presented by the MSE department, was established by Ames Laboratory senior metallurgist Karl Gschneidner, Jr., with the honorarium he received as recipient of … Continue reading MSE graduate student Dohgyu Hwang receives Go for the Gold Award
Two MSE students receive ISU Graduate College Research and Teaching Excellence Awards
Zhongming Fan and Ayuna Tsyrenova, graduate students at Iowa State University‘s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), recently received awards for their work: The Iowa State Graduate College Research Excellence Award and Teaching Excellence Award, respectively. The research award recognizes graduate students for outstanding research accomplishments as documented in their theses and dissertations, while the … Continue reading Two MSE students receive ISU Graduate College Research and Teaching Excellence Awards
