Brian Kaplinger, senior in Aerospace Engineering, has received the 2008 James Willett Educational Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is a highly competitive one-time award of $1,000 that is given to the student who best represents the goals and mission of USRA and its scholarship donors. The USRA Scholarship Program provides college scholarships to students who have …Continue reading “Brian Kaplinger receives 2008 James Willett Educational Memorial Scholarship”
Two of ISU’s professors (Dr. Atul Kelkar, Mechanical Engineering, and Dr. Jerry Vogel, Aerospace Engineering) are finalists for the Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Centers’ Contest to make things smooth, safe, and fast. Link to COE article about the Pappajohn Contest Finalists
MAVERIC, a mars analog rover designed and built by students at the Space systems and Controls Lab (SSCL) and the new Aerospace Robotics Lab (ARL) won 4th place at the 2008 University Rover Challenge, which took place June 5-7, 2008 at the Mars Desert Research Station near Handsville, Utah. “MAVERIC” is an acronym for Mars …Continue reading “ISU Students take 4th place at 2008 University Rover Challenge Competition”
