The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals continues gaining momentum in its effort to transform the chemical industry. The center, referred to as CBiRC, was recently awarded an additional three years of funding from NSF. The added $12 million brings the total award to $30.5 million over eight years, and will …Continue reading “Engineering perspective underlies success at CBiRC”
Iris Rivero has made her way around North America throughout her education and career. In her latest move, Rivero trekked from Lubbock, Texas, to Ames, where she joined the Iowa State faculty as an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE). When Rivero, a native of Puerto Rico, began her …Continue reading “Rivero prepares for collaborative research upon arrival at Iowa State”
From the office of the CIO at Iowa State University The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Iowa State University a $1.8 million grant for a high-performance computing (HPC) system. Nearly all of the grant will go directly to purchasing computer equipment for science and engineering. Iowa State will provide an additional $780k as a …Continue reading “New NSF award for high-performance computing”
Engineers and scientists are working together in new ways to invent catalysts that lead to industrial chemicals from biorenewable resources. Industrial partnerships are expanding. Startup companies are launching. Education partnerships are reaching teachers and students. And an international reputation is growing. They’re all steps the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals based at …Continue reading “NSF adds three years, $12 million to ISU-based Center for Biorenewable Chemicals”
AMES, Iowa — Spray paint training and designing next-generation power plants don’t seem, at first glance, to have much to do with one another. But, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory recently partnered with the Iowa Waste Reduction Center at the University of Northern Iowa to improve spray paint training using a virtual engineering …Continue reading “Ames Laboratory, Iowa Waste Reduction Center win award for improving virtual reality spray paint training software”
Jonathan Regele’s time in industry has given him an appreciation for academia along with a good sense of what’s important for students who plan to enter the workforce. And he’s looking forward to bringing that experience to the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State. Regele began his education at the University of California, Irvine, …Continue reading “Regele joins Aerospace faculty”
In order to gain experience beyond the classroom, students headed to Hilton Coliseum and the Scheman Building to meet and mingle with potential employers at the fall Engineering Career Fair. While elbow room and walking space were hard to come by due to the throngs of attendees, excellent professional opportunities were not. With more than …Continue reading “Potential employers, students meet, mingle at Engineering Career Fair”
For Alberto Passalacqua, transitioning from his position as a postdoctoral assistant in the Department of Chemical Engineering to assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering is definitely an adjustment. But he feels his research emphasis in computational fluid dynamics of multiphase flows will help make for a smooth move. Passalacqua began his education in …Continue reading “ChemE post-doctorate takes on ME assistant professor position”
Iowa State Electrical and Computer Engineering hosted its annual student cyber defense competition on Saturday. With more than 150 student participants, the event ranked as the largest cyber defense competition in the world. Iowa State students were split into teams and were given two weeks to build their own systems on virtual machines that could …Continue reading “Iowa State hosts world’s largest cyber defense competition”
Dr. Richard LeSar, MSE Professor, had an article featured in the April 2012 MRS Bulletin Special Issue. The article, entitled “Teaching Sustainable Development in Materials Science and Engineering,” discusses three materials sustainability programs designed by the authors that are being implemented in the U.S. and the different approaches each program takes. The hope for these …Continue reading “Professor Richard LeSar – Article Featured in MRS Bulletin”
With past experiences and knowledge gained in industry, new aerospace engineering faculty member Tom Gielda is confident he has what it takes to add value to the department’s capstone senior design course. Gielda graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1980 from Michigan State University (MSU), at which time he was commissioned a …Continue reading “Bringing diverse experience to senior design”
The Des Moines Register published an opinion column written by IMSE Professor Carolyn Heising called “Realistic look at clean-energy sources is vital.” In the article, Dr. Heising discusses her view on how renewable energy and nuclear power are necessary to consider when looking toward the future. Read the column at the Des Moines Register web …Continue reading “Heising discusses views on renewable energy in Des Moines Register opinion column”
Trajectory optimization, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) path planning, and automotive accident reconstruction are just a few interests new aerospace engineering faculty member Ran Dai plans to expand upon as she makes her start at Iowa State. Dai, a native of China’s Jiangsu Province, began her undergraduate studies at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, …Continue reading “Optimal control engineer joins AerE”
Part of the mission at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, is to ‘pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research.’ That is exactly what two aerospace engineering students from Iowa State had the opportunity to experience this past summer while serving as interns for the agency. For Michaela Antolak …Continue reading “Aerospace engineering students spend summer interning for NASA”
Iowa researchers are completing a nutrient reduction science assessment that will guide efforts to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus that are getting into the Mississippi River and contributing to Gulf of Mexico hypoxia. Matt Helmers, an agricultural and biosystems engineering associate professor at Iowa State University, and Dean Lemke, natural resources engineer with the Iowa Department …Continue reading “Nutrient reduction science assessment to provide roadmap for farmers”
