Gale M. “Cork” Peterson, Jr. (BSConE’66), a longtime supporter and collaborator with the Iowa State construction engineering program, was recently named to the Iowa State University Construction Engineering Hall of Fame. Peterson joined his business partner, Cordell Peterson, in 1968 to co-own Peterson Contractors, Inc. (PCI), after graduating from Iowa State and serving two years [...]
Cork Peterson named to Iowa State Construction Engineering Hall of Fame
May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Dean’s Research Initiatives see successes in second year
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Two years into their work, leaders of the Dean’s Research Initiatives (DRIs) presented their progress in an open forum held April 22. In 2011, the College of Engineering established the initiative and awarded $500,000 to three interdisciplinary teams to help the groups pursue larger funding opportunities in important research areas. Initiative for a Carbon Negative [...]
Iowa State engineers design, test taller, high-strength concrete towers for wind turbines
May 15, 2013 By 1 Comment
Grant Schmitz, eyes inches from a 6.5-by-12-foot panel of ultra-high performance concrete, studied the smooth surface for tiny cracks. He and other research engineers carefully marked every one with black markers. Schmitz, an Iowa State graduate student of civil, construction and environmental engineering, and Sri Sritharan, Iowa State’s Wilson Engineering Professor and leader of the ’s College [...]
Spring 2013 student marshal, outstanding seniors announced
May 6, 2013 By 3 Comments
Prasad Raman, a senior in aerospace engineering from Eden Prairie, Minn., will serve as the College of Engineering’s student marshal in Iowa State University’s spring 2013 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13. He will be accompanied by Alric Rothmayer, a professor in aerospace engineering and mathematics. “I have had the opportunity to interact with some [...]
Iowa State civil engineering senior places 3rd nationally for manure, greenhouse gas research
May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Kelsey Bruning, a senior in civil engineering who emphasizes environmental engineering at Iowa State, showcased her research project in the Ron Sheffield Memorial Student Poster Contest in Denver, Colorado, and placed third with her submission. The poster contest took place at the inaugural Waste to Worth: Spreading Science and Solution National Conference from April 1-5, [...]
Fifteen from engineering join Cardinal Key society
April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fifteen students from the College of Engineering recently became members of Iowa State’s Cardinal Key honor society, an organization established in 1926 to recognize students, faculty, and staff at the university for their outstanding leadership, service contributions, scholarship achievements, and character. The following engineering students were inducted into the society during a ceremony on April [...]
New damping system puts brake on building movement
April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Research is set to begin this summer for a system, inspired by car brake technology, that is designed to both decrease damage and increase usability for buildings during wind and seismic events. The research and ideation, aided by a grant from the National Science Foundation, originated from Simon Laflamme, a civil, construction and environmental engineering [...]
Iowa State’s Kejin Wang named American Concrete Institute Fellow
April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Civil, construction and environmental engineering (CCEE) Professor Kejin Wang was recently named to the 2013 class of American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fellows at the 2013 ACI Convention in Minneapolis, Minn. An ACI Fellow is honored when he/she has served at least 10 years as an ACI member and has made outstanding contributions to the production [...]
EERI Iowa State Chapter places ninth at int’l seismic design contest
April 17, 2013 By
Civil engineering students from the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Iowa State chapter challenged themselves internationally to design and build a 5-foot-tall earthquake-resistant structure with just balsa wood. Their club project became one of the best after placing ninth out of 35 teams at the 10th Annual EERI Seismic Design Competition, held February 12-15 in [...]
Iowa State professor to use car brake technology to protect building structures
April 5, 2013 By
Civil, construction and environmental engineering Assistant Professor Simon Laflamme will use car brake technology to ensure the structural integrity of buildings. Thanks to a recent $200,691 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, Laflamme will integrate electronic control systems to reduce building movements due to wind and earthquakes hazards. His project is entitled “Developing the Next Generation [...]
Iowa State CCEE undergrad named FIATECH Scholar
March 29, 2013 By
Duong Van, who goes by “Ocean,” double majors in civil engineering and construction engineering. He is determined to integrate the design of civil engineering with the management of construction engineering into an all-encompassing role in society’s building industries. His passion to pursue this career path has earned him a FIATECH Scholarship and an opportunity to [...]
Iowa State students return to help rebuild Dry Creek
March 20, 2013 By
A group of student volunteers are rolling up their sleeves and strapping on their tool belts to help rebuild a community devastated by August flood water. This makes the second time students from Iowa State University made the trek from Ames, Iowa, to Washington County, Tennessee. A group came earlier last fall to work on [...]
Iowa State Steel Bridge Team advances to nationals
March 20, 2013 By
Drills buzzed, feet shuffled, and bolt-filled plastic cups jingled as Midwest collegiate teams built their one eighth-scale steel bridges as fast as they could in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State was among the best to do this as they placed second at the 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)/American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Midwest [...]
Iowa State undergraduates showcase their research at annual Capitol event March 26
March 14, 2013 By
From an analysis of college student debt in Iowa to an analysis of food storage and cheese making on the moon, there will be lots to talk about when 25 Iowa State University undergraduates present their research to legislators and others during the annual “Research in the Capitol.” The event will be from 11 a.m. [...]
Greenwood gift will establish endowed department chair in College of Engineering
March 13, 2013 By
Iowa State University’s College of Engineering has established the Greenwood Department Chair in Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering. This prestigious position will further enhance the college’s reputation as an academic leader in educating future engineers. This gift was made possible by Donald and Sharon Greenwood who elevated previous donations to the $2 million level required [...]
Engineering grad program remains among nation’s best according to U.S. News and World Report
March 13, 2013 By
Iowa State University’s College of Engineering again ranks No. 43 nationally in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, and among public institutions is ranked 24th overall. “In the College of Engineering at Iowa State, we work hard to offer our graduate students excellent educational and research experiences,” said Gary Mirka, [...]
‘Sensing skin’ for turbines could reduce the cost of wind energy
February 13, 2013 By
A project that started out as a side experiment to monitor bridge damages has since evolved into a revolutionary, cost-saving solution in the world of wind energy. Simon Laflamme, assistant professor of civil, construction, and environmental engineering at Iowa State, began developing a damage-detecting polymer “skin” as a student at MIT. Read the full story [...]
Transportation Research Board recognizes Iowa State civil engineering three times at annual meeting
February 4, 2013 By
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies recognized Iowa State Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) on three different occasions at the 2013 TRB Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., January 13-17. A student research team won at the TRB Transportation Forecast Competition. Another CCEE team earned the Best Paper Award [...]
Bechtum, Koza win Fall 2012 Research Excellence Awards
January 8, 2013 By
Two CCEE graduate students have been honored with Graduate Research Excellence Awards from the Iowa State University Graduate College. Christopher Koza, a Master’s student studying under Vlasta Klima Balloun Professor Johannes van Leeuwen, received a Fall 2012 Graduate Research Excellence Award. Koza’s work was in dewatering fungal biomass from novel corn ethanol bioprocess. Below is [...]
Civil engineering professor emeritus receives AISC Lifetime Achievement Award
January 7, 2013 By
Wallace Sanders, professor emeritus in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) at Iowa State University, was honored with a 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). The award recognizes Sanders for his “passionate and compassionate advocacy for engineering education with an emphasis on steel bridge design,” as [...]
Construction engineering alumna named among ENR’s Top 20 under 40
January 2, 2013 By
Karmyn Babcock, IT Director of The Weitz Company, Des Moines, Iowa, has been selected by Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine as an ENRMidwest “Top 20 under 40″ professional. The annual program recognizes young design and construction individuals from the region who have made significant contributions to their professions and communities. Honorees were notified by ENR of [...]
Terry Wipf named chair of Iowa State’s civil, construction and environmental engineering department
December 17, 2012 By
AMES, Iowa – Terry Wipf has been named chair of the civil, construction and environmental engineering department for Iowa State University’s College of Engineering. Wipf has served as interim chair of the department since August 2011. Wipf has demonstrated a long and productive career at Iowa State where he received the College of Engineering David [...]
Construction engineering AGC student club provides gifts for local family
December 14, 2012 By
The students in Iowa State University’s Associated General Contractors group like working with their hands. So much so that last year, they logged more than 4,600 hours of community service building homes and renovating buildings. But the group of more than 100 ISU students — primarily construction engineers — is doing a new kind of [...]
Iowa State CCEE collects $4K+ for recent alumnus’ cancer battle
December 12, 2012 By
Members of the Iowa State University civil, construction and environmental engineering (CCEE) community join together to support one of their own as he continues to fight brain cancer. Andy Stika, 2011 civil engineering graduate, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in March 2012. Recently, faculty, students, co-workers and friends have generated donations to help Stika cover [...]
CCEE grad students host 2nd annual research showcase
November 30, 2012 By
The 2nd Annual CCEE Graduate Student Research Showcase and Poster Competition attracted nearly 200 graduate students, faculty, industry representatives, and others November 29 on second floor Town Engineering Building. The event was entirely run by CCEE graduate students. Thirty-one graduate students presented their latest research posters, positioned in a gallery-like setting on second floor Town [...]
