College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

Celebrating ASABE’s Best of the Profession: Steve Mickelson

Charles R. & Jane F. Olsen Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Steve Mickelson has been given the James R. And Karen A. Gilley Academic Leadership Award. This award honors and recognizes annually an ASABE member who is currently providing outstanding academic leadership while serving as the department head/chair of a Biological and/or Agricultural Engineering …Continue reading “Celebrating ASABE’s Best of the Profession: Steve Mickelson”

Dean Rajala receives national ABET Fellow Award

Sarah Rajala, dean of the Iowa State University College of Engineering, has been named a 2016 ABET Fellow Award recipient. She will receive her award at an Oct. 28 event in Baltimore. ABET accredits higher education programs in the disciplines of applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology – they accredit more than 3,500 programs …Continue reading “Dean Rajala receives national ABET Fellow Award”

Sundararajan named College of Engineering equity advisor

On Nov. 1, Sriram Sundararajan began serving as the next College of Engineering equity advisor. In this role, he will help expand the diversity among the college’s faculty and implement ISU ADVANCE goals. He will also lead continued efforts to create an inclusive culture for women and underrepresented minorities within the college. Sundararajan says he …Continue reading “Sundararajan named College of Engineering equity advisor”

Guest post: Two new engineering programs accredited, 10 reaccredited

Part of continually improving the educational opportunities offered by the College of Engineering is to have an external review of our degree programs. This review, performed by ABET, gives us insight into the quality of our programs that we can use as a benchmark moving forward. In preparation for this process, a number of faculty …Continue reading “Guest post: Two new engineering programs accredited, 10 reaccredited”

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