Armed with a new lab and powerful tools, three young researchers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering break through historical boundaries to prove that cutting-edge bioengineering research can be launched from virtually any disciplinary platform
Brief updates on projects previously featured in the magazine
The traffic isn’t all in one direction when biology and engineering converge, as two Iowa State researchers seek to apply principles of nature to advanced technologies
The emerging discipline holds the potential to transform the lives of students—and even the perception of engineering itself
Exponential leaps in computing power available to Iowa State researchers both on and off campus promise revolutionary insights into nature’s secrets
If Pranav Shrotriya’s research goes as planned, the process of detecting an illegal drug such as cocaine could become much easier and less expensive
As the first woman to graduate with a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State, the waves Glynis Hinschberger has made throughout her career demonstrate the importance of diversity in engineering
Iowa State professors are studying how the solvent properties of biodiesel can benefit military applications by investigating if, or how well, certain varieties of battlefield-generated waste plastics dissolve into biodiesel and how that fuel would work in powering a military base generator
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have announced a breakthrough that could boost efficiency in several industry sectors and lead to saving trillions of BTUs and millions of dollars annually
Joe Hynek may be the only student at Iowa State who carries a handbag for “scientific purposes”
Hans van Leeuwen has long worked with fungi to purify food processing wastewater
Iowa State’s Asteroid Deflection Research Center (ADRC), established in April 2008, has won its first contract to develop technologies to mitigate the threat to Earth posed by asteroids
More than 220 participants took part in what Iowa State University hopes will be a long-term initiative in alternative energy technologies, the First ISU Wind Energy Symposium.
Kevin Petersen, who was inducted into the Department of Aerospace Engineering’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 2004, retired as director of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, on April 3. Petersen earned his BS in aerospace engineering in 1974. He served as the center’s director for more than 10 years. (News release)