The Iowa State University College of Engineering will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its construction engineering (ConE) program September 23-25, 2010. The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering will host a variety of activities as part of the celebration, including a golf outing, garden tour, a tailgate at the Iowa State vs. University of …Continue reading “Iowa State to celebrate 50 years of its construction engineering program”
The Computing Research Association and Computing Community Consortium recently named Amit Pande, a computer engineering PhD student at Iowa State University, a 2010 Computing Innovation Fellow. The fellowship provides Pande financial support to conduct postdoctoral research in video encryption and security. “We plan to develop new strategies for video encryption that can significantly reduce the …Continue reading “Computer engineering PhD student named 2010 Computing Innovation Fellow”
While the 3-D imaging technology created by Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Song Zhang has caught the attention of the entertainment industry, Zhang is working to spread the technology’s application to the medical field and beyond. Read The Scientist story here.
Judy Vance, professor of mechanical engineering, was recently selected to receive the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2010 Design Automation Award. She will be honored with a certificate and $2,500 during ASME’s 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences in Montréal, Canada, which will be held August 15–18. The conference is the flagship international meeting …Continue reading “Vance receives ASME Design Automation Award”
By planting switchgrass and using certain agronomic practices, farmers can significantly reduce the amount of nitrogen and nitrates that leach into the soil, according to Iowa State University research. Matt Helmers, associate professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, and Antonio Mallarino, professor of agronomy, have been studying the amount of nitrates that pass through soil …Continue reading “Switchgrass lessens soil nitrate loss into waterways, engineering researcher says”
For the latest advisories from the university, please check the university home page. For additional information and maps about street closures, please see this link on the City of Ames website. Watch this video of Wednesday’s flooding.
