A memorial patio has been dedicated to Travis “TJ” Good, senior in civil engineering, who died suddenly last spring from bacterial meningitis. The patio was created by friends of TJ who wanted to create something on campus to commemorate everything he gave them during the four years he was at Iowa State. Read the full …Continue reading “Memorial patio built in honor of TJ Good”
Say Ong, professor in civil, construction and environmental engineering, advocates for increasing attention to mitigate mercury emissions from cement plants. Read the full story.
Laboratories were open in Coover Hall for Open Lab Night on November 10, allowing the public to see research being done in engineering departments on campus. The projects are exploring a range of technologies including high intensity ultrasound, microfluidic devices, robots emulating the behavior of small children, and remote-controlled helicopters. Read the full story.
While on travel in California, I drove past a car dealership with signage advertising a solar powered station for recharging the batteries of electric cars. Parked in the dealer’s lot was a trailer unit that evidently could be moved from location to location and contained the recharging equipment. The trailer held a large flat panel …Continue reading “Sustainable expectations”
Three Iowa State University electrical engineering graduate students share information on their research
Teams of students taking design courses in mechanical engineering will show off their projects during the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s first Design Expo. The Design Expo will be noon-4 p.m. Dec. 7 in Howe Hall on the west side of the Iowa State campus. Nearly 200 students are expected to display posters, prototypes, and other …Continue reading “ME students to show off their design ideas”
Ames, Iowa — When neuroscientists grow live cells today, they place a petri dish of cells in a temperature- and gas-controlled incubator and hope the cells grow without problems. They can observe the cells only by removing them from the incubator and placing them under a light or electron microscope. Santosh Pandey, an assistant professor …Continue reading “ECpE professor develops technology to help neuroscientists observe cells and understand diseases”
The ISU grad has earned a Stanford MS in aero and astro and then went on to pass the very tough round of qualifier exams to gain entrance to the PhD program. She has branched out from her first research involvement with robotics to a deeper study of robot perception and actuation. Her current research …Continue reading “ISU Aero Alumna Ellen Klingbeil Working on PhD at Stanford”
Three teams of construction engineering students from Iowa State placed first in the 18th Annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region IV Student Competition held October 27-30 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. ISU teams in the commercial, design-build, and residential divisions placed first. The heavy/highway team placed second. Read the full story.
Derek Hoy, who earned a BS in electrical engineering in 2001 at Iowa State, has gotten some attention for his recently unveiled invention: the Shoot-A-Brew. See a news story and video.
Faculty and students help create hope for farmers in Africa
A proposal to more effectively apply technology in rural India has resulted in Colton Kennedy, a junior in mechanical engineering, being awarded the Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship.
Iowa State University Associated General Contractors (AGC) Student Chapter was awarded second place in the 2010 AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Contest for its work building new handicap accessible ramps along the Skunk River Water Trail in Ames. The group brought together numerous local organizations to invest nearly 300 man-hours building the ramps to benefit their …Continue reading “Iowa State receives second place in AGC Outstanding Student Chapter contest”
The Iowa State University College of Engineering has named Gary Mirka the college’s associate dean for undergraduate and graduate education, effective January 3, 2011. Mirka, the John Ryder Professor and Department Chair of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering (IMSE), has been at Iowa State since 2007. Mirka will oversee student services, which includes undergraduate recruiting, …Continue reading “Engineering college appoints Mirka associate dean for education”
Officials at Iowa State University and a leading technology university in China have signed agreements that will bring several top Chinese students each year to Iowa State to work on their degrees. The agreements with Dalian University of Technology will enable up to five Chinese PhD students a year in the sciences and engineering to …Continue reading “Iowa State and top Chinese technical university sign exchange agreements”
