Working with professors from Stanford University, the University of California Berkeley, and the University of Washington, Krishna Rajan is developing a new materials science paradigm to design advanced devices made from nano and microelectromechanical systems (N/MEMS). The project is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
Srinivas Aluru, Ross Martin Mehl and Marylyne Munas Mehl Professor of Computer Engineering, and Karl Gschneidner Jr., Anson Marston Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and senior metallurgist for the Ames Laboratory, were recently named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The engineering faculty are among nine researchers from …Continue reading “Two engineering faculty honored by AAAS for distinguished science – UPDATED 1/21/11”
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory is one of only 20 sites around the country selected to be a coalition partner for the prestigious “Making Stuff” television program. As a partner, the Lab, along with Iowa State’s Materials Research Society and Material Advantage student organizations, will be hosting more than 20 outreach events. Making …Continue reading “Ames Laboratory named “Making Stuff” coalition partner”
The nation’s renewed emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) continues to advance in Iowa through the Iowa Mathematics and Science Education Partnership (IMSEP). The program recently released its annual report, noting that over 26,000 Iowa students, more than 500 pre-service teachers and nearly 1,500 mathematics and science teachers in 185 Iowa communities in …Continue reading “College of Engineering contributes to IMSEP success”
Michael Kessler has worked with polymers that repair themselves when they crack. And he’s worked with polymers made from vegetable oils. Now he’s working to combine the two technologies. Kessler, an Iowa State University associate professor of materials science and engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, is researching and …Continue reading “MSE researcher developing self-healing, bio-based polymers”
Andrew McKean, a structural analyst for the John Deere Construction & Forestry Division, Dubuque Works, was honored with the 2010 SAE International/AEM Outstanding Young Engineer Award during the SAE 2010 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress and Exhibition, held last fall in Rosemont, Ill. McKean holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State …Continue reading “ME alum wins SAE International/AEM Outstanding Young Engineer Award”
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Xiaoli Tan’s research to examine a phase boundary between antiferroelectric and ferroelectric ceramics was recently published in Physical Review Letters (PRL). The paper “Can an electric field induce an antiferroelectric phase out of a ferroelectric phase?” was included in the December 17 issue of PRL, which is the …Continue reading “Tan’s phase transition discovery published in Physical Review Letters”
A manager in the local construction industry, Mike Carroll, will serve as head of Iowa Department of Administrative Services, which coordinates resources of state government. Carroll graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State’s construction engineering program. Read the full story.
Tim Morgan, a concurrent BSME/MBA student, recently won the ASME Fluids Engineering Division 2010 Young Engineering Paper Contest with his paper titled “X-ray Particle Tracking of Dense Particle Motion in a Vibration-Excited Granular Bed.” He presented the paper at the 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Vancouver, BC, November 12-18. The award was …Continue reading “ME student wins ASME paper award”
The Biofuels Digest, in its 2010 awards, recognizes Iowa State University as Institutional Research Facility of the Year. See the full story.
