College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

New wind energy research opportunity for undergraduates

As wind energy becomes an increasingly promising renewable energy source, research in the area continues to pick up at Iowa State. Undergraduate students interested in the growing field now have a way to get more involved through the newly established Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy (WESEP) program. WESEP is a National Science Foundation (NSF) …Continue reading “New wind energy research opportunity for undergraduates”

Gschneidner to lead Ames Lab research in developing new methods to create rare-earth magnets

Karl Gschneidner Jr., a senior metallurgist for the Ames Laboratory and Anson Marston Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, will play a key role in the cooperative research and development agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and Molycorp Inc., the Western hemisphere’s only producer of rare-earth oxides. The Molycorp-Ames Laboratory effort …Continue reading “Gschneidner to lead Ames Lab research in developing new methods to create rare-earth magnets”

Jacobson adds information security insight to Viewpoints interview

During a recent Viewpoints segment about Google, Doug Jacobson, Professor of Electrical  and Computer Engineering and Director of the Information Assurance Center, discussed how Google can seemingly know where you are located during searches by evaluating the address your computer uses when it connects to the Internet. He also discussed how companies can’t tie your …Continue reading “Jacobson adds information security insight to Viewpoints interview”

Chaudhary’s quest to improve organic solar cell efficiency gains traction with new approach and funding

An engineering professor’s plan to introduce ferroelectrics into the organic layers used to fabricate polymer solar cells may be the ingredient that could make the technology available to consumers in the very near future. Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Sumit Chaudhary says ferroelectric materials, which act like dipoles with a positive and negative …Continue reading “Chaudhary’s quest to improve organic solar cell efficiency gains traction with new approach and funding”

Aerospace engineering to honor three alumni

Iowa State University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering will induct three prominent alumni into the department’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni on Friday, April 8, 2011. The ceremony will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall. The 2011 inductees are Kathleen Howell (BSAerE’73), Hsu Lo Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, …Continue reading “Aerospace engineering to honor three alumni”

Fukushima: Timeline, Facts, and Implications for Nuclear Power

Margaret Harding, a member of Iowa State’s Engineering College Industrial Advisory Council (ECIAC), will present her lecture “Fukushima: Timeline, Facts, and Implications for Nuclear Power,” on Wednesday, March 30, in the Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium in Howe Hall at 6:00 p.m. Margaret has more than 30 years of experience in the nuclear industry, spending many …Continue reading “Fukushima: Timeline, Facts, and Implications for Nuclear Power”

AgE alum works toward renewable energy

Don Erbach (PhDAgE’74) has joined the board of directors of Advanced Biofuels USA. He has clocked 40 years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service with a focus on technologies related to improving soil management and crop production. Read the full story.

Engineering company donates $5,000 to college

The Black & Veatch Corporation recently donated $5,000 to the College of Engineering through its Building a World of Difference Foundation. The check was presented at this spring’s Engineering Career Fair by Jeff Kloster and the Black & Veatch college recruiting team. Ron Cox, associate dean for extension, accepted the check on the college’s behalf. …Continue reading “Engineering company donates $5,000 to college”

Time to listen

For all the incredible work that engineers perform each day to make our lives better, it seems that we often don’t hear much about them unless we’re faced head-on with a crisis. We hear of “scientific discoveries” and “engineering disasters.”  The general public’s knowledge of what engineers do is limited. We just know that our …Continue reading “Time to listen”

Solar panels from Ames firm to aid Japan disaster victims

PowerFilm Solar, an Ames company that makes flexible solar panels, is sending several of its products to Japan to help people who lost their homes in the earthquake and tsunami this month. From its beginning, the company has been tied to Iowa State University and the College of Engineering. The founders were given incubator space …Continue reading “Solar panels from Ames firm to aid Japan disaster victims”

Computer engineering students receive IBM PhD fellowships

      Ames, Iowa — For the fifth time in the past seven years, IBM has awarded PhD fellowships to Iowa State ECpE students. This year, two computer engineering PhD students—Cory Kleinheksel of Wilton, Iowa, and Joseph Idziorek of Duluth, Minn.—each have been awarded an IBM PhD Fellowship for the 2011-12 academic year. The …Continue reading “Computer engineering students receive IBM PhD fellowships”

IE sophomore part of group working to improve education standards in Africa

Bennett Coffman, sophomore in industrial engineering, is the current vice president of Hope 4 Africa at Iowa State. The group, which began at Valley High School in West Des Moines, has since expanded to Iowa State and two other schools, and is now a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a lasting impact on African youth. Read …Continue reading “IE sophomore part of group working to improve education standards in Africa”

Iowa State student set to develop new social media website

By Erin Coppock, erin.coppock@iowastatedaily.com TownNews.com Heidi Ebert isn’t your typical aerospace engineering student. As one of the few in the major with a minor in journalism and mass communication, Ebert didn’t have to stray far from her natural interests to begin her new project: the development of a new social media website for the Department …Continue reading “Iowa State student set to develop new social media website”

CCEE professor’s research referenced in traffic law debate

Associate Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Shauna Hallmark’s research was mentioned as lawmakers debated a ban on speed and red-light traffic cameras. Working with the Institute for Transportation, Hallmark’s study “Evaluating the effectiveness of red light running camera enforcement in Cedar Rapids and developing guidelines for selection and use of red light running …Continue reading “CCEE professor’s research referenced in traffic law debate”

Loading...