The students of Team PrISUm were feeling good about the start to this year’s Formula Sun Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The team qualified sixth and began the day recording lap times near the top of the grid. The electrical problems that had plagued Anthelion (the $250,000 solar race car is named after the rare halo …Continue reading “Solar car hits the race pace, but is slowed by chassis repairs”
Members of Iowa State’s Formula SAE Team are going flat out to build a mini racing car that can show off their engineering skills. Designs for a super-light, 350-pound car are all drawn up. The chassis is welded. The single-cylinder, 450-cubic-centimeter motorcycle engine is rebuilt and mounted. The suspension control arms and uprights are manufactured. “The car …Continue reading “Formula SAE Team tests its engineering skills at international competition”
Four Iowa State College of engineering students and two staff members played key roles in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) World Championship. The event was held April 27 – 30 in St. Louis, Missouri, with more than 600 teams from 29 countries competing in the three levels of FIRST: FIRST LEGO League …Continue reading “CoE has connections at FIRST World Championship”
A Kansas City area couple has established a named professorship in the College of Engineering at Iowa State University through a gift commitment of $625,000. Charles and Jane Olsen of Leawood, Kan., have created the Charles R. and Jane F. Olsen Professorship in Engineering. The position will be used to retain and recognize an outstanding …Continue reading “Olsens create named professorship in College of Engineering”
Public debate and bureaucracy are bogging down the development of nuclear energy and putting the United States at a disadvantage compared with other countries, an Iowa State University professor and nuclear energy expert says. IMSE Professor Carolyn Heising was practically raised at the knee of the development of the nuclear U.S. Navy. Her father was …Continue reading “Heising remains a supporter of nuclear energy”
Representatives from Lockheed Martin were recently on the Iowa State University campus to present a check totaling $113,270 for a variety of initiatives in the College of Engineering. Neil Kacena, vice president of advanced development programs with Lockheed Martin, presented the check to Jonathan Wickert, dean of the College of Engineering, in ceremonies held in …Continue reading “Lockheed Martin supports College of Engineering students, facilities, programs”
Each year the National Science Foundation (NSF) recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based masters and doctoral degrees in fields within NSF’s mission through the Graduate Research Fellowship Program. This year, nine students who are currently attending or graduated previously from Iowa State are being honored among 2,000 nationwide. This year’s winners …Continue reading “Nine with engineering ties receive NSF fellowships”
I was recently at a national meeting of engineering deans, and in conversations with my colleagues, it’s clear that the Great Recession and the pullback in support from state legislatures have placed created significant pressures for engineering education in the United States. At the same time, our corporate partners have challenged us in two ways: …Continue reading “Our vision, our plan”
Rich Wlezien, chair of aerospace engineering, discussed his perspective on the beginning of a new era for aerospace engineering in a WHO-TV interview.
Civil Ladies, a diverse female club, is teaming up with the American Society of Civil Engineers to secure a grant to develop an energy-related outreach program. One aspect of the program has the group working with third and fourth graders across the state, showing them the ins and outs of wind turbines. Read the Iowa State …Continue reading “Female civil engineering students work to create outreach program”
