Laura Christianson, graduate student in agricultural and biosystems engineering, discusses the opportunities as an agricultural engineer in the Winter 2011/Spring 2012 Minority College issue of Diversity/Careers in Engineering and Information Technology. In the article, she talks about her research to help remove nitrates from agricultural drainage which in turn improves water conditions. The full story is available …Continue reading “Christianson featured in Diversity/Careers magazine”
Chloe Dedic, a senior in mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, was recognized with the Collegiate Innovation and Leadership award by the Technology Association of Iowa. The awards ceremony was held November 17, 2011. Dedic is among nine who were honored during the event. Read the full story.
The Board Publications Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) selected W.A. Klinger Teaching Associate Professor Charles Jahren for the 2011 Richard R. Torrens Award. The annual award honors a distinguished volunteer editor for the ASCE, like Jahren, for his outstanding contributions to the ASCE publications program. Jahren is volunteer chair of the …Continue reading “Jahren receives ASCE publications award”
Completing more than 4,400 hours of community service during the 2010-11 academic year, the Iowa State University Associated General Contractors (AGC) student chapter was awarded first place in the 2011 AGC of America Outstanding Student Chapter Contest. The group submitted their 2011 spring break community service projects that earned them the $1,500 first place prize …Continue reading “Iowa State AGC named U.S.’s most outstanding student chapter”
Finding success in the energy industry and now pursuing a career in the audio industry, David Slump’s determined attitude and need for constant challenge demonstrates that engineers can find opportunities in non-traditional places. Growing up outside Chicago, Slump knew he wanted to attend a university that offered a hands-on engineering experience. Iowa State offered him …Continue reading “The vast opportunities of an engineer”
Iowa State’s Leadership Certificate in Engineering was included in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article as an example of how engineering schools are adding business skills to their curriculum. The article highlights 3M’s contributions to the Iowa State program, emphasizing the value organizations are placing on skills such as leadership, communication, and professional networking. Read the full …Continue reading “Social and professional networking skills emphasized in engineering programs”
Eirini Kastrouni, a second-year graduate student in civil, construction, and environmental engineering, has been selected to participate as an Executive Fellow in the January 2012 International Road Federation (IRF) Road Scholar Program in Washington, D.C. The 10-day program will overlap and be held in conjunction with the Transportation Research Board annual meeting. This is the …Continue reading “Eirini Kastrouni selected for IRF Road Scholar Program”
A national panel led by Iowa State University engineers is launching an effort to research and develop technologies that capture, use and sequester carbon while enhancing food production, ecosystems, economic development and national security. The 33-member National Panel for a Carbon Negative Economy recently met for the first time in Chicago. Participants represented universities, companies, federal agencies …Continue reading “Iowa State engineers establish national panel to advance a carbon negative economy”
This week, student organization Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has hosted a Poverty Awareness Week. EWB, a non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 2008, focuses on creating a more stable and prosperous world. They focus mainly on providing necessities to people in need, such as clean water, power, sanitation, and more. The group also works on creating …Continue reading “Students Helping Raise Awareness about Poverty”
Finding success in the energy industry and now pursuing a career in the audio industry, David Slump’s determined attitude and need for constant challenge demonstrates that engineers can find opportunities in non-traditional places. Growing up outside Chicago, Slump knew he wanted to attend a university that offered a hands-on engineering experience. Iowa State offered him …Continue reading “The vast opportunities of an engineer”
The Iowa State College of Engineering’s career services team is helping students gain a better understanding of the growing expectations employers have for engineering students. As the number of employers looking to hire engineers continues to rise, so do expectations of graduates, causing a shift in skills demand. This shift, which became evident just a …Continue reading “A shift in expectations”
The Iowa State College of Engineering’s career services team is helping students gain a better understanding of the growing expectations employers have for engineering students. As the number of employers looking to hire engineers continues to rise, so do expectations of graduates, causing a shift in skills demand. This shift, which became evident just a …Continue reading “A shift in expectations”
After five years of working towards increasing the number of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, ISU ADVANCE Program has reached the end of their program which was funded by a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program. With some funds still remaining, the group will now work on implemented …Continue reading “End of an era for ISU ADVANCE Program”
Rick Hanton, senior in computer engineering, wrote an opinion piece for the Iowa State Daily that discusses the decline of professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. He says many graduates in STEM fields change roles from a more technical position to a more business related role. Hanton also notes several ways to …Continue reading “Hanton: Lack of STEM employees could hurt everyone”
