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Year: 2011
CoE alum confident NASA will rebound from ‘limbo’
Iowa State grad Clayton Anderson says the United States will eventually put people on Mars. NASA will fight through its current budget- and politics-inspired malaise to continue space station missions and build toward a trip to Mars, a now-grounded Iowa State University-educated astronaut predicted Thursday. Astronaut Clayton Anderson, who spent five months on the International …Continue reading “CoE alum confident NASA will rebound from ‘limbo’”
Iowa State construction engineering sweeps ASC Region competition
Students from the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering proved their scholarship as they won all four divisions of the 19th Annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region IV Student Competition. This was the second time, the first in 2009, that Iowa State construction engineering student teams swept the competition. “Their accomplishments are truly …Continue reading “Iowa State construction engineering sweeps ASC Region competition”
Thai scholars choose Iowa State for environmental engineering research
Students and scholars Boonya Charnnok (pictured left) and Kanyarat Saritpongteeraka from Thailand have joined the Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering temporarily to work with Dr. Shihwu Sung, a professor in environmental engineering. Charnnok and Saritpongteeraka came to the United States September 1, both saying they chose Iowa State to complete …Continue reading “Thai scholars choose Iowa State for environmental engineering research”
It was a high-energy summer for Iowa State undergraduates at European physics lab
“I’m going to CERN,” John Hauptman told the undergraduates in his classical physics course, referring to the European Organization for Nuclear Research and the home of the Large Hadron Collider. He explained he needed students to help with some projects he’d finish there over the summer. “If anyone wants to come along, send an email.” Waidanz, then a …Continue reading “It was a high-energy summer for Iowa State undergraduates at European physics lab”
Cake Engineering
Mary Burroughs is a senior civil engineering student with a passion for design that has led her to create her own custom cake business, Cake Engineering. Inspired to attend a fondant-making class offered by a local Michaels Stores her senior year of high school, she made herself a graduation cake much like those made on …Continue reading “Cake Engineering”
Cake Engineering
Civil engineering senior Mary Burroughs combines strategic planning, problem solving, and her own artistic flair in her hobby-turned-business called Cake Engineering. It started during her senior year of high school when Burroughs decided to make herself a cake. But, she didn’t want it to be just any cake. Inspired by Food Network reality TV shows …Continue reading “Cake Engineering”
Student receives DBIA Student Leadership Award
At the 2011 Design-Build Conference and Expo, the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) honored two people from Iowa State University. Douglas D. Gransberg, professor in civil, construction, and environmental engineering (CCEE), received the Distinguished Design-Build Leadership Award, and Krista Morris, senior in CCEE, was honored with the Student Leadership Award. Morris, president of Iowa State’s …Continue reading “Student receives DBIA Student Leadership Award”
Astronaut Clayton Anderson to speak on November 3
Thursday, November 3, 2011 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium The End Becomes the Beginning Astronaut and Iowa State alum Clayton Anderson will share his experiences on his last mission, STS131, and his thoughts on what the future may hold for him and the U.S. Space Program. A veteran of two space flights, …Continue reading “Astronaut Clayton Anderson to speak on November 3”
ISU MA named Most Outstanding Chapter for eighth consecutive year
For the eighth consecutive year, the Iowa State chapter of Material Advantage (MA) has received the Most Outstanding Chapter award. The 2011 award was presented at the national Materials Science and Technology Conference, held from October 16–20 in Columbus, Ohio. This year, MA sent 32 students from Iowa State to attend the conference, and they …Continue reading “ISU MA named Most Outstanding Chapter for eighth consecutive year”
CBE post-doc gets 2nd place in national chemical engineering grad student contest
Iowa State University chemical and biological engineering post-doctorate research associate Latrisha Petersen earned second place in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) BioNanotechnology Graduate Student Competition, presented at AIChE’s annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 18. Petersen earned the award for her research on the rational design of pathogen mimicking amphiphilic nanoparticle adjuvants. While …Continue reading “CBE post-doc gets 2nd place in national chemical engineering grad student contest”
Fox and team earn $300K DOE grant for estimating reliability in multiphase flow simulations
The National Energy Technology Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE/NETL) recently awarded ISU Distinguished Professor and Herbert L. Stiles Chair of Chemical Engineering Rodney Fox a $300,000 grant to develop a methodology for estimating uncertainty in simulations of multiphase gas-particle flows, and to implement it into computer code developed at NETL for the …Continue reading “Fox and team earn $300K DOE grant for estimating reliability in multiphase flow simulations”
Electrical engineering student returns triumphantly from Ironman World Championship
When Kristopher Spoth finished his first Ironman triathlon in Louisville, Kentucky, eight weeks ago, he knew he did well. But he didn’t realize he did well enough to qualify for the Ironman World Championship held October 13 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The Ironman World Championship is a long, brutal triathlon that includes a 2.4-mile swim, a …Continue reading “Electrical engineering student returns triumphantly from Ironman World Championship”
Nobel Laureates, today and yesterday
Early in the morning on October 5, we learned that Dan Shechtman received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the discovery of quasicrystals.” Professor Shechtman is a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, a research scientist in the Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory on our campus, and a professor at the …Continue reading “Nobel Laureates, today and yesterday”
Wind Energy Manufacturing Lab helps Iowa State engineers improve wind power
A laser in Iowa State University’s Wind Energy Manufacturing Laboratory scanned layer after layer of the flexible fiberglass fabric used to make wind turbine blades. A computer took the laser readings and calculated how dozens of the layers would fit and flow over the curves of a mold used to manufacture a blade. And if there was …Continue reading “Wind Energy Manufacturing Lab helps Iowa State engineers improve wind power”