Being the William March Scholar in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University is much more than just a prestigious title. Nicole Hashemi was named the latest March Scholar this past fall, and she has hit the ground running with the funding that the award provides her. “Thanks to this funding, I am able to study …Continue reading “Pursuing new ideas”
Children will being doing a lot more than just playing with LEGOs this weekend at the FIRST LEGO League Championship this Saturday. They will be learning how to cooperate with others, how to present their work in front of a large group of people, and how a career in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics fields …Continue reading “LEGO League is about more than just toys”
Students can now download to their phones an app that is the product of the ISU College of Engineering. This app was thought up by a group of students in a senior-level computer engineering class and created by a freshman in his dorm room. The official College of Engineering app debuted on Jan. 4. There …Continue reading “College of Engineering debuts app for Iowa State students”
Iowa State has developed strong ties with several universities in Brazil over the past 10 years through a student exchange program. Thanks to the passionate support of Iowa State’s Brian Steward, and other colleagues, the exchange program has continued to evolve into further opportunities, including a two-week study abroad program. Four Brazilian students participated in …Continue reading “Ties with Brazilian Universities”
Iowa State has developed strong ties with several universities in Brazil over the past 10 years through a student exchange program. Thanks to the passionate support of Iowa State’s Brian Steward, and other colleagues, the exchange program has continued to evolve into further opportunities, including a two-week study abroad program. Steward, associate professor in agricultural …Continue reading “Ties with Brazilian Universities”
Suraj Kothari, professor of electrical and computer engineering, is leading a research project that will increase the security of Android phones. Funded by a $4.1 million, 3.5-year grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the project’s objective is to develop a tool to detect malware placed unknowingly within applications on the mobile devices. …Continue reading “Kothari to develop malware detection tool for Android phones”
Look beneath the funny hats, crazy team names, screaming cheers, and LEGO robots rolling through their missions and Adele Beauchene says she can see her sixth graders learning some real lessons in engineering and science. And so Beauchene, who directs talented and gifted programs for the Nevada Community School District, said she’s happy to bring her …Continue reading “Students clean up the food chain in Iowa FIRST LEGO League Championship”
Iowa State University’s College of Engineering has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading providers of online graduate education by U.S. News & World Report. Iowa State’s program ranked 18th in the area of Teaching Practices & Student Engagement, and 30th in the area of Student Services & Technology. Additionally, the college’s master’s programs …Continue reading “College of Engineering ranks among nation’s leading online education graduate programs”
In December 2011, Brian Larson began a new role as career services director for the College of Engineering. He replaces Larry Hanneman, who retired last month after 16 years of service. Larson, who was formerly an associate scientist for Iowa State’s Center of Nondestructive Evaluation (CNDE), brings industry experience as well as academic experience to …Continue reading “Larson named career services director”
In Florida, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack headed the “Top 100 People in Bioenergy” as voted by the readers of Biofuels Digest and the Digest’s editorial board, just edging out BP Biofuels chief Philip New, and the heads of Raizen, POET, Solazyme and Amyris. On that list is Robert Brown, the Anson Marston Distinguished Professor …Continue reading “Brown chosen as one of the top 100 people in bioenergy”
Download the official ISU CoE app for your iPhone today! The app includes news, videos, campus maps, laundry info, and computer lab searching, and is the only officially sanctioned CyRide app available. The Android version of the app will be available soon.
David Jiles, distinguished professor and Palmer endowed chair of electrical and computer engineering, traveled to Chennai, India, to receive recognition as the 2011 elected Honorary Fellow of the Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ISNT). Jiles was elected for his work on magnetic methods for non-destructive evaluation (NDE). Over the last ten years, he has collaborated …Continue reading “Jiles named Honorary Fellow”
A year into a new role as an assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, Guiping Hu enjoys the added opportunities to help students pursue their own studies, not to mention exploring an unexpected realm of interdisciplinary collaboration. Hu, who was promoted from lecturer in January 2010, says her previous experiences teaching undergraduate courses …Continue reading “Assistant professor delves into the business of bioenergy”
A year into a new role as an assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, Guiping Hu enjoys the added opportunities to help students pursue their own studies, not to mention exploring an unexpected realm of interdisciplinary collaboration. By training, Hu is an industrial engineer with a focus on operations research, supply chain management, …Continue reading “Assistant professor delves into the business of bioenergy”
Being part of the Cyclone Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Battalion, recently named the top program in the 3rd Brigade, has been a source of pride and growth for Sam Pearce and Derick Light. The engineering seniors say they are honored their group’s hard work was acknowledged at the annual Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC), but the spirit of ROTC …Continue reading “Engineers learn leadership through ROTC”
