Two finalists for the mechanical engineering department chair position at Iowa State will be on campus the week of February 13-17, 2012. Melur “Ram” Ramasubramanian, National Science Foundation IGERT program director and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University, will give a seminar on February 13, from 10 – 10:50 a.m. in …Continue reading “ME chair finalists to give seminars February 13, 16”
Iowa State’s new sustainability minor is only a few months old. But a hundred students are enrolled in one of the minor’s core courses this semester. In a recent show of hands, some three-fourths of the students in the class indicated their intent to minor in sustainability. The idea for the minor grew out of …Continue reading “Sustainability minor has broad-based appeal”
For the first time since receiving the chemistry prize, Nobel laureate Dan Shechtman will return to campus for a few weeks this month. He will meet with students and members of the Iowa media on Feb. 14 and give a public lecture on Feb. 20. In October, Shechtman was named the recipient of the 2011 …Continue reading “Nobel laureate Shechtman returns to campus next week”
The freshman year at any university, and particularly in a rigorous engineering program, can be challenging – a new place, new social connections, and new academic expectations. One of the trends we’ve seen nationwide since the 1990s is a renewed emphasis of offering more engineering courses up-front in the curriculum, including during the freshman year. …Continue reading “Making the most of the freshman year”
For many at the College of Engineering Career Fair, the roles of the recruiter and the student were similar. Hundreds of employers came to find suitable employees and hundreds of students came to find suitable employers Tuesday at Hilton Coliseum. Many recruiters are ISU graduates themselves and are familiar with the process. Read the Iowa …Continue reading “Employers, Iowa State students make matches at Engineering Career Fair”
James Klausner, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Florida, is a finalist for the mechanical engineering department chair position at Iowa State. He will give a seminar on February 9, 2012, from 10 – 10:50 a.m. in 2004 Black Engineering. During the seminar, Klausner will discuss his research and vision for …Continue reading “ME chair finalist to give seminar February 9”
Scott Lograsso, senior in mechanical engineering, was featured in an article in January’s edition of Speedway Illustrated for applying what he learns at Iowa State to his hobby stock car dirt track racing. Sports Illustrated is a magazine that covers dirt track racing and national touring series, technical tips, and features on racers. Full story …Continue reading “Speedway Illustrated features ME undergrad student’s innovation”
Last fall, Iowa State University Palmer Department Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Anson Marston Distinguished Professor David C. Jiles announced a groundbreaking research and development partnership between Iowa State University and the Steptoe Group, LLC. The partnership focuses on bioengineering of new diagnostic and treatment interventions in several brain disorders. The joint R&D …Continue reading “Iowa State, Steptoe Group partner to treat brain disorders”
A small contingency of the Flying Monkeys, a group of Girl Scouts and FIRST LEGO League Team from Ames, Iowa, who developed a prosthetic hand device to help a three-year-old toddler without fingers write, are in Washington DC to represent the team at the White House Science Fair. The fair is being held on Tuesday, …Continue reading “Flying Monkeys at White House Science Fair”
Derrick Stanley, Iowa State graduate student in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, received the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) 21st Century Trailblazers Award. Stanley is a systems engineer at Boeing and is also pursuing a graduate degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University in New York City. The NSBE was established in 1971 to help improve …Continue reading “Iowa State IMSE graduate student receives national recognition”
By Melena Whetro, Malena.Whetro@iowastatedaily.com For Ivan Fernandez, securing an internship was no quick fix. Fernandez, junior in aerospace engineering, has spent the past three years constructing a path to success. This last fall, all of his hard work paid off, landing an internship at Spirit AeroSystems for the upcoming summer. “I’ve gone to just about …Continue reading “Engineering students perfect art of networking”
Chemical engineering PhD candidate Catherine Brewer and PhD graduate Dr. Seung Ha Kim earned this year’s Iowa State University’s Graduate Teaching Excellence and Graduate Research Excellence awards, respectively. The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering celebrated their accomplishments at a small, cake-and-punch reception January 17 outside 2162 Sweeney Hall. The Iowa State Graduate Teaching Excellence …Continue reading “Brewer, Kim earn Iowa State graduate excellence awards”
The Study Abroad Fair was held on Thursday, January 26th. Students across all majors gathered in the Great Hall of the memorial union to learn more about their opportunities with international studies. Several students with international experience were present to share their insight on Study Abroad to interested students, including industrial engineering senior, Ben Jacobson. To read …Continue reading “Study Abroad Fair brings international flair”
Clubfest II, which is held at the beginning of every spring semester, took place this year on January 18th. Thousands of students flooded into the memorial union to check out what clubs Iowa State has to offer. The College of Engineering offers over 40 clubs to its students. The college was well represented this year …Continue reading “CoE representation at Clubfest II”
