Casey Fangmann, a senior studying industrial engineering at Iowa State University, launched a recycling program on his dorm floor during his freshman year. Four years and thousands of recycled plastic bottles later, Fangmann is now up for two national environmental awards: a $5,000 scholarship from the Udall Foundation and SmartPower’s “America’s Next Eco Star” award. …Continue reading “Iowa State student a finalist for two environmental awards”
At this year’s Sustainapalooza, the College of Engineering was recognized for the best reduction of energy use since 2008. Marston hall, which houses the college’s administrative offices and several classrooms, showed a cumulative decrease in British thermal unit (Btu) consumption of 61.84 percent over the three-year period. In 2008, Marston used 14,102,678,880 Btus of energy …Continue reading “Engineering receives Building Efficiency Award”
The space between Howe Hall and the Design Building is home to Biorenewables Research Laboratory, which has stood alone for a long time. ISU students and faculty will return from spring break to find fences roping off the future site of Sukup Hall and Atrium and Elings Hall. Biorenewables will also undergo construction in order …Continue reading “Construction on Biorenewables Complex set for after spring break”
Concurrent MBA and IMSE student Steven Harris was part of an ISU team that won first place at the 4th Annual MBA Strategy Case Competition at at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Steven was also given the award for best speaker in the first round. The team was made up of four full-time MBA …Continue reading “IMSE student part of first-place team at MBA Strategy Case Competition”
Iowa State’s electrical and computer engineering professors, Joseph Idziorek and Mark Tannian, have been researching cloud computing and the security issues it may face. Cloud computing, the use of remote computers accessed via the Internet to store, manage, and process data, is becoming more and more popular as the technology advances, but many are concerned about the security …Continue reading “ECpE professors research cloud computing”
IMSE Professor Carolyn Heising wrote an opinion article that was published in the Des Moines Register explaining her views on the development of nuclear power in Iowa. “Most people tend to dismiss the idea that older industries can be revived. Yet one that’s been in hiatus for more than three decades is making a comeback. …Continue reading “Heising supports the development of nuclear power in Iowa”
Kerrick Staley, senior in computer engineering, is part of an interdisciplinary team of students that will participate in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) world finals in Warsaw, Poland, this spring. Coached by Simanta Mitra, senior lecturer in computer science, Staley and teammates Bryce Sandlund, junior in computer science, and …Continue reading “Iowa State team to go to world finals in Poland”
By Mike Krapfl Iowa State University News Service Xinwei Wang had a hunch that spider webs were worth a much closer look. So he ordered eight spiders – Nephila clavipes, golden silk orbweavers – and put them to work eating crickets and spinning webs in the cages he set up in an Iowa State University greenhouse. Wang, an …Continue reading “Iowa State engineer discovers spider silk conducts heat as well as metals”
On January 13, 2012, Iowa State alumnus Chad Bouton reached a milestone in his engineering career: 15 years at Battelle, the world’s largest, independent cross-disciplinary research and development organization. During those 15 years, Bouton has made considerable contributions to breakthrough research in the medical industry. From developing neural decoding methods that have allowed quadriplegic individuals …Continue reading “A young engineer’s engaging career”
On Saturday February 15, 2012, Iowa State’s campus was bursting with 300 enthusiastic middle school and high school students from the Des Moines, Denison, and Marshalltown school districts to participate in Science Bound’s first spring workshop of the year. Science Bound, a “pre-college program created to increase the number of ethnically diverse Iowa students who …Continue reading “CoE engages students at Science Bound”
Cody Hoover, junior in software engineering, was selected to receive a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to supplement his studies in Denmark. Sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Gilman Scholarship Program supports students with limited financial means who wish to study abroad. “Any job now, but engineering in …Continue reading “Student awarded Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in Denmark”
The Iowa State Associated General Contractors (AGC) student chapter partners with the College of Design to host the Architecture/Construction/Engineering (ACE) Mentor Student Visit, Saturday, March 3. About 49 area high school students, who voluntarily signed up with parents, will be introduced to careers in the design/build industry through the ACE Mentor Program. From 10 a.m. …Continue reading “CCEE, College of Design host ACE Mentor Visit”
During his visit to Iowa State’s campus on March 1, Vice President Joe Biden highlighted the role engineering will play in the country’s future economic growth, which relies on keeping jobs and innovation in the United States. Before he took the stage at the town hall forum, Biden met with students working on manufacturing projects …Continue reading “Biden visits Iowa State, emphasizes manufacturing and innovation”
