After leaving NASA’s annual Lunabotics Mining Competition empty handed the past two years, Iowa State team members were determined to stand out at this year’s contest. Armed with a new design, Team LunaCY did that and more, earning first place in the categories of on-site mining, outreach, and communications with their robot, ART-E III. Members …Continue reading “Lunabotics club mines success in NASA competition”
They’ve already survived a race through the Oregon mud. And so the members of Iowa State University’s Baja SAE Team think they have an off-road racer that can compete when the series moves to Wisconsin. This year’s student-designed and student-built racer, in fact, made it to the finish of the competition’s big event, a four-hour …Continue reading “Iowa State Baja SAE Team carries results, confidence into Wisconsin race”
Iowa State University will be participating in this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D. C., during the last week of June and the first week of July. One festival theme this year is “Campus and Community: Public and Land-grant Universities and the USDA”. One of the university’s two proposals for …Continue reading “ITS helps bring Smithsonian Folklife Festival exhibit to life”
Four researchers in the Iowa State Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering were awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award in 2012. Santosh Pandey, Aditya Ramamoorthy, Umesh Vaidya and Joseph Zambreno each earned awards and pushed the department’s total number of NSF CAREER Awards to 16. The four awards represent …Continue reading “Four from ECpE earn NSF CAREER Awards”
The College of Engineering recently released its Innovate app for Android. Download the app for free from Google Play to stay connected with the college through stories, photos, videos, and the dean’s blog. Innovate for the iPhone or iPod touch is also available for free through iTunes.
Michael Nolan, a chemical engineering PhD candidate working with Mike and Jean Steffenson Professor Brent Shanks, was recently named a 2012-13 Symbi Fellow. Symbi is Iowa’s first graduate/K-12 program partnering Iowa State University, Des Moines Public Schools and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Symbi comes from the term “symbiosis” to represent the mutually beneficial relationship …Continue reading “Chem-E grad student named Symbi Fellow”
In today’s fast-paced world of technology, making monetary contributions to a worthy cause via mobile devices is growing in popularity. For users, sending a donation via cell phone is quick and easy. Behind the scenes, however, it’s a little more complicated. It can be difficult for people to know exactly where the money is going. …Continue reading “Alumnus launches mobile philanthropic app”
Governor Terry Branstad honored Iowa State’s American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) student chapter in June, presenting the organization with the Annual Governor’s Volunteer Award. Governor’s Volunteer Awards are given to Iowa non-profit organizations each year to recognize local volunteers. Recipients must provide an outstanding contribution to the state or community through service, …Continue reading “ABE club recognized for outstanding service”
Each year, Iowa State awards up to $50,000 in funding from the Women’s and Diversity Grants Program to support initiatives that enrich the experiences of women and diverse faculty, staff, and students on campus. Two grant proposals selected this year were prompted and supported by materials science and engineering professor Kristen Constant, along with several …Continue reading “Two Women’s and Diversity Grants influenced by ADVANCE”
IMSE alum Rudy Herrmann became the 145th recipient of the Iowa State University Alumni Association Alumni Medal. This honor was established in 1948 to recognize ISU alumni for long, loyal service to the university through alumni-related activities. The Alumni Medal is the premier award given to alumni by the Alumni Association. Rudy will be honored at …Continue reading “Rudy Herrmann receives 2012 Alumni Medal”
