The board of directors of Bravo Greater Des Moines, the Region’s Art Council, has elected IMSE alum Sharon Krause to be its new president for a one-year term. Full release from Bravo Greater Des Moines
Month: August 2012
Iowa State introduces new engineering management graduate program
A new master’s program in engineering management will soon be offered at Iowa State. The master’s degree, which was recently approved by the Iowa Board of Regents, consists of 30 credits, split evenly between courses from the College of Engineering and the College of Business. “Creating the program was initially motivated by our engineering alumni …Continue reading “Iowa State introduces new engineering management graduate program”
Quantifying Cascading Failure
Around 2 p.m. on August 14, 2003, an overhead transmission line carrying 345 kilovolts of electricity near Walton Hills, Ohio sagged too close to a nearby tree and shorted out. By 4 p.m., more than 50 million people were affected by one of the largest blackouts in history. In September 2011, an Arizona Public Works …Continue reading “Quantifying Cascading Failure”
ME student interns at ConAgra Foods
For years, educators and employers have been fervently promoting the importance of gaining experience through internships and co-ops as part of a well-rounded education. Mechanical engineering senior Robert Hanson has learned first hand from two internships how valuable experiential learning really is. Although each was a diverse experience, both were equally influential to his future. …Continue reading “ME student interns at ConAgra Foods”
An eye-opening experience
For years, educators and employers have been fervently promoting the importance of gaining experience through internships and co-ops as part of a well-rounded education. Mechanical engineering senior Robert Hanson has learned first hand from two internships how valuable experiential learning really is. Although each was a diverse experience, both were equally influential to his future. …Continue reading “An eye-opening experience”
Open forums announced for engineering dean search
The search committee for Iowa State’s next dean of the College of Engineering will host two open forums in August to solicit feedback from the university community: Tuesday, August 28 4:10 – 5 p.m. Memorial Union, Oak Room Wednesday, August 29 4:10 – 5 p.m. 207 Marston The search committee is co-chaired by David Holger, …Continue reading “Open forums announced for engineering dean search”
New AerE hire wins prestigious award
Christina Bloebaum, who will be joining the aerospace engineering department this fall, has recently received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Award for 2012 (AIAA MDO Award). The award was established in 1993 to recognize individuals for outstanding contributions to the development and application of techniques in multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) …Continue reading “New AerE hire wins prestigious award”
Iowa State research team awarded Global Award for Applied Research
A team of researchers at Iowa State University, led by Vlasta Klima Balloun Professor Hans van Leeuwen, has been awarded the Global Award for Applied Research in the 2012 International Water Association Global Project Innovation Awards (PIA). Their winning project is described as “Water reclamation from ethanol production leftovers with animal feed production using a …Continue reading “Iowa State research team awarded Global Award for Applied Research”
Iowa State researchers feed pigs, chickens high-protein fungus grown on ethanol leftovers
Initial studies show a fungus grown in the leftovers of ethanol production could be a good energy feed for pigs and chickens. In separate feeding trials, nursery pigs and chickens have eaten high-protein fungi that Hans van Leeuwen and other Iowa State University researchers have produced in a pilot plant that converts ethanol leftovers into …Continue reading “Iowa State researchers feed pigs, chickens high-protein fungus grown on ethanol leftovers”
Gary Cosentino Flies Boeing’s Newest Blended Wing Body, the X-48C
Iowa State professor publishes two papers in highly ranked journals
Valery Levitas, Schafer 2050 Challenge Professor and faculty member of aerospace engineering and of mechanical engineering, has published two papers in highly ranked journals on his theory of virtual melting phenomenon, which describes short-term melting of materials followed by immediate recrystallization. Levitas and Ramon Ravelo, a collaborator from Los Alamos National Laboratory, were published in …Continue reading “Iowa State professor publishes two papers in highly ranked journals”
An app for students, by students
Thanks to the efforts of several students, the College of Engineering (CoE), and the Government of the Student Body (GSB), finding classes, catching CyRide, and staying connected to Iowa State via social media is now much easier for mobile device users. These features, along with other useful tools for Iowa State students, are available in …Continue reading “An app for students, by students”
Pandey advancing bio-microfluidics
“Plant disease is not a field that is well-studied, particularly among engineers,” Santosh Pandey says. “There’s this whole mystery with what goes on with the roots.” Pandey, assistant professor in Iowa State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is studying the impact of pathogens on plant roots. He also has a courtesy appointment in …Continue reading “Pandey advancing bio-microfluidics”
Iowa State University Workshops to Promote Development of Biopolymers, Biocomposites and Plastics
AMES, Iowa — This month Iowa State University hosts three workshops to bring together researchers and companies in the plastics and bioplastics industry. “The workshops focused on bioplastics will have speakers and attendees from around the world, putting ISU in the global spotlight of bioplastics research,” said David Grewell, chair of Iowa State’s Biopolymers and …Continue reading “Iowa State University Workshops to Promote Development of Biopolymers, Biocomposites and Plastics”
Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers invent new tool to study single biological molecules
AMES, Iowa – By blending optical and atomic force microscope technologies, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers have found a way to complete 3-D measurements of single biological molecules with unprecedented accuracy and precision. Existing technologies allow researchers to measure single molecules on the x and y axes of a 2-D plane. The new …Continue reading “Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers invent new tool to study single biological molecules”