Radio Iowa interviewed associate professor John Jackman about a new ISU doctoral program in Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy that was approved in December 2012. Read the interview at Radio Iowa.
Month: January 2013
Bechtum, Koza win Fall 2012 Research Excellence Awards
Two CCEE graduate students have been honored with Graduate Research Excellence Awards from the Iowa State University Graduate College. Christopher Koza, a Master’s student studying under Vlasta Klima Balloun Professor Johannes van Leeuwen, received a Fall 2012 Graduate Research Excellence Award. Koza’s work was in dewatering fungal biomass from novel corn ethanol bioprocess. Below is …Continue reading “Bechtum, Koza win Fall 2012 Research Excellence Awards”
AE alumnus makes strides in sustainable agriculture research
Civil engineering professor emeritus receives AISC Lifetime Achievement Award
Wallace Sanders, professor emeritus in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) at Iowa State University, was honored with a 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). The award recognizes Sanders for his “passionate and compassionate advocacy for engineering education with an emphasis on steel bridge design,” as …Continue reading “Civil engineering professor emeritus receives AISC Lifetime Achievement Award”
Collaboration between ABE and AerE saves funds while helping students
When faculty members from the Aerospace Engineering (AerE) department were in need of small steel bars used to test for failure, faculty from the Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) department stepped up to provide just that. Faculty members from the ABE department and the AerE department recently found a way to partner with one another …Continue reading “Collaboration between ABE and AerE saves funds while helping students”
Iowa State leads NSF Center for e-Design
Iowa State University, known for teaming up with industry in its research endeavors, is now taking that partnership approach to a new level as the lead institution in the Center for e-Design. The Center for e-Design is a collaborative research partnership organized and funded under the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC). …Continue reading “Iowa State leads NSF Center for e-Design”
Construction engineering alumna named among ENR’s Top 20 under 40
Karmyn Babcock, IT Director of The Weitz Company, Des Moines, Iowa, has been selected by Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine as an ENRMidwest “Top 20 under 40” professional. The annual program recognizes young design and construction individuals from the region who have made significant contributions to their professions and communities. Honorees were notified by ENR of …Continue reading “Construction engineering alumna named among ENR’s Top 20 under 40”