Duong Van, who goes by “Ocean,” double majors in civil engineering and construction engineering. He is determined to integrate the design of civil engineering with the management of construction engineering into an all-encompassing role in society’s building industries. His passion to pursue this career path has earned him a FIATECH Scholarship and an opportunity to …Continue reading “Iowa State CCEE undergrad named FIATECH Scholar”
Bill Rickard, coordinator of the aerospace engineering labs and shops, is the ultimate handyman. Need a wind tunnel? He’ll see that it gets built. Need an airfoil to test in that wind tunnel? He’ll see that it gets built. And when students need to find tools to complete their class projects? He and other shop …Continue reading “Five questions for the ultimate handyman”
After recently speaking at the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Leonard Bond, director of Iowa State University’s Center for Nondestructive Evaluation (CNDE), sees the promise of a collaborative partnership. “NDE testing applies particularly to infrastructure and that is of growing importance to the oil industry. Much of the infrastructure in that part …Continue reading “CNDE grows outreach in Middle East”
Building new solar-powered cars and taking them to competitions and outreach events around Iowa and the US takes a lot of dedication and work, not to mention financial assistance. That’s why Team PrISUm depends on sponsorships and donations to maintain its successful program. One of the team’s biggest sponsors, the Iowa Energy Center, has been …Continue reading “Solar car group relies on continuous sponsorships”
Professor Dan Shechtman is an Israeli-American scientist who works at the US Department of Energy’s Ames Lab and as a professor of Materials Science at Iowa State University. He also won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2011 for his work on quasicrystals. On WHO-TV’s Three Minutes in the Chair, learn how Shechtman “aspires to …Continue reading “THREE MINUTES: Professor Dan Shechtman”
Xinwei Wang, professor of mechanical engineering, received the inaugural Viskanta Fellowship honor from Purdue University for his advanced research in the field of thermal science. As a Viskanta Fellow, Wang will spend one week at the Purdue campus in West Lafayette, Indiana. During his visit, he will meet with faculty, post-doctoral scholars, and graduate students, …Continue reading “ME professor named first Viskanta Fellow for innovative research”
A group of student volunteers are rolling up their sleeves and strapping on their tool belts to help rebuild a community devastated by August flood water. This makes the second time students from Iowa State University made the trek from Ames, Iowa, to Washington County, Tennessee. A group came earlier last fall to work on …Continue reading “Iowa State students return to help rebuild Dry Creek”
Drills buzzed, feet shuffled, and bolt-filled plastic cups jingled as Midwest collegiate teams built their one eighth-scale steel bridges as fast as they could in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State was among the best to do this as they placed second at the 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)/American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Midwest …Continue reading “Iowa State Steel Bridge Team advances to nationals”
APEX, a longstanding summer bridge program for multicultural students, now features an offshoot program, called APEXE. Within APEX as a whole, 40-50 incoming Iowa State freshmen who apply for the program are annually chosen to participate in the eight week summer program that provides opportunities for course work, dorm-life, and social activities. APEXE seeks to build …Continue reading “APEX E created for incoming engineering students”
Max Mayfield is the Iowa State Wrestling team’s 149-pound senior. He’s also a computer engineer. Mayfield, who graduated in 2012 with a degree in computer engineering, punched his ticket to the 2013 NCAA Wresting Championships in Des Moines with a second-place finish at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships in early March. “It’s a great feeling,” …Continue reading “Max Mayfield: NCAA wrestler, computer engineer”
Song Zhang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to explore solutions for a growing need in manufacturing industries: a fast, accurate, and reliable way of inspecting parts. The $200,000 grant will fund research to develop a high-speed 3D metrology method that can take real-time optical measurements of parts …Continue reading “Zhang wins NSF grant to develop high-speed 3D measurements for industry”
The importance of internships and fieldwork is heavily stressed at Iowa State. Some students use them as a means of networking to get their name out in the industry while others simply find one to fill a requirement. Matt Ralston, a 2000 construction engineering alumnus, turned his internship into a successful career. A native of …Continue reading “Construction engineering alumnus goes from intern to vice president”
Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman, who is also a U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory senior scientist and ISU distinguished professor of materials science and engineering, encouraged members of the ISU community to consider a future in business. His lecture, “Technological Entrepreneurship: A Key to World Peace and Prosperity,” took place on March 13, 2013, in …Continue reading “Shechtman speaks to ISU community about mixing technology and business”
From an analysis of college student debt in Iowa to an analysis of food storage and cheese making on the moon, there will be lots to talk about when 25 Iowa State University undergraduates present their research to legislators and others during the annual “Research in the Capitol.” The event will be from 11 a.m. …Continue reading “Iowa State undergraduates showcase their research at annual Capitol event March 26”
Iowa State University’s College of Engineering has established the Greenwood Department Chair in Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering. This prestigious position will further enhance the college’s reputation as an academic leader in educating future engineers. This gift was made possible by Donald and Sharon Greenwood who elevated previous donations to the $2 million level required …Continue reading “Greenwood gift will establish endowed department chair in College of Engineering”
