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
Spring 2017, Volume 6