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”
On July 30 of last year, I was named interim dean of the College of Engineering. It was a time of leadership transition, and I was honored to serve in this capacity. Jonathan Wickert left the college in great shape when he became senior vice president and provost of the university. The last eight months …Continue reading “Reflections on serving as interim dean”
Iowa State University’s College of Engineering again ranks No. 43 nationally in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, and among public institutions is ranked 24th overall. “In the College of Engineering at Iowa State, we work hard to offer our graduate students excellent educational and research experiences,” said Gary Mirka, …Continue reading “Engineering grad program remains among nation’s best according to U.S. News and World Report”
Several engineering students affiliated with the Bioeconomy Institute were among those recognized with Live Green Awards for Excellence in Sustainability at the Symposium for Sustainability held in February at Iowa State University. One award went to a group building biochar systems for emerging economies, while another was given to the “BioBus” team that creates biodiesel for Iowa …Continue reading “Students win awards for sustainability projects”
Dan Shechtman, the winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will share his vision for technological entrepreneurship as a tool for world development during a lecture at Iowa State University. Shechtman, who goes by “Danny,” is an Iowa State University Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, a research scientist at the U.S. Department …Continue reading “Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman to advocate for tech entrepreneurship in public lecture”
Kaige Wang, a researcher with the Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies (CSET), and Robert C. Brown, CSET and BEI director, are featured with a inside-front cover story in Green Chemistry’s March 2013 issue. Wang and Brown are also affiliated with Iowa State University’s department of mechanical engineering. In the article, “Catalytic pyrolysis of microalgae for production of …Continue reading “CSET Research Featured in Green Chemistry Journal”
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Iowa State University hosts Doraiswami Ramkrishna, H.C. Peffer Distinguished Professor at Purdue University’s School of Chemical Engineering, to lead the 2013 L. K. Doraiswamy Honor Lectureship in Chemical Engineering. The presentation begins 11 a.m. Thursday, March 14, in 171 Durham Center on Iowa State University campus. This …Continue reading “Iowa State chemical engineering to welcome 12th Doraiswamy Honor Lecturer”
Bong Wie has heard the snickers. You want to protect the Earth from asteroids? Where were you when the dinosaurs needed you? You want to be like Bruce Willis in that asteroid movie? Wie has a serious reply: After five years of science and engineering work, Wie and his small team have a publication list …Continue reading “Iowa State engineers developing ideas, technologies to save the Earth from asteroids”
A program for high school students to create solutions for problems engineers currently face in the workforce is gaining momentum in its third year at Iowa State. The Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) doubled in size just from last year, with 10 students involved in the program, but more than 30 have volunteered to mentor …Continue reading “Iowa State’s Real World Design Challenge grows with student mentors”
Two mechanical engineering faculty members recently received grants from the ISU Council on International Programs (CIP) for their proposals on international research collaboration, teaching, and outreach. Xinwei Wang, professor of mechanical engineering, and Gloria Starns, senior lecturer of mechanical engineering, both believe international partnerships promoted by the CIP are important to education. Wang says the council’s objectives …Continue reading “Council on International Programs awards mechanical engineering proposals”
Through research on drug delivery systems, Kaitlin Bratlie, assistant professor of materials science and engineering and chemical and biological engineering at Iowa State, is working on a way to treat cancers that don’t respond well to current treatments. Her project has been underway for just a year and is several years away from clinical trials, …Continue reading “Developing polymer drugs for cancer treatment”
by Thane Himes Ikenna Nlebedim, ECpE and Ames Laboratory postdoctoral research associate, won an award for best poster presentation at the 12th Joint MMM/INTERMAG Conference in January. In 2011, he received the best postdoctoral research associate presentation award. Nlebedim’s presentations are based on his work with functional materials, specifically magnetostrictive materials, which are materials that …Continue reading “Nlebedim wins best poster presentation award”
Through research on drug delivery systems, Kaitlin Bratlie, assistant professor of materials science and engineering and chemical and biological engineering at Iowa State, is working on a way to treat cancers that don’t respond well to current treatments. Her project has been underway for just a year and is several years away from clinical trials, …Continue reading “Developing polymer drugs for cancer treatment”
Nicole Hashemi, William March Scholar in Mechanical Engineering and assistant professor, has been accepted to join the American Society for Engineering Education’s Virtual Communities of Practice. The program, supported by the National Science Foundation, creates web-based networking for faculty development. The goal of the collaborative effort is to develop research-based instructional practices and classroom teaching …Continue reading “Hashemi joins ASEE Virtual Communities of Practice”
Deniz Uner, a 1994 PhD alumna, collaborated with the late Anson Marston Distinguished Professor Emeritus L. K. Doraiswamy on an advanced chemical reaction engineering textbook titled “Chemical Reaction Engineering: Beyond the Fundamentals.” The book will officially be published July 30, 2013, by CRC Press. Catch a sneak peek and order your copy now at www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439831229. Below …Continue reading “Doraiswamy, Uner write chemical reaction engineering textbook”
