Guest post by Katie Goebel, project director for Iowa State’s Team LunaCY It’s always worth the drive. Twenty some hours in one of two vans full of goofy college kids and an even goofier advisor on a trip to Florida already sounds like the beginning to an interesting story. The story gets even better when one …Continue reading “Guest post: Team LunaCY’s recipe for success: Dedication and fun”
This summer, U.S. and Indian scientists met at a workshop to foster international collaborations while improving organic solar cells. Vikram Dalal, Thomas M. Whitney Professor in Electrical Engineering and Director of the Microelectronics Research Center (MRC), is one of the event’s three principal organizers. The other organizers are National Renewable Energy Lab’s David Ginley and Indian Institute …Continue reading “ECpE’s Dalal Organizes Indo-US Organic Solar Cells Workshop”
Ten years after the major flooding of 1993, the city has made protecting businesses, residents and the city’s infrastructure a priority. Des Moines City Manager Rick Clark says the city has been diligent about the need for flood protection improvements. The Federal Government and the city have spent more than 120 million dollars on flood …Continue reading “Getting stronger: Levees improve after ’93 floods”
The Iowa State Bioeconomy Institute recently published BEI 2013: Leading the Bioeconomy. The magazine is 16 pages and covers all of the institute’s efforts to advance the use of biorenewable resources for the production of fuels, chemicals and materials. Learn more about what the Bioeconomy Institute does and how it is trying to help our state as …Continue reading “ISU Bioeconomy Institute publishes 2013 magazine”
As with many people, Steve Mosher’s career shifted from his original plan to become an engineer. But unlike others, his knowledge of engineering was, in part, what led him to law school 22 years later. In 1963, Mosher enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, knowing the draft was “an ever-present possibility.” He served four years …Continue reading “Engineering background helps Steve Mosher in legal field”
Iowa State University and Heifer International, an international development nonprofit organization, have agreed to explore new opportunities and projects to use science to address world hunger and poverty. The collaboration is the first agreement from the Iowa State’s Global Food Security Consortium, one of the recently announced ISU Presidential Initiatives for Interdisciplinary Research. The initiatives …Continue reading “ISU and Heifer International to Partner to End World Hunger”
Rentech Nitrogen, located in East Dubuque, Illinois, announced the promotion of Mark Conter to senior mechanical engineer. Conter, who received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State, has been with Rentech Nitrogen since 2005. He previously served as process safety management facilitator and mechanical project engineer. Conter also recently achieved his third American …Continue reading “ME alumnus promoted to senior mechanical engineer”
The Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative (MASBI) has announced its findings and recommendations to develop a sustainable aviation biofuels industry in the Midwest. It’s the result of a yearlong study by researchers representing 40-plus organizations across the aviation biofuels supply chain. The report is titled, “Fueling a Sustainable Future for Aviation 2013.” “The MASBI report …Continue reading “Iowa State contributes to report on Midwest path to aviation biofuels”
Stephen Gilbert, assistant professor in IMSE, was featured in a story by KCCI News about Google Glass. The technology is a wearable computer with a small screen just above the right eye, and a camera that allows users to take pictures and video. In the video by KCCI News, Gilbert demonstrates the uses for the …Continue reading “Stephen Gilbert demonstrates new Google Glass on KCCI News”
Team PrISUm turned a race-high 78 laps on Saturday, nearly storming back for the Formula Sun Grand Prix title. But the comeback effort fell two laps short. Over three days of racing, Iowa State’s solar car team completed 191 laps of the 3.4-mile F1 race track in Austin, Texas. Race-winner Oregon State completed 193 laps and second-place Illinois …Continue reading “Team PrISUm launches big comeback; finishes third in close Formula Sun Grand Prix”
Wallace Sanders—professor emeritus of civil, construction and environmental engineering, former interim assistant vice provost for research and associate dean for the College of Engineering—accumulated plenty of memories throughout his 34 years with Iowa State. “I remember the first calculator I ever saw,” he says. “Not computer—calculator. I also remember the first computer I ever saw …Continue reading “Professor Emeritus Wallace Sanders remembers opportunities, experiences from Iowa State days”
On May 24, 2013, a group of four graduate students, four undergrad research lab students, and others led by civil engineering Associate Professor Halil Ceylan, went out to a freshly paved section of Highway 30 a few miles east of Interstate 35. The team was there to measure concrete pavement responses under in-situ, or on-site, …Continue reading “Iowa State advances pavement health monitoring research”
