Sundquist Engineering, P.C., has hired Mark Garrett as a structural engineer. Sundquist has offices in Denison and Onawa, Iowa. Garrett attended Iowa State University in Ames where he received a bachelor’s degree in 1978 and a master’s degree in structural engineering in 1982. Read the full story in the Sioux City Journal.
Traveling, fishing and duplicate bridge are all hobbies Jim Daughton has taken up since retiring in 2006, but his writing became more than a hobby. After self-publishing two books with more on the way, he says it’s become his new job. Daughton, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in …Continue reading “Retired electrical engineer Jim Daughton becomes self-publishing author”
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the renewal of USDA’s Agricultural Air Quality Task Force and the selection of its members for the 2013-2015 term. The task force is composed of representatives from industry, agriculture, academia, government agencies, non-governmental organizations and other agricultural and environmental experts. One of those representatives is Hongwei Xin, …Continue reading “Xin named to USDA Agricultural Air Quality Task Force”
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recently presented awards to four young members for notable career achievements. The five were honored at the 2013 ASABE Annual International Meeting, held in Kansas City, Missouri. Matthew J. Darr is the recipient of the 2013 A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award for his outstanding leadership and …Continue reading “Darr recognized for notable career achievement by ASABE”
Tom and Margaret Hitzhusen, from Geneseo, were recently named the Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ “Governor’s Conservation Farm Family” for 2013. Tom is an agriculture engineering alum, and began his career with John Deere Des Moines Works before joining John Deere Harvester Works in 1976 where he retired in 1999 as Manager of …Continue reading “Alumnus and family honored for conservation work”
Maize is a chief source of nutrition for about 900 million of the world’s poorest consumers and about one-third of all malnourished children, but poor grain storage can cut the amount of available maize in half. That’s why Denis Bbosa is at Iowa State studying new methods of safely storing grains. Bbosa, a graduate assistant …Continue reading “Grad student works to revolutionize grain storage, eliminate insecticides”
AMES, Iowa – The most powerful computer ever on the Iowa State University campus – a machine dubbed “Cyence” that’s capable of 183.043 trillion calculations per second with total memory of 38.4 trillion bytes – is just beginning to produce data for 17 research projects. The thinking and infrastructure behind the new machine will have …Continue reading “Iowa State turns on ‘Cyence,’ the most powerful computer ever on campus”
Brandon Williams has three degrees in aerospace engineering (BSAerE’04, MSAerE’06, PhDAerE’09) and his wife Kelly Tanghe Williams has a bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. in food science and human nutrition. The couple, originally from Maple Grove, Minnesota, came to Iowa State in 2000. Both were involved in the Greek community, graduate research and were leaders of …Continue reading “Catching up: Two young alumni have 5 ISU degrees between them”
As automated systems are evolving, they are becoming more capable of making substantial decisions. Michael Dorneich says allowing the systems to have more responsibility and authority can improve safety and performance because actions are tailored to the particulars of a current situation. Because of that enormous potential, Dorneich, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, studies …Continue reading “Evaluating how information is perceived in automated systems”
The laboratories and centers within the College of Engineering bring together forward-thinking minds and great entrepreneurial spirits. Dreams of startup companies and innovative technologies are often born in these collaborative spaces, and sometimes they even become reality. Although they serve very different purposes, WebFilings and Mechdyne, two Iowa companies, share many commonalities in their histories—starting …Continue reading “Merging engineering and business: Companies start and thrive with Iowa State alumni leading the way”
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) student services staff and CALS departments are taking steps to meet the needs of growing enrollment in the upcoming year. Outlined below are the actions the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering has taken: Two new advisors have been hired for students majoring in Industrial Technology and Agricultural Systems …Continue reading “As enrollment climbs, CALS takes steps to ensure student success”
A new online degree program, Master of Engineering in Engineering Management, is now available through Engineering-LAS Online Learning. Increasingly, employers seek engineers who can work and lead in a multi-disciplinary environment, and who are able to solve both technical and business problems by applying a systems approach. The ISU Master of Engineering in Engineering Management …Continue reading “New masters program in engineering management now available”
Five years ago Gary High considered himself computer illiterate, now he’s operating robots and analyzing plastics using complex computer systems. At 51 years old, he’s considered a “nontraditional” student. High has always worked in jobs that required mechanical knowledge, so pursuing an industrial technology degree made sense. High graduated in May. For the full story, …Continue reading “Industrial technology offers a second chance for success”
Part of continually improving the educational opportunities offered by the College of Engineering is to have an external review of our degree programs. This review, performed by ABET, gives us insight into the quality of our programs that we can use as a benchmark moving forward. In preparation for this process, a number of faculty …Continue reading “Guest post: Two new engineering programs accredited, 10 reaccredited”
Graduates of the College of Engineering find careers in many parts of the world, but it’s not often three from one class take jobs with the same company, start at different locations and travel around the country before settling down in the same human resources department. That’s the story of Jim McWhirter, Steve Bean and …Continue reading “Three industrial engineering alumni take separate paths, find themselves together in human resources”
