Three Ph.D candidates from the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) were awarded fellowships for the 2013-2014 academic year. Rohith Gali and Xiao Liang were awarded the Guy Fellowship, and John Stinn was awarded the Giese Fellowship. The Giese Graduate Fellowship was established in memory of Henry Giese, a long time professor in the structures …Continue reading “ABE graduates awarded fellowships”
When Mike LaViolette was eight years old, he would spend afternoons at his grandpa’s farm watching construction workers operate cranes and place concrete as they built a bridge across a nearby county road. Later on, he went on family-driving vacations that often journeyed across bridges to reach the destination, which includes crossing the Mackinac Bridge …Continue reading “Civil engineering alumnus bridges gaps across the world”
DALLAS – Fish & Richardson has named Iowa State University graduate Bret Winterle as a principal in the firm’s IP Litigation Group in Dallas. Winterle represents clients in patent litigation matters involving telecommunications, semiconductors, e-commerce, banking, payments, electronic messaging, computer software, business methods, medical devices, and oil and gas drilling technologies. He received his J.D. from the …Continue reading “Fish & Richardson names Iowa State graduate Bret Winterle as principal in Dallas”
Written by Anne Krapfl The provost’s office has selected the first 22 graduate programs to receive central funding for an additional – and exceptional — doctoral student under President Steven Leath’s Presidential Scholars program announced in November. Seven of the programs selected are interdepartmental and two were submitted by two colleges. With funding available for up to …Continue reading “First group of Ph.D. programs selected for scholar funding”
Kathryn Stolee’s Satsy could revolutionize the way amateur (and professional) coders search. By Michael Still Writing software is kind of like solving a puzzle,” said Kathryn Stolee, the Harpole-Pentair Assistant Professor of Software Engineering. Any programmer who has suffered long hours in search of missing code can an attest to this analogy. But now, thanks …Continue reading “A search engine for code”
A passion for the fundamental sciences and for things that grow motivate Ludovico Cademartiri, an assistant professor in materials science and engineering, as he develops methods for making new materials using polymers and crystals at Iowa State University. In a recent study, Cademartiri led a team of scientists that researched the formation and properties of …Continue reading “Research on nanowires helps scientists communicate across the fence”
The Distillers Grains Technology Council has named Kurt Rosentrater, an assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering at Iowa State University, to be its executive director and chief executive officer. Rosentrater joined Iowa State in 2011 after eight years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he led the agency’s only research program devoted to …Continue reading “Iowa State faculty member to Head Distillers Grains Technology Council”
One Iowa State student’s research took her to Albuquerque, New Mexico to present at the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners annual training seminar. Laura Ekstrand, graduate assistant in mechanical engineering, has been conducting research with Iowa State faculty and the Ames Laboratory to explore new opportunities in forensics technology. Ekstrand’s research focuses on …Continue reading “Graduate student’s research brings forensics and engineering together”
Joe Crawford, an Ames resident and former professor of mechanical engineering, died September 28 at Northcrest Community in Ames at age 92. Crawford was born August 30, 1921 in Otis, Colo. to Charles W. and Elinor (Neel) Crawford. After growing up in Cedar Rapids and attending Washington High School, Joe served as an Army mechanic …Continue reading “Joe Crawford, ME alumnus and professor emeritus, passes away”
Scholarships are available for all ABE undergraduate and graduate students who are or will be participating in study abroad experiences including student exchange programs, study abroad travel courses, and international professional development. To apply, complete the ABE Study Abroad Scholarship Form and email to Brian Steward, Chair of ABE International Programs Committee at bsteward@iastate.edu by 5 …Continue reading “ABE scholarships for study abroad experiences”
