Dozens of College of Engineering students gave detailed presentations at a symposium on April 15, on topics ranging from “bio-rubber” made from vegetable oils to preventing ice formation on paved surfaces. The Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Creative Expression allows students in all colleges to share their research with peers, mentors and other members of …Continue reading “Students showcase work at research symposium”
Iowa State University engineers and plant scientists are joining forces to design better crops that tolerate climate change, produce bigger yields and feed more people. The collaborative effort to develop computationally engineered plants could have the same kind of impact on agriculture as biomedical engineering has had on medicine, said Daniel Attinger, the leader of …Continue reading “Presidential initiative creates team of engineers, plant scientists to develop smart plants”
Nineteen students from the College of Engineering recently became members of Iowa State’s Cardinal Key honor society, an organization established in 1926 to recognize students, faculty and staff at the university for their outstanding leadership, service contributions, scholarship achievements and character. A total of 63 students were inducted during the society’s 88th formal induction ceremony. …Continue reading “Cardinal Key recognizes engineering students, staff”
Dimitrios Kalliontzis, a master’s student in structural engineering, was a runner-up at the first Iowa State University Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) Research Conference, held at the College of Design on April 4. Kalliontzis came in second place for his oral presentation entitled, “Dynamic Decay of Rocking Precast Concrete Members.” He was one …Continue reading “Civil engineering student earns runner-up at inaugural GPSS Conference”
Written by Rob Schweers Inside Iowa State Adam Schwartz has been named director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, operated by Iowa State. Schwartz is division leader of the Condensed Matter and Materials Division at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, Calif. He also coordinates LLNL’s projects for the Critical Materials Institute, a $120 million …Continue reading “Schwartz named director of U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory”
Kristine Vanderwiel (BS’11 Agricultural Engineering) developed a passion for energy efficiency in the high school classroom when she wrote an English paper about renewable fuels. She had researched biofuels, solar energy and wind energy for her paper, but she said it was biofuels that caught her attention. “I thought the idea of turning plant biomass, …Continue reading “Alumna engineers reliability for biofuel production at Flint Hills Resources”
IE students who participated in the Undergraduate Research Program this spring presented their findings in a showcase on April 17. Participation in the research program has led to nearly a fourth of these students pursuing further education after completing their undergraduate degrees. The program has been in place for three semesters and is the only …Continue reading “Undergraduates present research projects”
Like many engineers, Courtnee Jackson excelled at math and science in high school, which led her principal to introduce her to an aerospace engineering major. The St. Louis, Mo. native took an interest in the subject, but more so in the fact that her new friend was a female in engineering. “I felt like she …Continue reading “Courtnee Jackson, sophomore in aerospace engineering, finds her passion through internships”
When Dr. Raj Raman agreed to drive down from Ames where he wears a lot of hats at Iowa State University (Associate Professor, Associate Director of Educational Programs; Office of Biorenewables Programs, Director of Graduate Education; Biorenewable Resources & Technology Interdisciplinary Graduate Program) to speak at Hoover High School, he figured to be preaching to …Continue reading “Raman gives boost to Hoover’s STEM Academy”
Sullivan Stewart, sophomore in industrial engineering, was one of the students picked by his professor to present his research at the eighth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the Memorial Union on April 15. Stewart’s research centered on finding a repeatable process to create “tissue engineered scaffolds” that would allow cartilage to grow outside of the …Continue reading “IE student presents research at Undergraduate Research Symposium”
Nineteen curious undergraduates gathered with five peer mentors in the lobby of the Biorenewables Research Laboratory (BRL) at Iowa State University for the annual “BRL Experience” on April 4. This event gives undergraduate students an opportunity to meet bioenergy researchers and graduate students, and tour the BRL engineering research labs. Throughout the visit, the undergraduate …Continue reading “Multicultural Learning Community Explores Biorenewables”
Corn stover, used for decades as silage and bedding, is now being harvested for industrial use. Currently in Iowa, two cellulosic ethanol plants have biomass needs for corn stover. Producers can learn about engineering, agronomic and financial issues related to corn stover harvest in a new series of fact sheets from Iowa State University Extension …Continue reading “Corn Stover Gains Attention in Iowa for Industrial Uses”
As campus sidewalks cleared for the day, Dylan Neal settled behind a corner window and a bank of computer screens. He was devoting a recent midweek evening to a few more hours of solar car engineering. Neal, a freshman from St. Louis who’s studying mechanical engineering, was designing parts of Phaëton, Team PrISUm’s 12th solar race car. …Continue reading “Team PrISUm builds next solar racer; cross-country race includes Ames stop”
