Shaun VanWeelden, junior in software engineering, serves as vice president of outreach for Engineering Student Council and student chair of FIRST LEGO League (FLL). He also participates in outreach activities for several other campus groups. I knew I wanted to be an engineer at Iowa State after seeing students at the time doing really neat …Continue reading “Guest post: Outreach events show kids they have what it takes to be engineers”
Four Iowa State University Honors students with ties to the College of Engineering received Goldwater Scholarships in March. The program is the nation’s premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. The students—Jacob Harry, senior in aerospace engineering; William Lindemann, senior in materials science engineering and mathematics; Rachel Philiph, senior in materials science engineering; …Continue reading “All four Iowa State Goldwater Scholarship applicants selected for national award”
Krishna Narayanan (M.S.EE’94) will receive the 2014 Professional Progress in Engineering Award from the College of Engineering at the Marston Club Dinner on April 10. The award was created to recognize outstanding professional progress, personal development, and distinguished community service by engineering alumni under the age of 46. Narayanan is a professor of electrical and computer engineering …Continue reading “Narayanan to receive Professional Progress in Engineering Award”
Yin Bao is a PhD student in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department. He received his B.E. degree in Vehicle Engineering from China Agricultural University in 2012. He is currently working on an automated high-throughput field phenotyping robot for biomass sorghum under Dr. Lie Tang’s guidance. This project has the potential to take plant breeding programs …Continue reading “Yin Bao, ABE PhD candidate, profiled by Graduate College”
Industrial engineering senior Benjamin Paul Jacobson recently received the Wallace E Barron Award All-University Senior Award. The award is an honor of the Iowa State Alumni Association and recognizes five outstanding seniors who display high character, outstanding achievement in academics and university/community involvement and promise to continue these exemplary qualities as alumni. Jacobson is the …Continue reading “IE student named Wallace E Barron All-University Senior”
Two College of Engineering alumni made the Iowa State Alumni Association’s list of 2014 Iowa STATEment Makers. Aaron Becker graduated with a degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2005 and is now working to apply swarming micro-robot technology to medical MRI scanners. Matt England, 2011 aerospace engineering grad, travels the western U.S. as a …Continue reading “Alumni named 2014 Iowa STATEment Makers”
A medical device, once its job is done, could harmlessly melt away inside a person’s body. Or, a military device could collect and send its data and then dissolve away, leaving no trace of an intelligence mission. Or, an environmental sensor could collect climate information, then wash away in the rain. It’s a new way …Continue reading “Iowa State materials scientist developing materials, electronics that dissolve when triggered”
The following is an excerpt from an April 1, 2014, American Society of Civil Engineers Civil Engineering magazine article: Teams in Iowa and Italy collaborate to develop two different sensor technologies that will enable real time monitoring of large, complex structures. Researchers in Ames, Iowa, and Perugia, Italy, are working collaboratively on separate nanocomposite materials …Continue reading “Iowa State, University of Perugia team to compare real-time monitoring of structures”
Two construction engineering students, senior Alex Buscher and junior Maggie Holt, were recently recognized for their exceptional dedication to student mentoring. Both Buscher and Holt earned a 2013-2014 Iowa State University Exemplary Peer Mentor Award, which recognizes and encourages outstanding achievement by peer mentors working with learning community students. The Iowa State University Learning Communities …Continue reading “Construction engineering students named Iowa State exemplary peer mentors”
John Stinn is a PhD candidate in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE). Hailing from southwest Iowa, John grew up on a livestock farm and developed strong passion for animal agriculture, mathematics, and engineering at a young age. Enrolling into ABE at ISU the place where the world¹s first degree of agricultural …Continue reading “Stinn, ABE PhD candidate, profiled by Graduate College”
Carroll County Engineer Dave Paulson, who graduated from Iowa State University in 1972 with a degree in civil engineering, earned one of the top honors in his profession — The Outstanding County Engineering Achievement Award. The Iowa County Engineers Association presented Paulson this award on Dec. 11 during a conference in Ames. The award is …Continue reading “County Engineer Paulson earns top Iowa award”
Written by Teddi Barron Iowa State University News Service Next fall, an Iowa State University student will experience a National Student Exchange (NSE) to the University of Alabama — just like his father did 31 years ago as a college student in North Dakota. It was a fateful trip for William Rabe’s father, William Rabe …Continue reading “ISU student follows in his father’s footsteps on a National Student Exchange program”
The following is an excerpt from an April 1 Iowa State University News Service release: AMES, Iowa — Next fall, an Iowa State University student will experience a National Student Exchange (NSE) to the University of Alabama — just like his father did 31 years ago as a college student in North Dakota. It was …Continue reading “Chemical engineering student follows in father’s footsteps on a National Student Exchange program”
Loren Field, who graduated from Iowa State University with a construction engineering degree, has been named executive vice president of Younglove Construction, L.L.C. Field has been with Younglove for 32 years where he has guided its leadership in the design and building of feed mills throughout the U.S. Two of his recent projects include the rice …Continue reading “ISU construction engineering alumnus named VP of Sioux City construction firm”
The engineering community lost a great teacher and researcher when Arthur E. Bergles (78) passed away March 17, 2014, of a malignant brain tumor. Bergles had a presence that made an impact across the country and was known for a career that advanced heat transfer methods and encouraged others to explore and push the boundaries …Continue reading “Remembering Art Bergles”
