Mahdi Javanbakht, postdoctoral research associate in mechanical engineering, was awarded the 2014 Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation. The Karas Award recognizes excellence in doctoral research at Iowa State. Two winners are selected each year, and are therefore nominated for the national competition for the Council of Graduate Schools/University Microfilms International Distinguished Dissertation Award. Javanbakht’s dissertation …Continue reading “ME graduate student recognized for outstanding dissertation”
Nine Iowa State faculty members received special promotions for the 2014-15 academic year. Three faculty each have been named Distinguished, University or Morrill professor. They, along with other university and regent award recipients, will be honored this fall at the annual faculty and staff awards ceremony, tentatively scheduled for Monday, Sept. 22.
Written by Carole Gieseke – Chief Communications Officer, Iowa State University Alumni Association Photography by Jim Heemstra When we sent emails to Iowa State alumni in Alaska way back in February, one of the first responses I received was from someone named Grumpy who wrote this: “Would you like a floatplane ride while in the …Continue reading “Visions Across America: Darrell Holmstrom”
Some student employees at Iowa State University are playing a vital role in research on critical issues in today’s swine industry. Assistant professor in agricultural and biosystems engineering Dan Andersen said a current three-university research project focusing on the causes of manure pit foaming offers great opportunity for student involvement.
Dean Sandall (BS’77 Construction Engineering), Ottumwa, Iowa, began his adventure at Iowa State University running track and cross-country. During his high school years, Sandall was State Indoor Champion in the 440-yard dash in 1972 and the Iowa Federation Indoor 600 yard Champion the same year. He set a school record in the two mile run for …Continue reading “Ottumwa Post – Potter on People: Dean Sandell”
The Egg Industry Center (EIC) is seeking pre-proposals for egg industry-oriented research to fund through its grant award program. “The number of pre-proposals in response to the 2013 call created a highly competitive selection process,” said Hongwei Xin, director of the Egg Industry Center and Iowa State University professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering and …Continue reading “Egg Industry Center looking to fund research”
Written by Carole Gieseke – Chief Communications Officer, Iowa State University Alumni Association Photography by Jim Heemstra Sandy Blank Carosella’s description of Lancaster County, Pa., was just too good to pass up. “There is a wonderful mix of the arts scene, agriculture, education, and history here,” she wrote in response to our request for story …Continue reading “Visions Across America: Sandy Blank Carosella”
Recent graduates in electrical engineering Josh Grindeland and John Etherington, and graduates in materials engineering Tommy Geske and Trent Borman proved that it is possible to extract electrical energy from waste heat at the ECpE Senior Design Demonstration on May 30. The team had spent nine months prior designing and developing a device that uses …Continue reading “ECpE, MSE students harness energy from liquid crystals”
Carol (Gilbertson) Lehtola is the recipient of the 2014 Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumna Award. Lehtola earned both a master’s and doctoral degree in agricultural engineering at Iowa State. It was during this time in graduate school where her agricultural engineering interests became focused. Lehtola renovated agriculture safety courses at Iowa State and also developed a …Continue reading “Lehtola is 2014 Distinguished Alumna of Bethany Lutheran College”
Each year the mechanical engineering senior class votes for the Professor of the Year. This year, they have bestowed the honor on two great educators: Associate Professor Daniel Attinger and Senior Lecturer Gloria Starns. An open house reception was held on May 1 in the Kiewit Undergraduate Student Services Center to celebrate and congratulate them on the honor. View …Continue reading “Starns and Attinger named ME Professors of the Year”
The Iowa State University Alumni Association (ISUAA) established this award in 2011 as a way for former ISU students to recognize current or former ISU faculty or staff members who had a significant influence in their lives as students at ISU.
