Name: Tyler Romoser Title and Company: Technical Training Instructor, Case New Holland Industrial Hometown: Keota, Iowa Major and Graduation Date: ‘12 agricultural systems technology, agronomy minor Main Job Responsibilities: As a technical training instructor for Case New Holland Industrial (CNH Industrial), my primary responsibility is to design, develop and lead training courses for our dealer …Continue reading “ABE student featured as CALS young alumni of the month”
The Iowa Board of Regents has recently approved a new Master’s of Engineering in Energy Systems. The 10-course online or on-campus degree is offered through Iowa State University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and is bolstered by a Graduate Certificate Program and an undergraduate Minor in Energy Systems. “We are pleased the Board of Regents have …Continue reading “Online certificate, Master’s in Energy Systems add to engineering options”
Ever wonder how the future scientists and engineers of America spend their summers? Chances are they’re doing some major league computing, modeling, theorizing and experimenting like Iowa State’s four Goldwater Scholars. In March, William Lindemann, Jacob Harry, Rachel Philiph and Thomas Knief received Goldwater Scholarships — the nation’s premier undergraduate scholarship for science and engineering. …Continue reading “Major league summer scholars”
Nathan Brace, senior in mechanical engineering, has been awarded a scholarship by the Fluid Power Educational Foundation. Fluid Power Educational Foundation’s (FPEF) scholarships help young people enrolled in high schools, technical colleges and engineering schools pursue their interests in fluid power. After careful review of all scholarship applications, the FPEF Board of Trustees would like …Continue reading “ISU student awarded scholarship by Fluid Power Educational Foundation”
Greg Bott, finishing a series of 60 mph acceleration runs in a campus parking lot, pulled over to his teammates with a whoop and a double fist pump. “You like?” asked Derek Peters, the technical director of this year’s Iowa State Formula SAE Team. “I like,” said Bott, a senior studying mechanical engineering from Clinton. And then he …Continue reading “Iowa State student-engineers tune their open-wheel racer for speed, reliability”
Written by Carole Gieseke – Chief Communications Officer, Iowa State University Alumni Association Photography by Jim Heemstra We meet Jerry Allen at the Post Office along the main highway that runs through tiny Pepeekeo, Hawaii. It is raining. We follow him back along the highway and onto a heavily rutted road that takes us to …Continue reading “Visions Across America: Jerry Allen”
Despite the large amount of manure being produced, pigs and other animals supply only about a quarter of the fertilizer needed to grow corn, soybeans and other crops in Iowa, said Dan Andersen, a professor in manure management and water quality at Iowa State University. The remaining fertilizer is manufactured, primarily outside the U.S., although …Continue reading “Andersen offers expertise in hog facility expansion debate”
Experts from Iowa State University and the United States Department of Agriculture (UDSA) have dtermined that after five years of soil nutrient data gathered at POET-DSM’s Project Liberty site are consistent with more than 500 site-years of additional soil research. The research team has concluded that the results show that biomass harvesting, which is now …Continue reading “New USDA report validates sustainability of biomass”
Hear what these four engineering students have to say about their adventure at Iowa State University – thanks to ISU Marketing. Chemical engineering graduate Nicholas Bormann shares how he was able to research with a professor, become published and get involved to enjoy his adventure. Civil engineering graduate Ryan Francois shares his experiences studying abroad, participating in …Continue reading “CoE students reflect on their adventure at Iowa State”
Written by Carole Gieseke – Chief Communications Officer, Iowa State University Alumni Association Photography by Jim Heemstra This email from Greg Clites (’74 meteorology, MS ’81 civil engineering/water resources) caught my eye: “I have not won the lottery,” he writes, “except for winning my wife over 30 years ago. I have not won a Nobel …Continue reading “Visions Across America: Greg Clites”
The first tenants occupied Elings Hall last week, one of two buildings that are the new home to the agricultural and biosystems engineering department. Its partner, Sukup Hall, contains research and teaching labs of all sizes. The two wings complete the biorenewables complex, phase 1 of which (Biorenewables Research Laboratory) opened in spring 2010. ABE …Continue reading “Move-in begins at Elings, Sukup halls”
Life sends a graduate student through a number of twists and turns in his professional career that he now uses to shape his adventure at Iowa State. When he was five years old, Cameron Rayburn took an IQ test that placed him in the genius level. His gifts would later manifest in high school where …Continue reading “Heading down an unplanned career path”
Written by Anne Krapfl, Inside Iowa State For the second time in seven years, the university will empty an academic building to complete a major renovation. The last employees are scheduled to move out of the College of Engineering’s Marston Hall the first week in August, and interior demolition could begin by the middle of …Continue reading “Marston tenants are starting to move”
Iowa State’s College of Engineering and the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC) have joined forces for a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program that will be part of the 2014 STEM Summer Institute at ISU. Starting on June 9, 16 Iowa State faculty members are mentoring 16 high school STEM teachers in their …Continue reading “Summer program teaches engineering principles to Iowa STEM teachers”
