Written by Carole Gieseke – Chief Communications Officer, Iowa State University Alumni Association Photography by Jim Heemstra Renee Schmitt Shang (’05 computer engineering) went into her senior year at Iowa State knowing that she already had a job waiting for her when she graduated. The job was working with image sensors at Micron, a company …Continue reading “Visions Across America: Renee Schmitt Shang”
A trio of graduate students affiliated with the Bioeconomy Institute is investigating the use of biochar in water desalination systems, thanks to a $150,000 grant from the SBIR/STTR Programs Office within the U.S. Dept. of Energy. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs encourage small businesses to engage in …Continue reading “Students win grant to develop biochar business”
Joseph Petefish, a chemical engineer from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, chose to pursue his Ph.D. at Iowa State University for the world of opportunities that comes along with a doctorate degree in his field. The Ph.D. will come in handy if Petefish ever decides to teach, but for now, he wants to make sure he has …Continue reading “Chemical and biological engineering grad student aims to conquer limits with PhD”
Fox News featured transient electronics research being done by Reza Montazami, assistant professor in mechanical engineering. The goal of the research is to be able to trigger electronic devices to dissolve and become unusable. Access the Fox News video story below, and read more about Montazami’s research in a story by ISU News Service. Fox News – …Continue reading “Transient electronics research featured on Fox News”
Written by Carole Gieseke – Chief Communications Officer, Iowa State University Alumni Association Photography by Jim Heemstra Just when you’re in total awe of the accomplishments of Kory Budlong Sylvester (’92 nuclear engineering), the program manager for Nonproliferation and Treaty Verification at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, his youngest son, Syler, takes you …Continue reading “Visions Across America: Kory Budlong Sylvester”
C G “Turk” Therkildsen, a Department of Industrial Engineering alumnus, reflects on how the IMSE department has grown over the years. My return to Iowa State for the Class of ‘59 Alumni Days became an awesome experience. I had emailed IMSE after reading the news article about Bob Walkup and his father’s motto, “Engineers can …Continue reading “Guest post: A visit back to campus shows an impressive display of learning and growing”
Written by Fred Love, Iowa State University News Service Iowa farmers can save a chunk of change simply by making sure their tractors are in the right gear, according to personnel at Iowa State University working to make agricultural operations run more efficiently. Many of the expenses associated with large-scale agriculture don’t give farmers much …Continue reading “Iowa State University energy efficiency experts are helping farmers save money”
As a first-generation college student, Kahni Pr’Out says both she and her parents always knew she would go on to pursue a higher degree. Now in the midst of her Ph.D. program in mechanical engineering, she’s getting ready to start a job in industry. After completing her undergraduate degree in math at Savannah State University …Continue reading “First-generation student’s love for education pushes her to get PhD”
Sweeney Hall remains closed to the public until further notice. Although the May 30 fire was limited to the roof of the west section of the building, roof repairs and a thorough cleaning of the building’s interior must be completed before the building is re-opened to the public. Chemical and Biological Engineering faculty and staff …Continue reading “Sweeney Hall closure”
Katy Fish, an Ottumwa High School junior, was selected for a summer internship at Cargill Corn Milling in Eddyville. Fish, who plans to pursue mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, has taken courses at OHS that support her career path, including advanced math and a Project Lead The Way engineering course. The internship will require …Continue reading “Future ISU mechanical engineer interns at Cargill”
David Sanders (BSCE’84) was recently named a 2014 University of Nevada-Reno Foundation Professor in recognition of his outstanding research and teaching achievements. Sanders joined University of Nevada-Reno’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as an assistant professor in 1990. His research lies in behavior and design of structural concrete with an emphasis in the seismic …Continue reading “1984 civil engineering alumnus named Foundation Professor at University of Nevada-Reno”
Jackie Baughman, senior lecturer in mechanical engineering, was featured in the Spring newsletter for Iowa State’s Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS). Read the full profile in the CIRAS newsletter.
Current study results on Control Engineering have been published. News originating from Ames, Iowa, by VerticalNews correspondents, says the research paper, “presents a methodology, motivated by aerospace applications, to use second-order cone programming to solve nonconvex optimal control problems. The nonconvexity arises from the presence of concave state inequality constraints and nonlinear terminal equality constraints.” The paper concluded, “Applications in …Continue reading “Study results from Iowa State University broaden understanding of Control Engineering”
Written by Carole Gieseke – Chief Communications Officer, Iowa State University Alumni Association Photography by Jim Heemstra It all started with a cruise. Trey (’05 journalism & mass communication) and Becah (’05 chemical engineering) Fliehs discovered that they loved to travel – especially when the travel took them to the Caribbean islands. After they graduated …Continue reading “Visions Across America: Trey and Becah Fliehs”
At Iowa State University, there is a good partnership brewing between the football players and the engineers. In multiple cases, they are one in the same. Three offensive linemen headline a pack of aspiring engineers, who double as Cyclone football players. Daniel Burton (who started 8 games as a freshman) is majoring in mechanical engineering …Continue reading “Several linemen distinguishing themselves in the engineering lab”
