College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

Month: February 2015

Construction engineer alumnus promoted to vice president at Burns & McDonnell

Posted on | Abby Peterson

Greg Carlson, Director of Global Facility Construction/Design-Build for Burns & McDonnell, has been promoted to Vice President.  With nearly three decades of experience in the construction industry, Carlson provides the strategic vision for construction of global facilities, aviation, federal and commercial projects. “Within the last year, Carlson has built a new commercial construction division at the firm …Continue reading “Construction engineer alumnus promoted to vice president at Burns & McDonnell”

Iowa State’s Wind Energy Manufacturing Laboratory partners with National Renewable Energy Laboratory in nationwide advanced composite institute

Posted on | Jessi Strawn

Engineering researchers will provide expertise on designing wind blades for manufacturability as part of a new manufacturing innovation hub announced by the White House. The U.S. Department of Energy recently selected a collaborative research team that included Iowa State University for a large initiative focused on advanced composites. The White House announced the new Institute …Continue reading “Iowa State’s Wind Energy Manufacturing Laboratory partners with National Renewable Energy Laboratory in nationwide advanced composite institute”

Former visiting student returns to Iowa State for graduate school

Posted on | Abby Peterson

Ligia de Oliveira-Serrano aims to improve Brazilian research techniques Originally from Brazil, agriculture and biosystems engineering graduate student Ligia de Oliveira-Serrano traveled to Iowa State in 2011 after receiving a scholarship to study internationally. While in Ames, she made many friends and learned about Iowa’s knowledge of agriculture. De Oliveira-Serrano returned to Brazil a semester …Continue reading “Former visiting student returns to Iowa State for graduate school”

Engineering students take part in 2015 Raw Midwest Powerlifting Championship

Posted on | Abby Peterson

Several members of the ISU weight club will travel to Dubuque, Iowa to join about 70 lifters from across the Midwest at the 2015 Raw Midwest Powerlifting Championship on Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.  “Some of our lifters will potentially break some lifting records for this particular federation of powerlifting.  Others will simply be trying …Continue reading “Engineering students take part in 2015 Raw Midwest Powerlifting Championship”

Nuclear engineering alumnus selected as Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Applied LNG

Posted on | Abby Peterson

Greg Roche, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering in 1982, will join Applied LNG. He will be responsible for the company’s commercial activities in the regions surrounding the Topock, Arizona and Midlothian, Texas production platforms and work with customers and strategic partners to expand the role of LNG in the North American …Continue reading “Nuclear engineering alumnus selected as Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Applied LNG”

Howe featured in ‘Nature’ spotlight on big data

Posted on | Dana Wilson, MFA

Last month, Adina Howe took up a post at Iowa State University in Ames. Officially, she is an assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering. But she works not in the greenhouse, but in front of a keyboard. Howe is a programmer, and a key part of her job is as a ‘data professor’ — …Continue reading “Howe featured in ‘Nature’ spotlight on big data”

Iowa State cyber security experts make virtual lab available for classrooms, competitions

Posted on | Brock Ascher

“The red team is watching,” warns the web brochure about the Cyber Defense Competitions at Iowa State University. The red team is typically made up of industry professionals and graduate students. Their goal for an eight-hour cyber competition is to hack into the computer networks set up by as many as 200 students divided into …Continue reading “Iowa State cyber security experts make virtual lab available for classrooms, competitions”

Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council selects Project Lead The Way for 2015-16 Scale-Up Initiative

Posted on | Abby Peterson

College of Engineering remains a partner in statewide program dedicated to providing hands-on STEM experience to Iowa’s youth Iowa Project Lead The Way (PLTW) continues to grow its mission in providing relevant teacher development and hands-on curriculum in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to young people throughout K-12 schools. In particular, the organization focuses …Continue reading “Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council selects Project Lead The Way for 2015-16 Scale-Up Initiative”

Graduate student researches commercial airflight lift after an initial love of toy airplanes

Posted on | Abby Peterson

Anil Jairam uses new technology to increase lift of laminar wings Even as a child, Anil Jairam had aerospace engineering in his sights. He was always fascinated by flight and enjoyed playing with toy airplanes. Now, he’s focusing his attention on advancing the design of aircraft wings. Jairam attended Bartlett High School, Academy of Science, …Continue reading “Graduate student researches commercial airflight lift after an initial love of toy airplanes”

Kaleita and Bowler research low-cost sensors to monitor nitrate concentration

Posted on | Abby Peterson

CoE faculty project can help landowners with conservation efforts The USDA recently awarded Amy Kaleita, associate professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, and Nicola Bowler, professor of materials science and engineering and of electrical engineering, a research grant to study how to produce a low-cost sensor to monitor nitrate concentration in drainage tile lines. Though …Continue reading “Kaleita and Bowler research low-cost sensors to monitor nitrate concentration”

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