The College of Engineering recently recognized three engineering alumni under the age of 46 who have achieved outstanding professional progress, personal development and distinguished community service. Michael Determan (B.S. Chemical Engineering and Economics ’01 and Ph.D. Chemical Engineering ‘06), Kendall Griffith (B.S. Construction Engineering ‘92) and Venkat Raman (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering ’03) received the Professional …Continue reading “Three alumni honored with Professional Progress in Engineering Award”
Simon Laflamme, assistant professor of civil, construction, and environmental engineering, will conduct a nationally funded research project on repurposing a building’s architectural envelope to one that structurally protects it from natural and manmade hazards. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Laflamme $500,000, in partnership with Lehigh University professors James Ricles and Spencer Quiel, to …Continue reading “Iowa State’s Laflamme to innovate structural cladding”
ISU is once again offering a series of workshops on seed conditioning and quality testing procedures this summer. The workshop dates are rapidly approaching, so we are sending this brief reminder in the event either you or a co-worker might be interested in the program. The 2015 workshop schedule is listed below and on the …Continue reading “ISU seed conditioning and quality evaluation workshops”
Iowa State University student teams won the overall award among four-year institutions at the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Judging Conference April 8-10. The Sweepstakes Award was presented for the Iowa State teams’ good showing in 10 agricultural subject matter contests at the conference, which was hosted by Black Hawk College in …Continue reading “ISU students win overall prize at NACTA judging conference”
A team of Iowa State University specialists has developed an online tool to help livestock and poultry producers compare odor-mitigation techniques. The Air Management Practices Assessment Tool is web-based, available at www.agronext.iastate.edu/ampat at no charge. “The website was developed to help livestock and poultry producers identify practices to reduce odors, and emissions of gases and …Continue reading “New tool evaluates odor reduction”
Ana-Paula Correia, associate professor in the School of Education and faculty member of the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) program, has been selected as a Faculty Fellow in ISU’s Engineering-LAS Online Learning (ELO) for 2015-2016. As ELO’s first Faculty Fellow, Correia will work to establish a research framework to support Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) …Continue reading “Ana-Paula Correia named ELO Faculty Fellow”
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced today the results of its 2015 Board of Directors election. Richard Wlezien, department chair of aerospace engineering, has been elected to vice president-elect of education. The newly elected board members will begin their terms of office on May 7. President-Elect James “Jim” Maser, Pratt & Whitney Vice President-Elect, …Continue reading “Wlezien elected to AIAA Board of Directors”
It’s not every day you get congratulated by NASA. The Cyclone Student Launch Initiative Team just finished competing against approximately 20 other university teams in a NASA competition for rocket technologies. The intent is that these technologies could be used by NASA to collect and transport samples from planet Mars back to Earth, and the …Continue reading “Actually, it is rocket science”
On Tuesday, April 7, the Department of Aerospace Engineering inducted two alumni into their Hall of Distinguished of Alumni. The event included a student showcase featuring work from aerospace graduate students and Make to Innovate teams, and a cocktail hour and dinner in the Iowa State Alumni Center. Chris Chadwick was born in Cedar Rapids, …Continue reading “AerE inducts exemplary alumni into Hall of Distinguished Alumni”
Jenny Gibbs, an advisor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been named an Outstanding Engineering Advisor. She will be recognized by the university’s Engineering Student Council in a banquet April 21. The honor is based on student nominations. A popular advisor with students, this comes on the heels of another recent recognition …Continue reading “CBE’s Jenny Gibbs awarded again, as Outstanding Engineering Advisor”
Martin Thuo is an assistant professor in the materials science and engineering department. He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Kenyatta University in chemistry and mathematics. In this guest blog post, he talks about a new collaborative opportunity between Iowa State and students and faculty in Kenya. After moving to the United States, I …Continue reading “Guest post: Collaborating in Kenya”
Iowa State’s ninth annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression Symposium took place Tuesday in the Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union. The symposium included 49 majors, 145 students and 113 presentations of research projects undergraduate students have been developing. The event is coordinated by the honors program to showcase various types of research from undergraduate students. It …Continue reading “Students showcase research, projects at symposium”
