Interspace travel requires the right tools. A group of ISU engineers has been working on a special tool for a trip to Mars. For the past three years, a group of engineers has been working on the Mars Analog Vehicle for Robotic Inspection for the annual Mars Society University Rover Challenge, and it’s almost mission accomplished.
Computer engineering lecturer brings expertise in embedded systems and computer architecture to Iowa State The offices of Durham hall are nothing new to Swamy Ponpandi. The new lecturer of computer engineering has been hard at work at Iowa State for years as a PhD student, but this year he returned as faculty. Ponpandi will be …Continue reading “Swamy Ponpandi: Transitioning from student to faculty”
On Sept. 30 Iowa State University President Steven Leath installed Terry Wipf, professor and chair of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE), as the inaugural Greenwood Department Chair. Faculty, staff, and department friends attended the medallion ceremony held at Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium in Howe Hall. Don (BSCE’76) and Sharon (BSFamEnviro’75) Greenwood …Continue reading “Inaugural Iowa State University Greenwood Department Chair named”
Original story by Tim Hoskins, Iowa Farmer Today. The moderate fall temperatures mean this year’s crop will likely have good storage qualities. With the wet summer weather, there was some uncertainty about how this year’s grain would mature. “I was skeptical,” says Charles Hurburgh, Iowa State University grain quality specialist and professor in agricultural and …Continue reading “Hurburgh analyzes grain quality, storage options”
Winds of over 25 miles per hour along with dry conditions during harvest are a strong recipe for combine fires. Iowa State University Extension Ag Engineer Kris Kohl says they did a survey two years ago and found the major cause of combine fires is due to heavy winds.
An evening of information and personal development awaits Iowa State chemical and biological engineering students in the inaugural Chemical and Biological Engineering Showcase. The October 27 event will fill numerous rooms on the first floor of Sweeney Hall on the Iowa State Campus with speakers, panelists, displays and more presenting information on a multitude of …Continue reading “CBE Showcase: Much info for students Oct. 27”
Last year, Iowa State’s Virtual Reality Applications Center launched a virtual simulation of the International Space Station (ISS) and its use in testing how humans make decisions in stressful situations. The research team has since developed an exterior ISS simulator used to explore activities done outside a spacecraft, such as spacewalks, and recently released a …Continue reading “Guest post: A voyage to space and beyond”
Electrical and computer engineering assistant professor explores how information security and privacy intersect with data science As emerging systems such as social media and mobile computing continue to improve access to information like a map to your next destination or ways to keep up with your family’s activities, these tools offer a growing range of benefits and …Continue reading “Neil Gong: Securing data in electronic systems”
KLJ, an engineering, surveying and planning firm, has hired Stephen Bianchetta in its West Fargo office. Bianchetta is an engineer in the Surface Transportation Group. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Iowa State University.
ME lecturer emphasizes interactive classrooms at Iowa State Growing up in Ames means having Iowa State University in your backyard. For Margaret Mathison, it also meant the chance to experience engineering at a young age. As a sixth grader, she and her friends built a solar-powered car and raced it at an event held on campus, …Continue reading “Margaret Mathison: Giving students more control of their learning”
SAP SE recently announced the appointment of Lori Mitchell-Keller as executive vice president and global general manager of the Consumer Industries organization. Mitchell-Keller will be responsible for the Consumer Industries footprint at SAP, which covers four industries globally. Mitchell-Keller will report directly to Pat Bakey, president of Industry Cloud.
Jill Schoborg, senior in chemical engineering, stood in front of an audience of peers and policy makers on Capitol Hill to present her research paper on genetically modified organisms through the Washington Internships for Students of Engineering this past summer.
Steve Kistner has been appointed general manager of Kalins Indoor Comfort in Sioux City. In this newly created position, Kistner will provide strategic direction in all aspects of the business. Kistner previously worked at Thermo Bond Buildings, LLC, as CEO.
Original press release by Phil Bogdan, AACC International St. Paul, Minn. (October 2015)–An ISO 22000 compliant food safety management system is vital for operations that store, handle, or process grain foods. Setting up such a system for the grains industry, however, can be challenging. General ISO 22000 food safety guidelines do not always translate well for …Continue reading “Hurburgh: Enhanced ISO 22000 guide translates food safety management standards for grain handlers, processors”
Andrew Verhasselt, an Iowa State University graduate student in industrial design, and his team had just two days to develop and present a comprehensive project that explored vertical farming and urban agriculture using realist design. Verhasselt received his bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from Iowa State University in 2014, and is interested in controlled-environment agriculture …Continue reading “ISU industrial design grad student helps design conceptual urban farm at MN agriculture workshop”
