Chemical and Biological Engineering professor Dr. Wenzhen Li has been recognized as the department’s inaugural Richard C. Seagrave Associate Professor. Dr. Li was joined in the ceremony by many individuals, including Donors Randy and Mary Jane Hagenson, honoree Richard (“Dick”) Seagrave, Iowa State University Senior Vice President and Provost Jonathan A. Wickert, Dean of the …Continue reading “Wenzhen Li honored as inaugural CBE Seagrave Professor”
Five with ties to engineering were recognized on October 30 At the 2015 Honors and Awards Ceremony, five engineering alumni were recognized by Iowa State University Alumni Association, the College of Business and the College of Engineering. The event, which celebrated its 84th year, was held at Benton Auditorium in the Scheman Building on Friday, …Continue reading “2015 alumni awards conferred at Homecoming”
Originally posted on the Pork Network. Grain is quickly coming out of the fields this fall, with 92 percent of soybeans and 73 percent of corn harvested in Iowa as of Oct. 26, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Since much of it has been harvested and put into the bin at 60 …Continue reading “Brenneman on grain storage: core it, cool it, store it”
In June 2015, Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX and CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors, issued a challenge. He established an open competition geared towards university students and independent engineering teams to design and build the best Hyperloop pod. Andrew Kitahara, a senior in materials engineering, and Brandon Klosterman, a senior in …Continue reading “Engineering students team up for SpaceX Hyperloop Competition”
The Soil Health Partnership, along with the Iowa Learning Farms and Bremer County farmer partner Mark Mueller, will host a cover crop and soil health field day on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at the Borlaug Learning Center at the Iowa State University Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm, near Nashua. The event is …Continue reading “Soil health and cover crop field day promotes agricultural evolution on Nov. 19”
Original Q&A by CALS Career Services Name: Spencer Brosseau Major: Industrial Technology, Manufacturing Option; General Business Minor Year: Senior Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA Company/Organization: Cargill Kitchen Solutions Location: Mason City, IA Describe your internship responsibilities: I had a very wide range of internship responsibilities and it always made my job exciting. After completing a short training …Continue reading “Brosseau completes internship with Cargill”
As a senior in agricultural engineering at Iowa State University, Jace Klein has big plans for the end of 2015. This year will be filled with final projects and assignments as he wraps up his four years in Ames, Iowa. But finishing strong academically isn’t Klein’s only goal. Klein is the area chairman of Iowa …Continue reading “Ag engineering senior, DU chairman shoots for record-breaking year”
On Wednesday, Oct. 21, Dr. Wendy Wintersteen, ISU Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences, along with Osage graduate Dr. Tom Brumm, Associate Professor in the Dept. of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, spoke to approximately 20 FFA students from the Osage, Riceville and St. Ansgar School Districts. Brumm encouraged the students to think about, no matter …Continue reading “Students learn about the future of agriculture”
The rainy spring resulted in financial challenges this year for many farmers whose crops were damaged or not planted, and it may have residual effects next year. “This year was financially bad. Next year, managerially it will be challenging,” said Ray Massey, Missouri State University professor of agricultural economics. The wet weather in 2015 may …Continue reading “Region feels lingering effects of wet weather”
