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”
New ECpE assistant professor looks for better ways to handle data Chinmay Hegde has always been curious about the power of math. He says that since he was young, he’s been interested in using math to “do cool stuff”. This interest has carried him through his education and now to Iowa State. Chinmay Hegde’s education brought …Continue reading “Chinmay Hegde: Transforming big data with efficient algorithms”
Sarah Rajala, dean of the Iowa State University College of Engineering, is the 2015 recipient of the Harriett B. Rigas Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Education Society. Rajala received the national award that recognizes outstanding female faculty for exceptional contributions to electrical and computer engineering education and the global engineering community …Continue reading “Iowa State University engineering dean receives national award for women with exceptional contributions to engineering education”
Three ISU students were among 10 college sophomores nationwide awarded fellowships through the Global Food Challenge for Emerging Leaders for Food Security program, created by Land O’Lakes, Inc. Addison Bidwell, agronomy, Leah Ellensohn, agronomy, and Megan Schnell, agricultural and biological systems, will work with agricultural experts and travel to Africa as part of the yearlong …Continue reading “Schnell awarded Global Food Challenge Fellowship”
Mixing maize with amaranth during storage can reduce weevil infestation by up to 75 per cent, scientists have found out. “Storing maize mixed with amaranth will reduce the interstitial space between kernels, overall void volume, and therefore, total oxygen available to weevils,” said Dr Carl Bern of Iowa State University, US. In addition to limiting …Continue reading “Bern: Kenya, World Unites to Fight Hunger After Harvest Losses”
Chisel plow components include a wide variety of sweeps, spikes and shovels. In the Midwest, 3- or 4-inch-wide twisted shovels and 2-inch wide straight points are common, says Mark Hanna, Iowa State University agricultural engineer. All chisel plow points loosen the soil, fracturing the ground mainly off to the sides of the tool, he says. …Continue reading “Hanna: Change chisel points to boost residue”
Some students get caught in the loop of needing experience to get experience, but the ISU BioBus program aims to break the cycle. The program creates biofuel for CyRide buses while providing a way for students to get valuable work experience.
