Richard LeSar is no stranger to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering or to the role as department chair. His past experience opened the door to a short-term opportunity to lead the department as interim chair until the next full-time chair is hired. The former chair, Kristen Constant, resigned to become the interim vice …Continue reading “Welcome Back: Richard LeSar is the Interim Chair of MSE”
Matthew Darr, ABE professor, was recently issued a patent for grain mass flow determination. According to the background information, “determining or estimating grain mass flow rate assists in the harvesting of the grain as well as crop management.”
On December 7th, six students from ABE 601 (graduate seminar) participated in the final round of the Three Minute Thesis competition. The top performers will present their projects at the December 8th ABE faculty meeting. The following students were ranked highest in the contest: 1st place- Brian Dougherty (M.S. student, Dr. Helmers) 2nd place- Erica …Continue reading “Winners announced for ABE 3MT competition”
College of Engineering alumni and Iowa State adjunct assistant professor of food science and human nutrition Eliseo De León (Ph.D. mat sci & engr ’13) tells Iowa State students to find the “love of their life” in STEM studies. And De León is passionate about helping students find the spark and build the skills needed …Continue reading “Eliseo De León named Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Advisor of the Year”
The Center for Non-Destructive Engineering (CNDE) awarded Mica Baquera with the 2017-18 Trapp Graduate Fellowship award. The Fellowship is funded through the generosity of Orlin D. Trapp and Onnolee U. Trapp and is awarded to a graduate students with a research appointment in the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation. The Trapp Family have had a long …Continue reading “Baquera earns CNDE Trapp Graduate Fellowship Award”
ABE faculty members Tom Brumm, Jacek Koziel, James Shahan, and Joe Vanstrom have been recognized by ISU’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching as Canvas early adopters and earned certificates of merit for their achievement. CELT congratulated them for their participation in the transition to the new learning management system and expressed appreciation for …Continue reading “ABE faculty recognized by CELT as Canvas early adopters”
On Thursday, November 30, 2017, Kristen Constant was selected by President Wintersteen as the new interim vice president and chief information officer for Iowa State University, replacing Jim Kurtenbach. She began her new position on December 1, 2017. Constant has been a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering since 1992. She …Continue reading “Kristen Constant, from MSE Department Chair to ISU Interim Vice President and Chief Information Officer”
Former chair of CCEE department leaves lasting legacy for student support and advanced structural engineering research Finding ways to build the best bridges and ensure public safety was a large part of Lowell Greimann’s work at Iowa State University (ISU). For some who worked with the structural engineering professor and former CCEE department chair, that …Continue reading “Celebration of life and work: Former CCEE Chair Lowell Greimann”
Lie Tang, ABE associate professor and Yin Bao, ABE graduate research assistant, were granted a patent for their work on a crop stand analyzer. According to the patent abstract, “(the) analyzer includes a first plurality of reflective laser proximity sensors, the reflective laser proximity sensors arranged in a vertical row and perpendicularly to a ground …Continue reading “ABE’s Tang and Bao issued patent for crop stand analyzer”
Three Iowa State College of Engineering student-athletes have received All-Big 12 football honors for the 2017 season. Jake Campos, a redshirt senior in biological systems engineering, was a second team All-Big 12 offensive line selection. The 6-foot-8, 300-pound, two-time letterman out of West Des Moines Valley has started 34 games in his Cyclone career, including …Continue reading “Three CoE student-athletes receive All-Big 12 football honors”
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering academic advisor Janessa Boley has received the Excellence in Advising — New Advisor award from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Global Community for Academic Advising. The award will be officially presented at the group’s Region 6 conference in Minneapolis in May of 2018. The Outstanding New Advisor Award …Continue reading “CBE’s Janessa Boley is honored for advising excellence”
Students from five focus areas present at poster competition Students budget time each November to get ready to defend their research findings and answer questions during the Annual Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) Graduate Student Research Showcase and Poster Competition. This year, the symposium was held on Wednesday, Nov. 29 in Howe Hall Atrium …Continue reading “Graduate student council hosts Seventh Annual CCEE Graduate Student Research Showcase”
Students take days during fall break to build housing for those devastated by flooding When you think about the act of volunteering, does the word “connections” come to mind? It does for Alex Stadtmueller. “It connects you to different communities,” Stadtmueller, who is a freshman in construction engineering, says. Stadtmueller was one of nearly 50 …Continue reading “Associated General Contractors –Iowa State Chapter gives time to build homes in West Virginia”
