Iowa State University agricultural and biosystems engineering faculty and students received numerous national awards at the 2018 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) International Meeting in Detroit.
“The number and wide range of awards is a great testament to the outstanding caliber of ABE faculty, staff and students at Iowa State,” said Steve Mickelson, chair of agricultural and biosystems engineering and Charles R. and Jane F. Olsen Professor. “I am incredibly proud of the contributions we make to research, teaching, extension and professional service – and the recognition we received from ASABE.”
ASABE national award recipients:
- Hongwei Xin, distinguished professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, director of the Egg Industry Center and Iowa Egg Council Endowed Professor, McCormick Case Gold Medal
- Manjit Misra, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, director of the Seed Science Center and Seed Science Endowed Chair, Sukup Global Food Security Award
- Dirk Maier, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, ASABE Fellow
- Steve Mickelson, chair of agricultural and biosystems engineering and Charles R. and Jane F. Olsen Professor, ASABE Fellow
- Daniel Anderson, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Larry W. Turner Young Extension Professional
- Michelle Friedmann, senior in biological systems engineering, First place in K.K. Barnes Student Paper Award Competition
- Jia Wen Lee, graduate student in agricultural and biosystems engineering, ASABE Foundation Engineering Scholarship
- Iowa State Team, First place in Fountain Wars Student Design Competition
- Iowa State Team, Fifth place in International ¼ Scale Tractor Student Design Competition
- Iowa State Team, Mechanization Branch, Student Mile Award
- MidWest Plan Service – Dirk Maier, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, and Kathy Walker, program assistant, and other co-authors at other land-grant universities, Blue Ribbon Award for Grain Drying, Handling, and Storage Handbook
- Jay Harmon, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Steven Hoff, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Hongwei Xin, distinguished professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, director of the Egg Industry Center and Iowa Egg Council Endowed Professor, and other authors, Paper Award for “Evaluation of Conditions During Weaned Pig Transport” published in Applied Engineering in Agriculture
- Jofran Oliveira, graduate student in agricultural and biosystems engineering, Kai Liu, graduate student in agricultural and biosystems engineering, and Hongwei Xin, distinguished professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, director of the Egg Industry Center and Iowa Egg Council Endowed Professor, and other co-authors who were visiting professors and scientists at Iowa State, Paper award for “UHF RFID System for Studying Individual Feeding and Nesting Behaviors of Group-Housed Laying Hens” published in Transactions of the ASABE