Iowa State University’s Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Alliant Energy that will make it easier for Iowa manufacturers to implement new digital technologies and become more productive. With Alliant Energy’s support, CIRAS this summer will open a new laboratory in the ISU Research Park to help Iowa companies experiment with new manufacturing technologies. The new ISU Digital Manufacturing Lab Powered by Alliant Energy will educate Iowa businesses about technologies such as collaborative robots and advanced vision systems and help them explore ways that automation might improve their companies.
The National Society of Black Engineers works towards increasing the number of culturally responsible black engineers that have a positive influence in college and community life. Andrew Whitehead, the president of Iowa State’s NSBE chapter, chooses to live that motto everyday.
Master Builders of Iowa presented Mike Tousley, executive vice president and general manager of The Weitz Company, with its Build Iowa Award during the 2019 MBI Annual Winter Conference.
The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering took home two Engineers’ Week wins, recognizing the department’s outstanding efforts and enthusiasm for the annual week celebrating all things engineering. ABE was named Most Involved Department and won first place in the door decorating contest.
Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (ISU CCEE) has named Anuj Sharma the Pitt-Des Moines Inc. (PDM) Professor in Civil Engineering. “Contributions such as these form stepping stones to explore transformative solutions for next generation civil infrastructure systems,” Sharma said of the professorship. Sharma is an associate professor of transportation engineering …Continue reading “ISU CCEE’s Sharma appointed Pitt-Des Moines Inc. Professor in Civil Engineering”
Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (ISU CCEE) has appointed Simon Laflamme the Waldo W. Wegner Professor in Civil Engineering. “This professorship enables innovative research projects that could yield exciting opportunities for our department,” Laflamme said. Laflamme is an associate professor of structural engineering. His research interests include structural health monitoring, …Continue reading “ISU CCEE’s Laflamme appointed Waldo W. Wegner Professor in Civil Engineering”
Vivek-Kumar Singh, a graduate student in Iowa State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, recently placed second with a speech in an infrastructure student competition in Denver, Colorado. The competition, known as Resilience Week, was held in August 2018. This conference is well known and well attended by large companies Singh has always looked …Continue reading “ECpE grad student places second in infrastructure system conference”
A group of industrial engineering students attended the Cirque Mechanics performance hosted by the Iowa State Center earlier this month. Macie VanNurden, a freshman in IE, was among those in attendance. She won a signed playbill from the performance, entitled 42FT: A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels. “It was astounding to see the incredible talent from each …Continue reading “IE students attend Cirque Mechanics performance”
