Month: May 2019
CPM Donates $2.6 Million to Iowa State University Feed Mill Project
Senegal native, new Cyclone Engineer sets sights on sustainable energy
Mouhamad Diallo moved to Iowa from Senegal in 2013. Six years later, he’s graduating from Iowa State University with a dual degree in mechanical engineering and materials science. After graduation, he’ll pursue a Ph.D. in materials science, studying sustainable energy to improve lives not only in Senegal, but around the world.
New ME scholarship named for longtime faculty member
The Judith M. Vance Scholarship was established earlier this semester to honor ME alum and longtime faculty member Judy M. Vance. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. all in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University. Vance, who is currently the Joseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik Professor of Engineering and a Faculty Fellow of …Continue reading “New ME scholarship named for longtime faculty member”
Thirty-seven years of doughnuts with Doug
Thirty-seven years, 1,924 Fridays, 44,400 doughnuts. Doug Jacobson has spent his entire career at Iowa State University donating delicious doughnuts to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE). Back in 1982, University Professor Jacobson was pursuing a doctorate in computer engineering at Iowa State. One morning, after playing racquetball with a fellow graduate student, …Continue reading “Thirty-seven years of doughnuts with Doug”
ECpE’s McCalley works on study showing value of sharing energy – including wind and solar – across America’s grids
Two Cyclone Engineers receive Goldwater Scholarships, nation’s premier undergrad scholarship in STEM
Atte Kadoma, a junior in materials engineering from Cottage Grove, Minnesota, and Nikita Kozak, a junior in mechanical engineering from Waukee, Iowa, have received 2019 Goldwater Scholarships, the nation’s premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering.
Atte Kadoma receives Goldwater Scholarship
Atte Kadoma, a junior in materials engineering from Cottage Grove, Minnesota, has received a Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. She was selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,223 nominees nationwide.
Development, community, belonging: New program provides unique experiences for international students
Shan Jiang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, launched the Graduate-Undergraduate Mentoring Program, or GUMP, to provide professional development for international students and build community between international and domestic graduate students.
Nikita Kozak receives Goldwater Scholarship
Nikita Kozak, a junior in mechanical engineering from Waukee, Iowa, has received a Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. He was selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,223 nominees nationwide.
ECpE’s Liang Dong receives $300,000 NSF grant for “Fitbit-like” plant sensor
Water can be a costly resource for farmers, but Liang Dong, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University, is in the process of developing a device with the potential to lower the amount of money farmers put toward water — resulting in economical farming methods and cheaper foods …Continue reading “ECpE’s Liang Dong receives $300,000 NSF grant for “Fitbit-like” plant sensor”