Rizia Bardhan, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, recently received three awards totaling $2.25 million to support her innovative research program in engineered medicine.
Month: September 2020
CCEE Graduate Student Kanika Lamba receives ADSC scholarship
Civil, construction and environmental engineering department Ph.D. student Kanika Lamba is a recipient of an ADSC International Association of Foundation Drilling 2020-2021 scholarship, acknowledging work done with foundation drilling. Lamba was awarded the Bill Maher Memorial Scholarship which is worth $3,000. “The society is very much known in our field, so this is very honorable,” …Continue reading “CCEE Graduate Student Kanika Lamba receives ADSC scholarship”
New UAS ignition-assist spray research project takes flight at CoMFRE
Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education (CoMFRE) researchers Song-Charng Kong and James Michael are answering key questions about UAS engine ignition in a new project funded by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
Iowa State U, U of Iowa team up on energetic materials research project
Even though the Cyclones and Hawkeyes often duke it out on the field, court and mat, researchers from the two universities have come together to collaborate on a Department of Defense-funded project. The project, titled “3D-Printed, Hierarchical Polymer-Bonded Energetic Composites with Electromagnetically Switchable Porosity,” is being led by principal investigator (PI) Xuan “Sean” Song, assistant …Continue reading “Iowa State U, U of Iowa team up on energetic materials research project”
IMSE’s Briley receives Staff Excellence award
Krista Briley, administrative specialist for industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, received the Iowa State University College of Engineering Staff Excellence Award during the fall 2020 virtual convocation reception. As a nearly 30-year employee in the College of Engineering (20 years in MSE, roughly 10 years in IMSE) and this university, her dedication to her work …Continue reading “IMSE’s Briley receives Staff Excellence award”
IMSE’s Davarnia honored with Harvey J. Greenberg Research Award
Danial Davarnia, an assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering at Iowa State University, was recently honored with a prestigious award from a top professional society in the area of operations research. Davarnia, along with Willem-Jan van Hoeve, a professor and associate dean at Carnegie Mellon University, were recipients of the Harvey J. Greenberg …Continue reading “IMSE’s Davarnia honored with Harvey J. Greenberg Research Award”
Team PrISUm keeps truckin’
While COVID-19 has slowed the progress of Iowa State University’s solar car team, they are not letting it stop them completely. Since returning to campus at the start of the semester, members of Team PrISUm have been working on their newest model. Much like anything else on campus and beyond, this contagious virus has affected …Continue reading “Team PrISUm keeps truckin’”
Cyclone Engineer designs safer COVID-19 office furnishings
Within a year, Evan Hundley (’19 indust engr) went from sitting in an Iowa State classroom to working the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic on HNI’s rapid response team. She accepted a position at HNI immediately following graduation in their early career development program.
Inspired by Batman’s ingenuity, Cyclone brothers team up to start their own company
In “The Dark Knight” movie trilogy, Bruce Wayne (i.e. Batman without the mask) ventures into the Applied Sciences division of Wayne Enterprises. This is where he develops his unique, innovative tools for fighting crime in Gotham City. As major movie buffs and aspiring entrepreneurs, this served as the inspiration for the Jensen brothers when they …Continue reading “Inspired by Batman’s ingenuity, Cyclone brothers team up to start their own company”
Q&A with Cole Jensen
Cole Jensen graduated with his B.S. in mechanical engineering in 2020 and now co-manages the company he and his brother founded, Jensen Applied Sciences. Why did you choose to attend ISU? I have always heard about Iowa State’s good engineering school and really liked the tour I went on, so I ‘Chose my Adventure’ at …Continue reading “Q&A with Cole Jensen”
Q&A with Dillon Jensen
Dillon Jensen in a student in computer science and he plans to complete his B.S. in Spring 2021. Along with his brother, he co-manages the company they founded, Jensen Applied Sciences. Why did you choose to attend ISU? Iowa State is a great school for engineering and STEM in general. I felt confident their computer …Continue reading “Q&A with Dillon Jensen”
Convocation celebrates Cyclone Engineering faculty and staff
James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering W. Samuel Easterling celebrated Cyclone Engineering 2020 faculty and staff award honorees, named faculty positions and patent recipients at the College of Engineering’s fall convocation. This year’s interactive event was offered live online. Watch a replay here.
CCEE’s Buss receives Black and Veatch Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellowship
Ashley Buss, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, recently received the Black and Veatch Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellowship. Buss is one of two Iowa State University researchers to receive this award during this most recent awarding period. With this fellowship, Buss hopes to increase research and testing …Continue reading “CCEE’s Buss receives Black and Veatch Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellowship”
Iowa State agricultural and biosystems engineering undergraduate program ranked No. 2 in U.S.
According to the newly released U.S. News and World Report’s 2021 “Best Colleges” rankings in the biological/agricultural engineering category, Iowa State’s agricultural and biosystems program is the No. 2 ranked undergraduate program among all national public universities for the second year in a row. Iowa State is tied for second with two other universities. “We …Continue reading “Iowa State agricultural and biosystems engineering undergraduate program ranked No. 2 in U.S.”
CCEE grad student wins awards for traffic signal performance measures research
A-M Tahsin Emtenan, graduate student in the civil, construction and environmental engineering department, received an honorable mention and several awards for a recent research article. “The paper studied both the impact of stop bar detection zone length and lane- or approach-based detector assignment on the ability of performance measures to accurately identify whether split …Continue reading “CCEE grad student wins awards for traffic signal performance measures research”