Month: October 2020
Creating a safe environment for in-person mechanical engineering classes
When Iowa State University was given the go-ahead to open up for fall classes, faculty, staff and student technicians in the mechanical engineering department quickly made every effort to prepare lesson plans, classrooms, labs and other spaces to be as safe as possible so students can get the hands-on engineering education Iowa State is known …Continue reading “Creating a safe environment for in-person mechanical engineering classes”
Win-win! CBE hosts first-ever virtual AIChE regional conference, takes first in Chem-E-Car competition
ISU Chem-E-Car team qualifies for national competition for fifth straight year It was a double victory for Iowa State’s American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) student chapter in the AIChE MidAmerican Regional Student Conference. The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) AIChE student members rose to the opportunity to host the first-ever regional event …Continue reading “Win-win! CBE hosts first-ever virtual AIChE regional conference, takes first in Chem-E-Car competition”
“Transformative” funding for Reuel medical protein therapeutics research
A prestigious funding mechanism from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s (CBE) Nigel Reuel to combine his group’s expertise in sensors and protein prototyping to create an automated tool for the discovery and design of new protein therapeutics for a wide range of diseases. This unique …Continue reading ““Transformative” funding for Reuel medical protein therapeutics research”
Nigel Reuel’s startup awarded honorable mention in John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition
Skroot Laboratory Inc., a startup launched by assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering professor Nigel Reuel and incubating at the Carver Co-Lab on the north end of campus, went head to head with other top emerging Iowa businesses in the finals of the 2020 John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition.
Open access paper by Somani in top five viewed in subject area
A paper published in by Arun Somani, Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering, Phillip and Virginia Sproul Professor, and associate dean for research in the College of Engineering; Naga Durga Prasad Avirneni and Prem Kumar Ramesh, both former Iowa State University graduate students, is in the top five viewed papers in its subject area in the open access journal PeerJ Computer Science.
Examining and mitigating musculoskeletal strains experienced by medical professionals
Surgeons and other medical professionals can develop musculoskeletal problems because of the excessive amount of time they spend on their feet and the awkward postures that they assume during their work tasks. Researchers in Iowa State University’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) aim to better understand these issues so they can be …Continue reading “Examining and mitigating musculoskeletal strains experienced by medical professionals”
Tunable bandgap semiconductor material discoveries on cover of ACS Materials Letters
Research led by Martin Thuo, associate professor of materials science and engineering, in collaboration with Aaron Rossini, assistant professor of chemistry, was featured on the cover of ACS Materials Letters’ September issue.
Pat Thiel honored with naming of Hach Hall lobbies
A Hawkeye back home in Cyclone country
Despite being an alumnus from a public university on the east side of the state, one of industrial engineering’s newest faculty members has picked the right school for where to continue his career. Brendan Devine joined Iowa State University’s industrial and manufacturing systems engineering department as an assistant teaching professor beginning in fall 2020. Though …Continue reading “A Hawkeye back home in Cyclone country”
IE’s Liao brings a diverse skillset to the department
With background in materials science and engineering, biomedical engineering and industrial engineering, Yiliang (Leon) Liao brings a unique and diverse skillset to Iowa State University’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE). Liao joined IMSE as an associate professor for fall 2020. Prior to coming to Ames, he served as an assistant professor of …Continue reading “IE’s Liao brings a diverse skillset to the department”
ISU EPRC assists with development of solar power crate to transform disaster response
In times of natural disaster or emergency, the Iowa Army National Guard strives to maintain a rapid response time. In such times, access to flexible, mobile power sources is crucial. In order to provide this power, the Electric Power Research Center (EPRC) at Iowa State University has received a $172,000 grant from the Iowa Economic …Continue reading “ISU EPRC assists with development of solar power crate to transform disaster response”
Using computer simulations to improve clean energy generation
As the damaging effects of climate change become more apparent, researchers are studying ways to generate energy with minimal impact on the environment. Computer simulations could be the key to making this process more efficient. Shankar Subramaniam, a professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University (ISU), is the principal investigator (PI) on a project …Continue reading “Using computer simulations to improve clean energy generation”