Month: June 2021
Engineers aim to improve oil extraction using acoustic sound waves
Mechanical engineering researchers at Iowa State University are studying ways they can use acoustic sound waves to improve the efficiency of extracting oil from rocks. The project is led by Jaime J. Juárez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering (ME), with additional support from Michael Olsen, professor of ME. The project is supported with a more …Continue reading “Engineers aim to improve oil extraction using acoustic sound waves”
Cyclone Engineers lead two campus-wide, multidisciplinary research initiatives
Meet the Cyclone Engineers behind Renew Bamboo
CBE BioMaP undergrad research program returns with in-person format
BioMaP is back in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Undergraduate students from around the nation are settling into their summer home, and research hub, at Iowa State University with the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s (CBE) BioMaP REU program. It was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With funding …Continue reading “CBE BioMaP undergrad research program returns with in-person format”
CCEE Professor Roy Gu Retires
Roy Gu retired in May from his position as associate professor in the civil, construction and environmental engineering department. He has made many contributions to the field, taught regular courses and is associated with the Institute for Transportation; 34 publications with contributions by Gu have been published during his tenure at Iowa State. Gu was …Continue reading “CCEE Professor Roy Gu Retires”
Three from ECpE selected to participate in CYstarters this summer
NIFA Invests $7M in Digital Agriculture Technologies
It’s a CYstarters summer
Eight Cyclone Engineers are involved in the Iowa State Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship CyStarters program this summer, pursuing their entrepreneurial dreams. The engineering innovators, including undergraduates, grad students and recent graduates, will be completing an 11-week program consisting of skill development, mentorship, and funding, to build their innovative businesses.
MSE alum Alan Marty named Distinguished Alumni of the Year by Le Mars Community School District