Archive: Sep 2021

Student applies ME knowledge to develop prosthetics for amputee athletes
Mechanical engineering student Jillian Dunn has a passion for helping others. She spent her summer doing just that. Read More

September 14, 2021
Black and Veatch Faculty Fellowship for Roling’s computational tools-based research
Luke Roling, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was recently named a Black and Veatch Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellow in Engineering. Read More

September 13, 2021
In memory of David Wilder, former MSE department chair and alumnus
David Wilder, professor emeritus and former chair of the Iowa State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), passed away on Aug. 18, 2021, at the age of 92. He retired from Iowa State in May 1991 after a long and impactful career. Read More

September 13, 2021
Iowa State University students innovate environmentally sustainable solutions during Energy Vault Sprint
Ten Iowa State University students, including eight from the College of Engineering, are thinking green and digging into environmentally sustainable solutions in energy as part of a collaboration with the Student Innovation Center and innovation design sprint corporate sponsor, Energy Vault. Read More

September 13, 2021
Powerhouse of the cell, key to new treatments
Cyclone Engineers are developing a comprehensive mitochondrial genetic toolkit. The toolkit will be used to untangle the complex nature of mitochondrial genetics and the impact mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations have on health disorders like type 2 diabetes, cancers and neurological disorders. Read More

September 12, 2021
Poleacovschi writes in The Conversation: For engineers, asking for help at work is influenced by gender
CCEE's Cristina Poleacovschi has found that, for engineers, asking for help is influenced by gender. Women are more likely to feel knowledge is easy to access and are more likely to ask women colleagues questions. Read More

September 9, 2021
AerE’s Stephen Holland Selected Fellow of American Society for Nondestructive Testing
Stephen Holland, associate professor of aerospace engineering and associate director of Iowa State’s Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, has been named a Fellow of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) class of 2021. Since joining Iowa State in 2006, Holland has made significant contributions to multiple aerospace and NDE research and teaching innovations. Read More

September 9, 2021
Coming up: Microgrids and Energy Storage for Emergency Grid Resilience Webinar Series
Microgrids and Energy Storage for Emergency Grid Resilience Webinar Series, presented by the U.S. DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage Program, Iowa State University Electric Power Research Center, and Sandia National Laboratories Read More

September 1, 2021
Smart electromagnetic thermite research on cover of ASC Applied Materials and Interfaces
Research led by Cyclone Engineers appears on the cover of ASC Applied Materials & Interfaces. The findings are the first report of an energetic material whose electromagnetic ignition properties are tunable and may lead to a new class of “smart” electromagnetic energetic materials. Read More

September 1, 2021
Honoring excellence: 2021 College of Engineering faculty and staff award winners, named faculty positions, and new patents
Recognizing College of Engineering faculty and staff award winners, new named faculty positions, and patents received. Read More

September 1, 2021