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  • Research project aims to make plastic films more biodegradable

    That plastic film packaged around many consumer products might become easier to recycle thanks to an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Iowa State University and beyond. Read More

    April 6, 2022

  • Reginald "Barney" Baxter
    Chemical and Biological Engineering alum, major department supporter “Barney” Baxter passes away

    One of the most ardent supporters of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE), Reginald R. “Barney” Baxter, has passed away. Read More

    April 5, 2022

  • ISU recognized by industry organization for Marston Hall renovation project

    More than five years after completion of the Marston Hall renovation project, Iowa State University has been recognized by a top industry organization for the building’s HVAC design and operation. The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) presented IMEG Corp., an engineering design firm, with a society-level first place Technology Award in the existing educational facilities category for their involvement in the Marston project. Read More

    April 4, 2022

  • Celebrating Women in CCEE: Sadie Brockett

    Celebrating Women's History Month this March, Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering is highlighting past, present and future women in engineering. Sadie Brockett is a senior in Construction Engineering and the President of the Associated General Contractors of America, Iowa State Chapter. Growing up around construction engineering influenced her initial interest, but her passion and skills have allowed her to flourish in the field and her education. Read More

    March 31, 2022

  • New program aims to combine industrial engineering with Navy engineering analytics

    Faculty in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) are developing a new program that will provide students with the knowledge and skills to pursue careers in the U.S. Navy and adjacent paths. A group of IMSE researchers recently received a $520,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research’s STEM Education and Workforce Program to establish the Navy Engineering Analytics Program (NEAP), which they intend to eventually become a minor program administered through the IMSE department. Read More

    March 31, 2022

  • Gül Kremer
    Gül Kremer to lead University of Dayton School of Engineering

    Gül Kremer has been named the new dean for the University of Dayton School of Engineering, starting August 1.  Read More

    March 31, 2022

  • CyLaunch team posing with rocket
    AerE’s CyLaunch student program bound for Alabama competition – how you can help

    The CyLaunch student rocketry team is headed to Huntsville, Alabama to represent Iowa State University in the NASA Student Launch Competition – and you can help them on their way. Read More

    March 31, 2022

  • Headshot of Jeffrey in Town Engineering
    CCEE senior Hannah Jeffrey Receives Prestigious Dean’s Student Leadership Award

    One of only three students in the College of Engineering, Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering senior Hannah Jeffrey received the College of Engineering Dean’s Student Leadership Award. This award is known for ‘recognizing outstanding leadership by undergraduate engineering students during their junior or senior years,’ and for students who ‘exhibit exemplary leadership in a broader arena than a single department or student organization.’ Read More

    March 30, 2022

  • Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
    Studying innovations in steel building design

    W. Samuel Easterling, James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering, and Onur Avci, research assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, are members of a research team investigating modular steel plate floor framing and diaphragm systems in steel building structures. The new project is funded by the Charles Pankow Foundation. Read More

    March 29, 2022

  • Sarah Ryan fold her arms across her chest and smiles for the camera.
    Sarah Ryan named chair of the Iowa State University Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

    Sarah Ryan has been named the C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. Therkildsen Department Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. Ryan served as the recent interim department chair and her permanent appointment begins immediately. Read More

    March 29, 2022

  • CCEE Faculty Inspecting a bridge in Madison County, IA
    Testing Bridge Safety: CCEE’s Brent Phares Designs Framework to Enhance Bridge Load Rating Efficiency

    With over 600,000 bridges in the United States, bridge safety and longevity is critical to safe transportation in America. By mandate, each bridge is evaluated at least every two years through a process called ‘bridge load rating,’ testing things like endurance and deterioration. But when considering the work put in to inspect every single bridge in the U.S. every two years, bridge load rating as we know it is very labor intensive and potentially costly. Read More

    March 28, 2022

  • The Pithans pose inside Marston Hall
    A foundation for a successful career

    It was pretty much love at first sight for Larry Pithan and Pam Stoll, though even they admit it is difficult to pinpoint when exactly that “first sight” occurred. Read More

    March 25, 2022

  • CCEE Announces 2022 Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Inductees

    This year, four alumni are be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and nine are being inducted as Distinguished Alumni. Read More

    March 24, 2022

  • The Stoufer family smiles for a photo while attending an Iowa State Cyclones football games in the 2000s.
    ME student continues his family’s now five-generation legacy at Iowa State

    When mechanical engineering (ME) senior Nathan Stoufer walks across the commencement stage at the end of the semester, he will be following a legacy that his family established more than a century ago. Read More

    March 24, 2022

  • Celebrating Women in CCEE: Lauren Bockholt

    Celebrating Women's History Month this March, Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering is highlighting past, present and future women in engineering. Lauren Bockholt, a Senior Project Engineer at Ryan Companies, is an Iowa State Alumni graduating with her bachelor's in construction engineering (ConE) in 2017 and her master's in structural engineering in 2018. She has always been structurally minded and has been making architects' visions a reality in the field in her career. Read More

    March 23, 2022