Archive: 2022

CCEE Senior Honored in 2022 Women Impacting ISU Calendar
Vayda Wilkins, senior in civil engineering, will be honored in the 2022 Women Impacting ISU Calendar. Read More

February 3, 2022
Apply now for Spaceflight Operations Workshop™! Do you have what it takes?
If “What I Did This Summer” essays were still a thing in school, the Department of Aerospace Engineering Spaceflight Operations Workshop would offer some great inspiration. And while those selected for this year’s edition may or may not be writing essays about it later, it will give them something even more valuable: a new way of looking at the world and handling challenges – from an “operational” standpoint. The application period for the two-week experience, set for August 2-14, 2022, is now open. As always, it will depart from the typical college classroom experience, to engage students in hands-on activities to learn planning, execution, and teamwork while transforming their thought processes to be more operationally centered. Read More

February 2, 2022
Zhaoyu Wang featured by ISU Foundation for advancing Iowa State as a world leader
Zhaoyu Wang, a former Harpole-Pentair Assistant Professor and currently the Northrop Grumman Associate Professor in electrical and computer engineering, knows America’s aging power grids are not prepared for the peril posed by climate change and cyberattacks. It’s one of America’s most pressing energy and infrastructure issues, for which Wang is seeking solutions through Department of Energy-funded research on microgrids. Read More

February 1, 2022
Change Agent: Martin Thuo, materials science and engineering
Martin Thuo and his research group have developed heat-free solder. They’ve printed electronics on rose petals. They’ve made “chameleon metals” that change surfaces in response to heat. With a bit of “metal whispering,” they’ve found a better way to recover precious metals from electronic waste. And now, after two and a half years of work, they’ve invented a new seed lubricant. What’s the source of that creativity? Read More

February 1, 2022
Five ABE Students Receive Guy Graduate Fellowship
Every year, the annual Harold and Katherine Guy Graduate Fellowship is awarded to outstanding students in the Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. This year, five ABE students received the fellowship: Laura Alt, Tim Neher, Lindsey Hartfiel, Grace Carey and Sam O’Brien. Read More

February 1, 2022
Kiewit Scholars Program Provides Experience and Opportunities for Engineering Students
By providing opportunities for students to gain the skills and knowledge they need to become world-class engineers and leaders, Kiewit Corporation is investing in students at Iowa State University through a $2.5 million, five-year scholars program. Read More

January 31, 2022
CCEE Alum Ali Arabzadeh Receives Canadian Technical Asphalt Association Award
One of only three papers accepted with no Canadian authors, Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering’s Ali Arabzadeh received the 2021 Elaine Thompson Editor’s Award for ‘Best Written Presentation’ for the Canadian Technical Asphalt Association. Read More

January 28, 2022
CCEE’s In-Ho Cho and ECpE researchers receive U.S. Patent for Microsoft Robotic Device Gentle Enough to Lift Human Egg
CCEE professor In-Ho Cho has just been issued a United States Patent in collaboration with ISU’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) for a multidisciplinary, microsoft robotic device controlled through air. Read More

January 26, 2022
ISU Water Chicks: Spreading a Message of Support in ABE
Many individuals in the Iowa State University engineering community have either seen a notification from, or heard of, the ISU Water Chicks. From sharing advanced research publications to posting group hangouts, the account has been a staple for ISU engineers and environmental scientists on twitter. Read More

January 25, 2022
Five CCEE Alums Receive Awards at ICEA Conference
In the December 2021 conference, four Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering alums received awards from Iowa County Engineers Association. Read More

January 24, 2022
From Student to Mentor: The Legacy of Ronald Leonard
From student to mentor, Ron Leonard, who passed away on November 8th, 2021, left a legacy in Iowa that will never be forgotten. Read More

January 23, 2022
New leadership positions lead advancement in key undergraduate education outcomes
Cris Schwartz, professor of mechanical engineering and director of ME’s undergraduate education, has been appointed professor in charge of foundational mechanics course experience, and Jennifer Heinen, teaching professor of chemical and biological engineering and CBE’s director of undergraduate education, has been named professor in charge of continuous improvement and accreditation. Read More

January 21, 2022
ME’s Krishnamurthy joins Plant Sciences Institute
Mechanical engineering associate professor Adarsh Krishnamurthy joins Iowa State University's Plant Sciences Institute as part of its newest cohort. Read More

January 21, 2022
Make to Innovate: 10 on the 10th anniversary
Ten things to know about Make to Innovate as celebrates its 10th anniversary Read More

January 21, 2022
From International Construction to Aquatic Chemistry: CCEE Welcomes Two New Faculty
As the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) begins a new semester, two faculty members start a new chapter of their careers here in CCEE at Iowa State University. Joseph Charbonnet, assistant professor in environmental engineering, and Steven Johnson, professor of practice in construction engineering both began their faculty positions this semester. Read More

January 19, 2022