Archive: 2022

Fermentation scale-up research jumps the lab-to-production gap

A group of Iowa State researchers, led by Rodney Fox, CoMFRE executive director, is collaborating with Cargill and Genomatica to scale-up of fermentation processes. The award was announced this week at the White House Summit on the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative. Read More

September 16, 2022

BioMADE project advances bioreactor fermentation processing

Cyclone Engineers are collaborating with Cargill and Genomatica to scale-up fermentation processes in bioreactors in a new $2.5 million project. The award was announced this week at the White House Summit on the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative. Read More

September 16, 2022

Greener hydrogen fuel production – with a solid carbon bonus

Cyclone Engineers are joining forces in a $4 million project to make hydrogen fuel production more environmentally sustainable. Read More

September 14, 2022

CCEE senior Caleb Stevenson receives ISU alums’ Burg-Coleman Fellowship

The Burg-Colman Iowa State ‘77 Fellowship was created in 2021 to award students who are studying an advanced degree in civil engineering. Caleb Stevenson, a senior studying Civil Engineering at Iowa State University, will become the first-ever recipient of this fellowship. Read More

September 14, 2022

NASA selects MSE professor to test materials for future missions

NASA has selected five different ground-based proposals to investigate important problems using existing data from the Physical Sciences Informatics System and Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) assistant professor Sid Pathak’s proposal was one of those chosen. Read More

September 13, 2022

ISU ABE takes home awards in several categories at 2022 ASABE Annual International Meeting

The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering took the 2022 ASABE Annual International Meeting by storm this summer, bringing home several awards, accomplishments and successes in a large variety of areas of the conference. Read More

September 13, 2022

Cyclone Engineers to advance aerosol jet printing research with NSF grant

A team of mechanical engineering (ME) researchers at Iowa State University hope to advance their research in the field of aerosol jet printing with the help of a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read More

September 12, 2022

New environmental engineering degree a success

Launched in 2020, Iowa State University's new major in environmental engineering has people at the heart of its early success. Read More

September 8, 2022

Outstanding contributions: Cyclone 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 7, 2022

ABE students dive into the heart of electrical infrastructure at the Iowa State Power Plant

Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering assistant professor Josh Peschel brings electrical systems to life in TSM 363, a junior/senior level class about applying electricity and controls in agricultural and industrial settings. Read More

September 7, 2022

From idea to execution: ABE alum brings structures to life at NRCS position in Colorado

Alexis Pugh has been making the most out of her new job with the Natural Resources and Conservation Society (NRCS) since graduating from Iowa State in the spring of 2021. Read More

September 6, 2022

Four CCEE grads spark innovation and lead infrastructure firm in Des Moines

After graduating from the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University, four civil engineering students began to build their careers at HNTB, an infrastructure solutions firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Read More

September 6, 2022

Meg Lashier’s (solar powered) drive to inspire tomorrow’s engineers

Margaret “Meg” Lashier is passionate about setting an example for other young women considering a career in chemical engineering. Read More

September 1, 2022

Cyber informed thinking

A new cybersecurity faculty fellows program has been created within the College of Engineering to equip students with cybersecurity concepts.  An inaugural cohort of nine engineering faculty members spans across several departments in the college. Read More

September 1, 2022

Providing solutions through water quality practices: A glimpse into ABE alum Bethany Brittenham’s career 5 years after graduation

After graduating from the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering five years ago, Bethany Brittenham has been immersed in improving water quality and designing projects throughout the Midwest. Read More

August 31, 2022