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Archive: Mar 2023

  • Josh Peschel standing in a cattle barn with a heat wave screen
    Rural agriculture needs reliable communication: Josh Peschel launches new technology in ag hotspots

    Josh Peschel, assistant professor in agricultural and biosystems engineering, is linking agriculture and technology together in a nationwide research project funded by the National Science Foundation. The team, led by Hongwei Zhang, a professor in electrical and computer engineering, is launching a test bed for experimentation to develop new, wireless networking tools that would serve remote areas - especially ones here in Iowa. Read More

    March 6, 2023

  • Iris Top at the Gaffer's Guild
    Through the blown glass: Iris Top combines engineering and art

    Iris Top is a graduate student at Iowa State University studying computer engineering, with a degree focus in secure and reliable computing. The summer of 2022 marked the end of Top's term as president of the Gaffer’s Guild, a student organization dedicated to the education and training in the art and science of glassblowing. Members are encouraged to take their learning a step further by working on their own to master specific skills or shapes.  Read More

    March 3, 2023

  • Anthony David senior research portrait
    Mechanical engineering senior presents biothreat detection research at Iowa State Capitol

    Anthony David, senior in mechanical engineering, will present his undergraduate research at the Research in the Capitol Undergraduate Research Symposium on March 6, 2023. His research, “Fabricating Biosensor Platforms for Real-Time Biothreat Detection,” is one of 20 research projects selected to represent Iowa State and one of six engineering projects to be selected. Read More

    March 2, 2023

  • Spaceflight Operations Workshop student activities photo montage
    Spaceflight Operations Workshop returns in August – apply now!

    Do you have what it takes? If pushing yourself to master new tasks, employing teamwork and following operational thinking to achieve goals sounds like a great way to end your summer, then you need to apply for the Department of Aerospace Engineering’s 2023 Spaceflight Operations Workshop™. Read More

    March 2, 2023

  • When she was a kid, Samantha Guido’s big sister told her that engineering was like building with LEGO: a way to make new things from scratch.
    Samantha Guido is building a one-of-a-kind engineering career piece by piece

    When she was a kid, Samantha Guido’s big sister told her that engineering was like building with LEGO: a way to make new things from scratch. Read More

    March 1, 2023