Archive: May 2023

Georgia Wimmer: Dean’s Student Leadership Award winner
"My professors and classmates have given me something to look forward to every single day – just by being themselves. There’s no way to quantify the impact I have had on the people around me, but if it’s anywhere close to how they have influenced me, then that is something that I am very proud of." Read More

May 8, 2023
Julian Canabal: Dean’s Student Leadership Award winner
"My contribution to the Cyclone Engineering community that I am most proud of is being a LEAD peer mentor and helping first year students find their way at Iowa State. As a student leader, I have focused on giving back to the community through community service, community events and sustainable projects." Read More

May 8, 2023
Marissa Recker: Dean’s Student Leadership Award winner
"Developing the Engineering Ambassadors Network into the group that it is now is a contribution to the community that I am most proud of. I also hope that some of the K-12 students we work with will choose to pursue engineering and see it as a career that is attainable to them regardless of their ethnicity, gender or current experience." Read More

May 8, 2023
Dan Shechtman elected to National Academy of Sciences
Dan Schechtman, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a prestigious honor recognizing contributions to scientific research. Read More

May 8, 2023
The Conversation: Ted Heindel, fluid flow expert, on why peanut butter is a liquid and the physics of this and other unexpected fluids
"When the TSA recently confiscated a jar of Jif under the rule that only liquid under 3.4 ounces can be carried on a plane, peanut butter lovers were up in arms. Just like Americans’ favorite legume-based sandwich ingredient, the story – and the outrage it inspired – began to spread. However, I’m a mechanical engineer who studies fluid flows, and the TSA action made sense to me. By the scientific definition, peanut butter is indeed a liquid." Read More

May 4, 2023
Cybersickness more likely to affect women, ongoing research to understand why
An interdisciplinary team of Iowa State researchers, including IMSE professors Stephen Gilbert and Michael Dorneich, find women experience cybersickness with virtual reality headsets more often than men. Their ongoing work explores why this difference exists and methods to help people adapt. Read More

May 3, 2023
Madalyn Moline: A power and machinery engineer following a dream to improve ag systems and make a difference
Madalyn Moline has always been one to trailblaze new paths and follow her dreams no matter what others might say. Now, she is a sophomore in agricultural engineering with a power and machinery focus. Moline has a drive to not only create more efficient and sustainable agricultural methods, but to inspire others that want to pursue engineering, as well. Read More

May 3, 2023