Archive: Feb 2024

Easterling receives American Institute of Steel Construction Special Achievement Award
W. Samuel Easterling, James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering at Iowa State University, has received a 2024 American Institute of Steel Construction Special Achievement Award. The award recognizes Easterling for steel diaphragm research innovations that drove changes to standards governing the use of metal deck diaphragms in steel structures Read More

February 28, 2024
Emma Ewert found her path in environmental engineering
"My journey hasn't been a straight line. There have been twists and turns, U-turns and backups. But once you find your right path, like I have, the path feels steady and right." Read More

February 28, 2024
Cyclone Engineers selected to lead $12-million Dept. of Energy project to build rural Iowa’s first ‘microgrid’
Iowa State’s Electric Power Research Center will work with the Montezuma Municipal Power & Light to a microgrid featuring power generation from solar panels, a battery storage system and two chargers for electric vehicles. Read More

February 27, 2024
Could the future of powering Iowa homes and farms be microbes?
“We’re developing computationally engineered enzymes that are faster and more efficient at breaking down lignin, the world’s second most abundant renewable carbon source, into simple saccharides and energy. This breakthrough holds promise for potential integration into non-toxic, biodegradable biobattery systems that could power agricultural tools and even whole houses." Read More

February 26, 2024
CyMath offers volunteers opportunities to give back
Namrata Vaswani, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has created a free mathematics tutoring program run by volunteers called CyMath. Read More

February 23, 2024
Cheng Huang receives NSF CAREER award to attain omnidirectional and efficient wireless power transfer systems
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Harpole-Pentair Assistant Professor Cheng Huang has been selected for a 2023 National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award for his project, “Towards 3D Omnidirectional and Efficient Wireless Power.” CAREER awards are the NSF’s most prestigious awards given to early-career faculty. The support aims to build a firm foundation for leadership in integrating research and education. Read More

February 23, 2024
Building in progress: Career comes full-circle for industrial engineering alum Danelda Allen
For Danelda Allen (IE ’88), being assigned construction manager of the Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building project on campus is a full-circle engineering moment. Read More

February 21, 2024
Research Résumé: Kun Luo, exploring microstructures for high-performance materials
Kun Luo is combining his experience in materials experimentation and theoretical simulations to explain the atomic mechanisms that create special properties in high-performance materials. Read More

February 21, 2024
Jacob Wheaton gains international collaboration through MSE
"I like the fact there are a lot of different problems to solve in engineering," Wheaton said. "There is always something to work towards, and it's very satisfying when you find the solution. And I just really enjoy learning, and with materials engineering, it is easy to do a deep dive into a range of topics." Read More

February 16, 2024
Jacob Eisbrenner: Guardsman, student and Cyclone Engineer
“Ever since I was a kid, my dad and I were always in the garage, tinkering, tearing apart old cars,” said Jacob Eisbrenner, Ph.D. student in electrical engineering. “I used to always think about the design of all the different components and how they could be better.” Read More

February 15, 2024
A better way to (re)harvest rare-earth metals
Ratul Chowdhury is fine-tuning the protein Lanmodulin so it can be used to recover rare-earth materials from e-waste. Read More

February 13, 2024
Hugo Villegas Pico receives NSF CAREER award to cement research of long-term electromagnetic-transient simulations
Department of electrical and computer engineering Harpole-Pentair Assistant Professor Hugo Villegas Pico has been selected for a 2023 National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award for his project “Advances to the EMT Modeling and Simulation of Restoration Processes for Future Grids.” Read More

February 9, 2024
Abigail Schulte: Using research to digest classroom concepts
"We as engineers must understand the impact of our actions and our work, and how to communicate that. For me, research has enabled me to practice and enhance that skill. " Read More

February 9, 2024
SAE goes the distance to encourage future Cyclone Engineers
Current Cyclone Engineers help fuel interest for the next generation of Cyclone Engineers. Read More

February 8, 2024
Two mechanical engineering faculty recently named ASME Fellows
Two mechanical engineering faculty, Adarsh Krishnamurthy, associate professor, and Eliot Winer, professor, were recently named Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Read More

February 7, 2024