While life has presented challenges, it hasn’t stopped Abby McCormick, mechanical engineering major, from following her heart.
Month: April 2024
Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) program coordinator Carmen Fuchs retires
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New cybersecurity center to protect grids integrated with renewables, microgrids
Iowa State University engineers lead a project to help the power industry defend itself that has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for a or a two-year, $2.5 million grant. Project partners will also contribute $1 million in cost-share funding, including equipment and labor costs.
M:2:I’s solar eclipse HABET balloon mission generates lots of media buzz
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“An accomplished educator and researcher:” Wayne Chen becomes Vance and Arlene Coffman Endowed Department Chair of Aerospace Engineering
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A hands-on experience for sustainability in demolition
Civil engineering students Reilly Healey, Sarah Mumm and Samantha Prigge joined assistant professor Leah Mo for a sustainability workshop at Florida State University.
Aerospace Engineering alumna, industry professional, aviation ambassador Vera Martinovich passes away
Vera Martinovich, an influential alumna of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, a member of the department’s Industrial Advisory Council (IAC) and a respected aviation professional, passed away April 17.
Namrata Vaswani named AAAS Fellow for outstanding contributions to the field of statistical machine learning
Namrata Vaswani, the Joseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professor in Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
College of Engineering hosts 2024 Iowa Science Olympiad state tournament
Thirty four teams of middle and high school students competed in the Iowa Science Olympiad state tournament, hosted by the College of Engineering. The winning teams move on to nationals.
Alumni spotlight: Muhamed Stilic at home at John Deere
I am an Embedded Software Engineer for an obstacle intelligence team at John Deere. My responsibilities are primarily working on embedded systems to implement obstacle intelligence on construction equipment.
Student team to participate in national custom-built aircraft competition
A team of Iowa State University students are headed to Wichita, Kansas as entrants in a nationwide competition sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Iowa State NECA is ready to compete in the Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge
The Iowa State University National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Student Chapter is competing in the 16th Annual ELECTRI/NECA Student Chapter Competition in the Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge (ECIC).
CyLaunch M:2:I team heads to national competition with unique 3D-printed rocket
All systems are “go” for The Department of Aerospace Engineering’s CyLaunch student team in in Huntsville, Alabama, taking part in the NASA Student Launch Competition.
Engineers making a better, more profitable grid for distributing solar power
Zhaoyu Wang’s research specialty is working to modernize electric grids for better, more reliable energy flow. The latest project he’s leading, in fact, is called “MODERNISE,” for “Modernizing Operation and Decision-Making Tools Enabling Resource Management in Stochastic Environment.”
The intersection of geotechnical engineering, game design, and learning
From “Geo-pardy” to “Geo-pong,” Civil Construction and Environmental Engineering’s Geotechnical and Materials group has implemented game design in CE 3600: Geotechnical Engineering.