A new program to spur interest in space and aerospace for K-12 students in Iowa will be funded by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
Month: August 2024
Welcoming Philip Cox, new professor of practice in agricultural and biosystems engineering
Mechanical engineering undergraduate and graduate program alumnus and long-time John Deere teammate Philip Cox will be leading Capstone!
Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute launched to serve defense, manufacturing sectors
“Iowa State University is proud to be part of this groundbreaking partnership to establish the Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute,” said Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen. “This initiative will bring to bear our strengths as a land-grant university…”
Trusting the robot in the workplace
Jundi Liu, assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, graduate student Mobina Amrollahi, and undergraduate research assistant Rindirisia Wangira are actively conducting AGV/human trust laboratory studies using a virtual reality apparatus for human-robot interaction research.
Modern manufacturing is seeing rapid changes in the workplace. One change is integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated technologies like Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) into operational processes.
Three in aerospace engineering head into fall semester with faculty promotions
Three Department of Aerospace Engineering faculty members have received advancements that recently became effective.
Iowa State wins two national ASME awards for broadening participation in engineering
Sriram Sundararajan receives the ASME Johnson & Johnson Medal Sriram Sundararajan, associate dean for academic affairs at Iowa State University’s College of Engineering, has received the 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. Medal. The medal recognizes Sundararajan’s outstanding accomplishments in broadening participation in engineering. “Sriram champions innovative initiatives that …Continue reading “Iowa State wins two national ASME awards for broadening participation in engineering”
Teaching and research recognition for aerospace engineering graduate students
Four graduate students from the Department of Aerospace Engineering have received the Teaching Excellence (TEX) and Research Excellence (REX) Awards for spring semester 2024.
Aerospace engineering group takes first place in national student paper competition
A group of Department of Aerospace Engineering graduate researchers and others has received first place in an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics paper competition.
Qi An and team develop general, high-speed technology to model, understand catalytic reactions
A research team led by Qi An, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at Iowa State University, has developed artificial intelligence technology that could find ways to improve researchers’ understanding of the chemical reactions involved in ammonia production and other complex chemical reactions.