Martin Thuo is an assistant professor in the materials science and engineering department. He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Kenyatta University in chemistry and mathematics. In this guest blog post, he talks about a new collaborative opportunity between Iowa State and students and faculty in Kenya. After moving to the United States, I …Continue reading “Guest post: Collaborating in Kenya”
Iowa State University engineering students hope that auctioning a rare work of folk art can help fund construction of an earthen dam for an African village. The artwork is a painted coffin in the form of an ear of corn. It was sculpted by Ghana’s leading fantasy coffin artist, Eric Adjetey Anang, when he was …Continue reading “ISU engineering students will auction Ghanaian folk art coffin to fund village dam”
Iowa State’s ninth annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression Symposium took place Tuesday in the Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union. The symposium included 49 majors, 145 students and 113 presentations of research projects undergraduate students have been developing. The event is coordinated by the honors program to showcase various types of research from undergraduate students. It …Continue reading “Students showcase research, projects at symposium”
ISU graduate students spent Tuesday, April 14, in Chicago to present their product ARTichar, a renewable activated carbon used for water filtration, at the Clean Energy Challenge. The six students represent Advanced Renewable Technology International, a company that was founded in 2013 by ISU students. Bernardo del Campo and Matthew Kieffer, both graduate students in mechanical …Continue reading “Graduate students present clean energy product at Clean Energy Challenge”
Lottery officials say they have made changes to make sure their games are secure and fair in connection with allegations that a former security director rigged a Hot Lotto winning ticket worth $14.3 million. Eddie Raymond Tipton, 51, was scheduled to stand trial Monday on two counts of fraud, more than four years after prosecutors …Continue reading “Hot Lotto scandal prompts security changes”
Former engineering building serves one more group before complete demolition Tornadoes, fires and floods are familiar to many Iowans, but Iowa Task Force 1 has more than the average amount of knowledge of what the destruction can be from those disasters. During catastrophes with missing persons, the group travels across the state to perform search …Continue reading “Iowa Task Force 1 trains for tornado rescue in Davidson Hall”
The ISU Alumni Association and the ISU Foundation will honor 10 individuals and one company with the university’s highest awards during the annual Distinguished Awards Celebration on April 17 (1:30 p.m., Great Hall, Memorial Union). All are invited to attend. Awards are given each spring to alumni and friends of Iowa State. The 2015 award …Continue reading “Distinguished Awards Celebration is April 17”
Many would not consider another’s outrageous styling suggestions when it comes to getting a haircut, but for three ISU students, there will be no shame when it comes to styling their hair for charity. Chris Grow, Eric Anderson and Christopher Hoffman are currently sporting full beards and luscious locks, only to be trimmed and clipped …Continue reading “Haircuts to fundraise for homeless shelter”
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) announced today that John Lass has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Field Operations. In his new position, which became effective April 3rd, Mr. Lass is responsible for Frontier‘s operations throughout 28 states, Network Operations, and Carrier and Wholesale Operations. Most recently, Mr. Lass was based in Fort Wayne, Indiana as …Continue reading “Frontier Communications Corporation promotes civil engineering alumnus to executive vice president of field operations”
Larry Cormicle, senior lecturer in civil, construction and environmental engineering (CCEE) at Iowa State University was named Weitz Faculty Fellow. This fellowship is the result of the Weitz Fund for Excellence in Construction Engineering, established by The Weitz Company in 2004. “The Weitz Company has had a long-standing relationship with Iowa State University and the …Continue reading “Weitz faculty fellow named at Iowa State University”
The city of Ames held its first annual EcoFair, formerly the Energy Fair, on Saturday to give Ames residents the chance to learn more about water conservation, reducing electric consumption, Energy Star appliances and other environmental issues. Participants at this years’ EcoFair had the opportunity to talk with city of Ames staff, interact with vendors …Continue reading “Ames EcoFair welcomes unique environmental businesses”
Imagine being on stage. The spotlight is shining, everyone is silent and the audience waits eagerly for a move to be made. Nervous? This is exactly what improvisationial comedy troupe Grandma Mojo’s Moonshine Revival experiences during shows at the Maintenance Shop twice a month. Grandma Mojo’s is a group of approximately 10 students who meet …Continue reading “Comedy troupe represents benefits of working together”
After a few clumsy steps, Quency collapsed into the straw and immediately fell asleep, her mother standing over her protectively. Quency was born Monday morning — the 17th foal to be born this spring at the Iowa State Horse Farm. The university houses up to 65 horses at a time, including babies, yearlings, broodmares and …Continue reading “ISU students have opportunity to learn about, care for baby horses at horse farm”
Iowa ‘STATEment Makers’ is an honor that recognizes the early personal and professional accomplishments and contributions to society of Iowa State University’s young alumni (graduates 32 years of age and under). Nominations are sought annually for‘STATEment Makers’ who have made differences in their own lives, the lives of others, their communities, and/or their professions through ambitious …Continue reading “Five engineering alumni named STATEment Makers by Alumni Association”
Jeremy Caplin will travel to Seoul National University for international collaborations The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) recently announced the Fellows selected for its summer program designed to promote international, collaborative research projects in Asia. Mechanical engineering graduate student Jeremy Caplin was one of the students chosen for the …Continue reading “Mechanical engineering graduate student selected for international NSF research program”
