With 5,086 undergraduates majoring in engineering this fall, the Iowa State University College of Engineering has achieved a 25-year high in enrollment. The increase is 410 more students than last fall. The college, which is routinely among the top 10 in the nation for undergraduate enrollment, has averaged more than 4,600 students per year since …Continue reading “Engineering enrollment exceeds 5,000”
A record 850 people attended the 2009 “Tour the World” Study and Work Abroad Fair held in September. This is the largest engineering international fair in the United States. This annual event is a one-stop shop for students interested in learning about international study and work abroad opportunities, according to Shannon Miner, program coordinator in …Continue reading ““Tour the World” fair draws record crowd”
Ames, Iowa—When Space Shuttle Discovery headed toward the International Space Station last month, Iowa State University’s Rohit Trivedi took more than a casual interest. An experiment he designed more than 10 years ago to study crystal growth patterns in a microgravity environment was finally headed to its destined location onboard the International Space Station. Trivedi, …Continue reading “Space station hosts Iowa State experiment”
For Jessica Tobelmann and Adam Weaver, the countdown is on. They are general co-chairs of Engineers’ Week 2009, a celebration of engineering, which officially begins September 14. For the past year, they have overseen the efforts of five subcommittees and more than 50 committee members as activities, centered on the theme Rising Together We Can…, …Continue reading “E-Week 2009—Rising together we can…”
Ames, Iowa – Lei Ying, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Iowa State University, recently was awarded the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Young Investigator Award. DTRA is a part of the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Strategic Command, which is the intellectual, technical, and operational leader in the national effort …Continue reading “ECpE professor wins young investigator award to combat network threats”
The College of Engineering is one of two Iowa State colleges that expects an enrollment increase for first-year and transfer students for fall of 2009, according to Joel Johnson, director of engineering student programs and services. July projections for the incoming class range from 1,510 to 1,540 students compared to 1,418 who enrolled in fall …Continue reading “Enrollment trends upward”
