Kaylee Herrig set out early on her engineering journey, encouraged by the confident women in STEM fields whom she admired. But it was an “aha” moment in seventh grade that solidified her path — a news story about a man receiving an artificial hand.
“I realized you could apply the fundamentals of engineering to solve the problem of a lost limb,” she says. “When I learned I could study this in college, I thought, this is the way I can help the world.”
After transferring to Iowa State, Nick Tader found a passion and declared materials engineering as his major.
Rudy Herrmann (’73 indust engr), Scott Carver (’98 PhD chem engr), David Meline (’80 mech engr), Alan Naumann (’82 comp engr), and Ann Gilman (’11 chem engr) have been recognized with the College of Engineering’s top alumni awards.
Software Engineering’s Allison Arnold helps incoming transfer students find their place as Cyclone Engineers just like she did.
Three Cyclone Engineering teams are working to bridge the gap between the lab and the large-scale use of bioreactors to manufacture bio-based products.
Alumnus Sehat Sutardja (’83 elect engr), a pioneer in semiconductors and co-founder of Marvell Technology, has died.
Congratulations to 2024 College of Engineering faculty and staff award winners, new named faculty positions, and patent recipients.
Hui Hu, Martin C. Jischke Professor in Aerospace Engineering, has been named an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor, one of Iowa State’s highest honors for faculty members.
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”
Iowa State University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering received the American Society of Mechanical Engineers MEDHEC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award at the ASME Mechanical Engineering Education Summit.
This award honors department-wide efforts to cultivate a working and learning environment where all students, faculty and staff can thrive.
Sriram Sundararajan, associate dean for academic affairs, 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.
Mark Mba-Wright, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is co-author on two recent studies, modeling the impact of using anaerobic digestion to produce renewable natural gas from grass biomass in different settings and from varying perspectives.
Namrata Vaswani, the Joseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professor in Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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.
Dennis Vigil, Reginald R. Baxter Endowed Department Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering and CoMFRE faculty researcher, alongside Zengyi Shao, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering and Hershel B. Whitney Professor, Global Initiatives, are leading the development of a continuous bioreactor that integrates product extraction and separation into the design, so less equipment is …Continue reading “CoMFRE’s Dennis Vigil leads project to develop continuous bioreactor”
