Namrata Vaswani, the Joseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professor in Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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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.
CoMFRE’s Dennis Vigil leads project to develop continuous bioreactor
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”
W. Samuel Easterling reappointed as the James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering
Easterling stabilized undergraduate enrollment, created new degree programs, hired 60 new faculty, raised nearly $150 million in private and corporate donations, and secured record research funding in his first five-year term.
Easterling receives American Institute of Steel Construction Special Achievement Award
W. Samuel Easterling, James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering at Iowa State University, has received a 2024 American Institute of Steel Construction Special Achievement Award. The award recognizes Easterling for steel diaphragm research innovations that drove changes to standards governing the use of metal deck diaphragms in steel structures
Abigail Schulte: Using research to digest classroom concepts
“We as engineers must understand the impact of our actions and our work, and how to communicate that. For me, research has enabled me to practice and enhance that skill. “
Welcoming Hanwook Chung, new assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering
The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering welcomes Hanwook Chung to our faculty.
Wayne Chen named Vance and Arlene Coffman Endowed Department Chair of Aerospace Engineering
Weinong Wayne Chen has been named the Vance and Arlene Coffman Endowed Department Chair of Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University. Chen’s appointment begins March 15.
Alumni gift establishes the John and Nancy Hayes Department Chair in Mechanical Engineering
John and Nancy Hayes of Davenport, Iowa, have made a gift commitment to Iowa State University, establishing the John and Nancy Hayes Department Chair in Mechanical Engineering. The initial chairholder is Caroline Hayes (no relation to John and Nancy Hayes), who has led the department since 2012.
Robert C. Brown elected to National Academy of Inventors
Robert C. Brown, who has many inventions involving the thermochemical conversion of biomass to biofuels and biochemicals, is Iowa State’s ninth fellow elected to the National Academy of Inventors. He’s still in the inventing business, including competing in an XPRIZE Foundation effort to remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Outstanding Cyclone Engineering graduates and future engineering leaders
Congratulations to the fall 2023 graduates named outstanding seniors! Read more about each Cyclone Engineer’s’ experience at Iowa State and what they have planned for their future.
For Jedidiah Chukwusom connections and community are chemical engineering catalysts
“Cyclone Engineering is a community feeling and ease of networking. I have been able to take part in so many opportunities because of how willing everyone is to work together and communicate. Often a simple email opens a door that I could never imagine it could open.:
Annika Lehan is turning technology into sustainability
“As a Cyclone Engineer, I would like to use technology to design and improve processes that will help guide us toward a more sustainable future. Additionally, I hope to have a positive impact on my peers and one day be able to provide mentorship because it’s only when we help set up future generations that we will have truly made our impact on the world.”
WalletHub: Doug Jacobson’s suggestions to avoid online fraud and theft
Quick tips from national cybersecurity expert Doug Jacobson
New Soft Matter Electrostatic Levitator makes possible world’s first neutron scattering on levitated salt solution droplets up to extreme supersaturation
John Jonghyun Lee, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, led research that demonstrated the world’s first neutron scattering on levitated salt solution droplets up to extreme supersaturation. The team used a novel instrument they designed called a Soft Matter Electrostatic Levitator (SEL), integrated into the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s High Flux Isotope Reactor’s WAND2 facility.