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.
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Finding her path: Allison Arnold’s impact on Cyclone Engineering transfers
Software Engineering’s Allison Arnold helps incoming transfer students find their place as Cyclone Engineers just like she did.
Scaling up bioreactors for a strong bioeconomy
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.
Remembering alumnus Sehat Sutardja (’83 elect engr)
Alumnus Sehat Sutardja (’83 elect engr), a pioneer in semiconductors and co-founder of Marvell Technology, has died.
2024 Cyclone Engineering faculty and staff award winners, named faculty positions and new patents
Congratulations to 2024 College of Engineering faculty and staff award winners, new named faculty positions, and patent recipients.
Hui Hu named Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering
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.
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”
Department of Mechanical Engineering receives national ASME award for expanding engagement and outreach
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 receives the ASME Johnson & Johnson Medal
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.
Grass to gas: Exploring the win-win of grass-powered energy production
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 named AAAS Fellow for outstanding contributions to the field of statistical machine learning
Namrata Vaswani, the Joseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professor in Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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.
Eight NSF CAREER awards in 2024 for Iowa State Engineering
Cyclone Engineers received seven National Science Foundation CAREER awards in 2024.