A passenger jet flies at about 575 mph once it’s at cruising altitude. That’s nearly nine times faster than a car might typically be cruising on the highway. So why does a plane in flight look like it’s just inching across the sky?
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Sunil Gaitonde receives College of Engineering Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering (PACE) Award
Sunil Gaitonde (MS ’85 computer engineering, PhD ‘88) has combined state-of-the-art technology development with an entrepreneurial spirit to lead success at companies that help businesses manage and build their online capabilities.
Power of the team fuels ENDURE’s work
The Electric Network Disaster Mitigation for Utilities in Rural Environment (ENDURE) team, led by Alice Alipour, associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, won Iowa State’s Interdisciplinary Team Research Award for their work designed to help utilities develop risk mitigation strategies.
Honoring excellence: Cyclone Engineering faculty and staff award winners, named faculty positions and new patents
Congratulations to 2023 College of Engineering faculty and staff award winners, new named faculty positions, and patent recipients.
Welcoming Ryan McGehee, new assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering
“My research empowers informed decision-making by predicting the impacts of various management strategies on food production, environmental health, and more recently, climate change impacts and mitigation. I hope my research enables us to find a way to more than meet the needs of all people on Earth and to do so in a way that we will never jeopardize our ability to do so in the future.”
Forbes: Big states face the highest risk of mass shootings
Boeing: U.S. Air Force pride connects Hannah Christensen to internship
Industrial engineering major Hannah Christensen had a special connection to her summer Boeing internship: She’s an U.S. Air Force flight line crew chief on Boeing’s KC-135.
Welcoming Tim Miller, professor of practice, industrial and manufacturing systems engineering
Tim Miller brings his experience in engineering management positions into the industrial engineering classroom.
Welcoming new Cyclone Engineering faculty members
Twenty new faculty members join the College of Engineering this fall.
Welcoming Christian Chilan, new assistant teaching professor of aerospace engineering
“I strive to provide a positive learning environment where students are free to ask questions and actively participate in learning.”
Welcoming Brandon Runnels, new associate professor of aerospace engineering
“I’m looking forward to joining the vibrant research community at Iowa State and working with excellent students and faculty.”
Welcoming Wenjie Xia, new associate professor of aerospace engineering
“My goal is to create an inclusive and interest-driven learning environment for our students, cultivating their interest in engineering.”
Welcoming Yuderka Trinidad-Gonzalez, new assistant professor of civil, construction, and environmental engineering
“I will share my experiences about CCEE and hope to encourage students to see how geotechnical engineers fit into the ‘big picture’.”
Welcoming Bai Cui, new assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering
“Working with many Iowa State faculty members that I’ve looked up to since day one of my research career is a dream come true.”
Welcoming Esmat Farzana, new assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering
“I am thrilled to join Iowa State because of the reputation of the ECpE program and its depth and breadth of research in microelectronics and more.”