Exploring Cyclone Engineering, Nick Tader found his fit

After transferring to Iowa State, Nick Tader found a passion and declared materials engineering as his major. Read More

October 24, 2024

Outstanding Cyclone Engineers honored with 2024 college alumni awards

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. Read More

October 23, 2024

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. Read More

October 22, 2024

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. Read More

October 8, 2024

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. Read More

September 26, 2024

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. Read More

September 25, 2024

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. Read More

September 25, 2024

Iowa State wins two national ASME awards for broadening participation in engineering

August 20, 2024

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. Read More

July 29, 2024

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. Read More

July 26, 2024

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. Read More

April 18, 2024

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. Read More

April 17, 2024

CoMFRE’s Dennis Vigil leads project to develop continuous bioreactor

March 29, 2024

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. Read More

March 28, 2024

Eight NSF CAREER awards in 2024 for Iowa State Engineering

Cyclone Engineers received seven National Science Foundation CAREER awards in 2024. Read More

March 24, 2024