Fynn Reinbacher fires up oxy-fuel combustion project in Gas Turbine Industrial Fellowship

Fynn Reinbacher, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering and a graduate assistant in CoMFRE affiliate James Michael’s research group, was a Gas Turbine Industrial Fellow at Southwest Research Institute. Reinbacher focused on three projects in oxy-fuel combustion, contributing unique multi-phase flow research expertise he developed at Iowa State. Read More

June 7, 2023

Paige Wogahn and Skyler Burke’s award-winning business idea: Lint rollers, but for broken glass

The sixth annual Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship college-by-college pitch off was held in March, and two Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) students won first place in the College of Engineering’s “new idea” competition. MSE seniors Skyler Burke and Paige Wogahn started out by competing against other engineering students who created new products, winning first place for the College. Read More

May 9, 2023

Katie Wolf: “Why not give it all a try? Putting yourself out there is the best way to learn, connect and thrive”

When it comes to getting involved, Katie Wolf, a computer engineering major, is a maximalist. Why work on one minor when she's interested in two? Why not see what another student club is all about? An opportunity to get hands-on research experience? Sign her up. "Putting yourself out there and trying something new is the best way to learn, connect and thrive here at Iowa State," said Wolf. "I just showed up, a lot of different times, a lot of different places, without many expectations – and was ready to learn." Read More

May 9, 2023

Saffron Edwards: “I enjoy encouraging young women to enter computing fields and witnessing the progress of my fellow women in STEM.”  

"Becoming a WiSE student role model my freshman year has really been a rewarding aspect. My position allows me to inspire K-12 classrooms and facilitate hands-on STEM activities. I enjoy encouraging young middle and high school women to enter STEM fields but also witnessing the progress of my fellow women Cyclone Engineers and advancement of resources available to us as a less-represented group in engineering." Read More

May 9, 2023

Bus tracker: Iowa State student creates new app to help catch a CyRide 

When Patrick Demers, software engineering major at Iowa State University, realized how important CyRide was to getting around Ames, he took it upon himself to engineer a simple and efficient means of navigating bus transportation – the Ames Ride app. Read More

April 20, 2023

Bus tracker: Patrick Demers creates new app to help you catch a CyRide

When Patrick Demers, software engineering major, realized how important CyRide was to getting around Ames, he took it upon himself to engineer a simple and efficient means of navigating bus transportation – the Ames Ride app. Read More

April 17, 2023

Samantha Guido is building a one-of-a-kind engineering career piece by piece

When she was a kid, Samantha Guido’s big sister told her that engineering was like building with LEGO: a way to make new things from scratch. Read More

March 1, 2023

Designing tomorrow’s wind energy innovations in Collegiate Wind Competition 

Cyclone Engineering’s Wind Energy team is on their way to compete in Phase 2 of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition. The Iowa State student group was selected as one of the 13 teams to compete in designing and building a prototype wind turbine, designing an offshore wind farm and presenting about wind energy careers and outreach. Read More

February 14, 2023

Katherine Gisi: A spark for engineering better brain imaging

Katherine Gisi, senior in electrical engineering, wants us all to be able to understand an important, complex electrical system: the human brain. Read More

February 3, 2023

Inspirando a la próxima generación de ingenieros Hispanos

Cyclone Engineering leaders of the Iowa State chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) are dedicated to two goals: serving as a resource for Hispanic engineering students – and broadening the Hispanic community’s participation in STEM.  Read More

January 26, 2023

Flow state: Jake Knuerr builds new MRI to visualize fluid mechanics

Jacob Knuerr is building his one-of-a-kind multiphase flow research skills and connecting with multiphase scholars from across the world as an undergraduate research assistant working with faculty mentor Ted Heindel, CoMFRE director, University Professor, and the Bergles Professor of Thermal Science in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Read More

December 19, 2022

Undergrad CoMFRE research leads to national conference competition

Jacob Knuerr is building his one-of-a-kind multiphase flow research skills and connecting with multiphase scholars from across the world as an undergraduate research assistant working with faculty mentor Ted Heindel, CoMFRE director, University Professor, and the Bergles Professor of Thermal Science in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Read More

December 19, 2022

Mary Ann Fox: Farmer, Cyclone Engineer … and fair queen

As the Iowa State Fair Queen crown was placed on Mary Ann Fox’s head in August, she realized the unique opportunity she now has: combining her reign with what she’s learning as an Iowa State agricultural engineering major to make farm life better. Read More

December 13, 2022

Student poster competition recognizes outstanding multiphase flow research

CoMFRE held a student poster competition at 2022 Symposium and Member Meeting in October, and four graduate and undergraduate students won top poster honors. Read More

November 18, 2022

CoMFRE jet atomization project captures unseen physics

For the past four years, Kumar Saurabh, a grad student in mechanical engineering, has focused on developing new jet atomization algorithms to accurately capture the formation of droplets and necessary physics. Read More

September 23, 2022