Author: Laurel Tiedeman

OpenQBMM software simulates multiphase flow behavior

June 17, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

Alberto Passalacqua, associate professor of mechanical engineering and associate director of the Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education (CoMFRE), is leading the development of the software OpenQBMM at Iowa State. OpenQBMM is an open-source multiphase flow computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software designed to simulate the behavior of flows with particles, bubbles, or droplets. … Continue reading OpenQBMM software simulates multiphase flow behavior

Cognitive engineering: The brain behind innovative work systems

June 5, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

Guliz Tokadli, Ph.D. candidate in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Human Factors Programs, is part of the ever-evolving cognitive engineering discipline.

MSE alum reflects on her time at ISU

May 6, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

Anne Stockdale graduated from Iowa State with a degree in materials engineering in 2009, but the impact of her Iowa State experience will last a lifetime.

Timothy Kimball: Outstanding senior in construction engineering

May 4, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman 1 Comment

Timothy Kimball is the spring 2020 outstanding senior in construction engineering.

Yung-Hsueh Lee: Outstanding senior in computer engineering

May 4, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

Yung-Hsueh Lee is the spring 2020 outstanding seniors in computer engineering.

Laura Snyder: Oustanding senior in chemical engineering

May 4, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman 2 Comments

Laura Snyder is the spring 2020 outstanding senior in chemical engineering.

Paige Jewell: Outstanding senior in civil engineering

May 4, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman 1 Comment

Paige Jewell is the spring 2020 outstanding senior in civil engineering.

International MSE students share their Iowa State adventure

April 17, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman 1 Comment

Millicent Hoback and Winnie Kiarie, two Iowa State materials science engineering (MSE) students, are both pursuing their degrees over 8,000 miles from home.

ME’s David Reynolds selected for Stanford ADVANCE Undergraduate Institute

April 17, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

David Reynolds, a junior in mechanical engineering, has been selected for the highly competitive Stanford ADVANCE Undergraduate Institute (AUI).

ME student named finalist for prestigious Truman Scholarship

March 13, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

Juan Bibiloni-Rivera, junior in mechanical engineering, has been announced as a finalist for the national Harry S. Truman Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to high achieving, student-leaders in academia, research and healthcare throughout the United States.

From the classroom to the aerospace lab

March 13, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

How Amy Wieland’s co-op with Collins Aerospace is adding to her Iowa State experience

Iowa State’s Clean Snowmobile Team gearing up for 2020 competition

February 17, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

Snow blankets campus as Iowa State’s Clean Snowmobile Team works in the Advanced Manufacturing Systems Laboratory (AMSL) to engineer the quietest, lowest emission, flex-fuel capable snowmobile. As they make plans and integrate newly designed parts, the Clean Snowmobile team members’ eyes are on the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, an international, six-day competition in Michigan from … Continue reading Iowa State’s Clean Snowmobile Team gearing up for 2020 competition

Model to improve steel manufacturing – by way of the International Space Station

February 11, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

Jonghyun Lee, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and CoMFRE faculty member, is leading a multiyear, $750,000 project titled Modeling and Simulations of Electrostatically Levitated Multiphase Liquid Drops.