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Cyclone Energy places first; seventh year in a row

For the past seven years, Iowa State’s Cyclone Energy has placed first at the ELECTRI International Green Energy Challenge. For the seventh consecutive year, Cyclone Energy managed to place first, despite COVID-19 changing the course of the competition.  Josh Zeien, senior in construction engineering, admits that COVID-19 “threw a wrench in the system,” when it …Continue reading “Cyclone Energy places first; seventh year in a row”

Students Prove Passion for Composting

Carissa Moyna, concurrent MBA business administration and civil engineering student, didn’t expect students to enjoy composting as much as they do.  After her research work freshman year with the Iowa State compost facility, Moyna wanted to build upon the work she did. The fall semester of her senior year, she established the Compost Team within …Continue reading “Students Prove Passion for Composting”

CCEE Graduate Student Kanika Lamba receives ADSC scholarship

Civil, construction and environmental engineering department Ph.D. student Kanika Lamba is a recipient of an ADSC International Association of Foundation Drilling 2020-2021 scholarship, acknowledging work done with foundation drilling.  Lamba was awarded the Bill Maher Memorial Scholarship which is worth $3,000.  “The society is very much known in our field, so this is very honorable,” …Continue reading “CCEE Graduate Student Kanika Lamba receives ADSC scholarship”

CCEE’s Buss receives Black and Veatch Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellowship

Ashley Buss, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, recently received the Black and Veatch Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellowship.  Buss is one of two Iowa State University researchers to receive this award during this most recent awarding period.  With this fellowship, Buss hopes to increase research and testing …Continue reading “CCEE’s Buss receives Black and Veatch Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellowship”

CCEE grad student wins awards for traffic signal performance measures research

  A-M Tahsin Emtenan, graduate student in the civil, construction and environmental engineering department, received an honorable mention and several awards for a recent research article.  “The paper studied both the impact of stop bar detection zone length and lane- or approach-based detector assignment on the ability of performance measures to accurately identify whether split …Continue reading “CCEE grad student wins awards for traffic signal performance measures research”

APEX-E still gives incoming students opportunity to connect through virtual programs

Paiton Pumroy, incoming freshman, checks a Facebook group chat. A prompt is waiting for her in the APEX-E group, connecting her with dozens of other students, professors and mentors within the program.  A prompt such as sharing your favorite food along with the recipe, or what look you decided to go with today, whether it …Continue reading “APEX-E still gives incoming students opportunity to connect through virtual programs”

Food and Agricultural Traceability? There’s a class for that.

FSHN 653X, “Food and Agricultural Traceability,” combines three of Iowa State’s majors into one course where students learn about current issues and concepts of food and agricultural product traceability in the United States from production to consumption.  The course includes aspects from agricultural and biosystems engineering, food, science and human nutrition and was in collaboration …Continue reading “Food and Agricultural Traceability? There’s a class for that.”

Four new faculty joined CCEE department

Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering  added four new members to its faculty this semester.  Tom Foldes, associate teaching professor, Katie Madson, assistant professor, Jonathan Wood, assistant professor, and Onur Avci, research assistant professor joined the department in August.  To be entering the field of research and teaching during a time …Continue reading “Four new faculty joined CCEE department”

InTrans director awarded Faculty Mentor Award

Director of the Institute for Transportation Shauna Hallmark has been awarded the Exemplary Faculty Mentor Award.  This award recognizes faculty members within Iowa State’s mentoring program who exceed expectations and are nominated by “mentees” to receive this award. 2020 is the seventh year the Exemplary Faculty Mentor awards have been awarded.  Hallmark is one of …Continue reading “InTrans director awarded Faculty Mentor Award”

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