In the first competition of its kind on the Big Island, seven college teams – including Iowa State University – will put their robots to the test in an inaugural space mining simulation on the slope of Mauna Kea. The teams from across the United States will face off July 23-24 at the site to …Continue reading “Robot invasion: Big Island to host college competition”
Hot, sunny weather and a problem free drive gave Iowa State’s solar car Phaeton a strong head start on the first day of the cross-country American Solar Challenge (ASC). Team PrISUm – the Iowa State students who design and build cars that run off the power of the sun – placed fourth at the ASC …Continue reading “Team PrISUm charges through sunny weather, places fourth on first day of American Solar Challenge”
Despite adverse weather conditions and system bugs, Iowa State’s solar racecar Phaeton set a speed record at the Circuit of Americas this past weekend. Team PrISUm – the students who design and build cars that run off the power of the sun – placed fifth at the track race hosted by the Formula Sun Grand …Continue reading “Iowa State’s Team PrISUm sets speed record, qualifies for American Solar Challenge”
Over the years things change and evolve, but one Iowa State grad stayed true to his roots and found his place in academia. From aerospace to nuclear to mechanical, Gary Pertmer (BS’71 aerospace engineering) has spent more than 40 years blurring boundaries in the engineering field. “Engineering teaches you how to solve problems,” he says. …Continue reading “AerE alumnus’s career spans three engineering disciplines”
Written by Erin Rosacker, Inside Iowa State A completely revamped version of the MyState mobile application for Mac and Android devices rolled out this spring and summer, giving campus newcomers (and veterans) upgraded digital tools in the palm of their hands. “Because of the way the app evolved and grew over time, it was due …Continue reading “Mobile app provides campus tools”
The Iowa State Solar Car Team is working to finish their latest car before heading to Texas this summer. There they will try to qualify for the 8 day, 1700 mile cross country race from Austin to Minneapolis. The team is hoping to improve on their 2nd place finish in 2012. For more information visit …Continue reading “ISU Solar Car Team”
A graduate student’s love for the great outdoors inspires him to educate the public about the increasing presence of emerging contaminants – chemical and microbial agents in the environment. Emerging contaminants might be the next big thing when it comes to future policy-making decisions related to human health and water quality, says Maurice Washington. Washington, …Continue reading “Monitoring water quality in Iowa”
Duane Johnson, an Iowa State University F. Wendell Miller Professor of Energy Sciences, and a team of researchers discovered that there is no one size where particles go from non-crystalline (disordered) to crystalline (ordered) phases. Instead, they found a range of sizes where both phases coexist statistically, depending on the support and gas surrounding the …Continue reading “Nanoparticles: To be or not to be crystalline?”
Tata Sons Ltd named Gopichand Katragadda as group chief technology officer on Monday. Katragadda holds master’s and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. His graduate studies at Iowa State were funded by grants from Nasa and the Gas Research Institute. Katragadda, who was earlier managing director of GE India Technology Centre, will …Continue reading “Tata Sons appoints Gopichand Katragadda as group chief technology officer”
Andrew Seidel, of Pine Plains, New York, has joined The Chazen Companies, in Poughkeepsie, New York, as senior project engineer/project manager. He will work in the firm’s municipal engineering group on water and wastewater projects. Seidel received his bachelor’s degree in engineering operations, with an emphasis on environmental engineering, from Iowa State University. Most recently, …Continue reading “Mid-Hudson business people ‘On the Move’ – Andrew Seidel”
Grain Processing Corporation (GPC) recently announced new hires and personnel promotions, some of whom are CoE alumni: Tim Foster has joined GPC as a maintenance division engineer. He graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering, where he also participated in the Naval ROTC. Kyle Burnham has been promoted to feed …Continue reading “CoE alumni amongst Grain Processing Corporation new hires and promotions”
Written by Carole Gieseke – Chief Communications Officer, Iowa State University Alumni Association Photography by Jim Heemstra Matthew Hake had been the division administrator for the Vermont office of the Federal Highway Administration just two and a half weeks when the unthinkable happened: A massive flood knocked out bridges, destroyed roads, and isolated entire towns …Continue reading “Visions Across America: Matthew Hake”
W. Mark Saltzman, an expert in biomedical engineering, drug delivery, tissue engineering and gene therapy, has been named the 2014 Mines Medalist by the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. The Des Moines, Iowa, native graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Iowa State University in 1981. He is the sixth Mines Medalist …Continue reading “Saltzman of chemical engineering announced as 2014 Mines Medalist”
Written by Carole Gieseke – Chief Communications Officer, Iowa State University Alumni Association Photography by Jim Heemstra Kalispell, Mont., is a long way from Carroll, Iowa. But Carroll native Justin Ahmann (’05 civil engineering) and his wife, Laura, were deliberate about where they wanted to live. Laura is originally from California but went to college …Continue reading “Visions Across America: Justin Ahmann”
Personal values, race, as well as social and economic inequality, all contribute to the growing political divide in America. To better understand the impact of this division, Iowa State University researchers developed a technique to determine if election results truly represent the “will of the people.” Their study of ballot data from the Cambridge, Massachusetts, …Continue reading “Iowa State researchers find evidence of growing polarization in U.S.”