Carol (Gilbertson) Lehtola is the recipient of the 2014 Bethany Lutheran College Distinguished Alumna Award. Lehtola earned both a master’s and doctoral degree in agricultural engineering at Iowa State. It was during this time in graduate school where her agricultural engineering interests became focused. Lehtola renovated agriculture safety courses at Iowa State and also developed a …Continue reading “Lehtola is 2014 Distinguished Alumna of Bethany Lutheran College”
Justin Nickel, civil engineering alumnus from Iowa State University, was recently appointed to be the public works director for the City of Marshalltown on May 5. Nickel has been public works director for Overland Park in Kansas since 2005 and previously worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation. Beginning on June 9, he will oversee the engineering, sewer, streets, compost, …Continue reading “Marshalltown appoints new public works director”
Iowa State University Bioeconomy Institute (BEI) presented Leading the Bioeconomy Graduate Fellowships to engineering and food science and human nutrition graduate students on April 22. These fellowships are offered as part of the Leading the Bioeconomy Initiative appropriation from the Iowa Legislature, and administered through the Bioeconomy Institute (BEI). These fellowships seek to attract high caliber …Continue reading “Engineering students awarded 2014 Leading the Bioeconomy Graduate Fellowships”
Kellie McGrath learned about the importance of teamwork, something vital to practicing engineers, when she redesigned the Pringles chips can. The project was for IE 576 Human Factors in Product Design, a graduate-level course that McGrath, a graduate teaching assistant of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, says was big on team-based learning. The course re-started …Continue reading “Revived IMSE product design course emphasizes teamwork”
Written by Ronald Cox, Iowa State University College of Engineering Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach The Des Moines Register Most Iowans may be unable to credit the source, but I think we’re all relatively familiar with the old quote from Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu about the journey of 1,000 miles beginning with a single step. For …Continue reading “Partnerships between ISU, industry lead to innovation”
Written by Bob Mills, Bioeconomy Institute communications specialist A mixed-media work of art entitled “Memento Mori” by Natalie Buskohl won the “Best in Show” award at the 2014 Biorenewables Art Competition held by the Bioeconomy Institute. Buskohl, a senior in Integrated Studio Arts in Iowa State University’s College of Design, received a $750 prize. Her …Continue reading “Mixed Media Piece Wins Biorenewables Art Competition”
The Iowa State Dairy Association (ISDA) has awarded fourteen $500 college scholarships to deserving Iowa students. “ISDA is excited to award these scholarships,” says Larry Shover, President of the Iowa State Dairy Association. “It’s always fun to review the applications and see so much potential in the students. The applicants amaze us year after year.” …Continue reading “Iowa State Dairy Association Announces 2014 Scholarship Winners”
Written by Rob Schweers Inside Iowa State Adam Schwartz has been named director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, operated by Iowa State. Schwartz is division leader of the Condensed Matter and Materials Division at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, Calif. He also coordinates LLNL’s projects for the Critical Materials Institute, a $120 million …Continue reading “Schwartz named director of U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory”
Kristine Vanderwiel (BS’11 Agricultural Engineering) developed a passion for energy efficiency in the high school classroom when she wrote an English paper about renewable fuels. She had researched biofuels, solar energy and wind energy for her paper, but she said it was biofuels that caught her attention. “I thought the idea of turning plant biomass, …Continue reading “Alumna engineers reliability for biofuel production at Flint Hills Resources”
Nineteen curious undergraduates gathered with five peer mentors in the lobby of the Biorenewables Research Laboratory (BRL) at Iowa State University for the annual “BRL Experience” on April 4. This event gives undergraduate students an opportunity to meet bioenergy researchers and graduate students, and tour the BRL engineering research labs. Throughout the visit, the undergraduate …Continue reading “Multicultural Learning Community Explores Biorenewables”
Carroll County Engineer Dave Paulson, who graduated from Iowa State University in 1972 with a degree in civil engineering, earned one of the top honors in his profession — The Outstanding County Engineering Achievement Award. The Iowa County Engineers Association presented Paulson this award on Dec. 11 during a conference in Ames. The award is …Continue reading “County Engineer Paulson earns top Iowa award”
Written by Teddi Barron Iowa State University News Service Next fall, an Iowa State University student will experience a National Student Exchange (NSE) to the University of Alabama — just like his father did 31 years ago as a college student in North Dakota. It was a fateful trip for William Rabe’s father, William Rabe …Continue reading “ISU student follows in his father’s footsteps on a National Student Exchange program”
Loren Field, who graduated from Iowa State University with a construction engineering degree, has been named executive vice president of Younglove Construction, L.L.C. Field has been with Younglove for 32 years where he has guided its leadership in the design and building of feed mills throughout the U.S. Two of his recent projects include the rice …Continue reading “ISU construction engineering alumnus named VP of Sioux City construction firm”
The biological systems engineering (BSE) program at Iowa State University teaches students how to use life sciences and engineering principles together to solve complex problems, such as those related to food security and next generation biofuels. It’s a diverse program that lets students tailor their educational experiences to their interests through an option structure that …Continue reading “BSE combines engineering and life sciences to create a new generation of professionals”
Des Moines Area Community College and Iowa State University are co-sponsoring a Discover Engineering Day in April. High school students considering a career in engineering and their parents are invited to attend the free, three-hour interactive program that will allow students to experience activities performed by professional engineers. During the program, planned for 10 a.m. …Continue reading “Education Report: ISU, DMACC partner on engineering event”
