Dennis Muilenburg spoke in the Aliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium of How hall on Tuesday about the global perspectives and challenges Boeing Defense, pace and Security deal with. Muilenburg is the president and chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space and Security. Muilenburg received his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering at Iowa State in 1986. “I …Continue reading “Alumnas Speaks about Success of Business”
An Iowa Stater talks about his life in space Clayton Anderson, who earned a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Iowa State in 1983, joked during a recent WOI Radio interview about the ease of flying to work aboard the International Space Station. Anderson spent nearly five months aboard the station working as the Expedition …Continue reading “Hear Astronaut Clayton Anderson talk about his experiences in space”
Dr. Joe Schaefer, Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering and formerly Professor and Chair of Physics at Loras College, will receive the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award for “Service Provided to the College as a Faculty Member” from Loras College. The Loras College National Alumni Board and the Alumni Relations Office of Loras College selected the recipients for awards …Continue reading “Dr. Joe Schaefer, Senior Lecturer and formerly Professor and Chair of Physics at Loras College, receives the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award for “Service Provided to the College as a Faculty Member” from Loras College.”
By Erin Coppock, erin.coppock@iowastatedaily.com TownNews.com Heidi Ebert isn’t your typical aerospace engineering student. As one of the few in the major with a minor in journalism and mass communication, Ebert didn’t have to stray far from her natural interests to begin her new project: the development of a new social media website for the Department …Continue reading “Iowa State student set to develop new social media website”
Bruce Thompson died March 7th at Israel Hospice House, Ames, Iowa. Bruce served as an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in the Aerospace Enginering Department and the Materials Science and Engineering Department. He was Director of the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation at Iowa State University and an influential leader in this field. He was a good …Continue reading “Bruce Thompson, NDE Leader, passed away”
Bruce Thompson died March 7th at Israel Hospice House, Ames, Iowa. Bruce served as an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in the Aerospace Enginering Department and the Materials Science and Engineering Department. He was Director of the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation at Iowa State University and an influential leader in this field. He was a good …Continue reading “Bruce Thompson, NDE Leader, passed away”
Contact Matt England: Matt EnglandEx-Officio Member of Ames City Council mengland@iastate.edu Communication is key — that’s the message Matt England wants students to understand. England, senior in aerospace engineering, acts as the student voice on City Council as an ex-offico councilman and liaison to the Government of the Student Body. He speaks for students on …Continue reading “Ex-officio member bridges communication gap between students, City Council”
Zhi J. Wang, associate chair for research of aerospace engineering and professor of mathematics, was recently appointed Wilson Engineering Professor, a position funded by the Grace Miller Wilson and T. Wilson Endowed Engineering Faculty Fund. “It is a tremendous honor and it feels great to be recognized. The best thing is that this honor is …Continue reading “Wang named newest Wilson Engineering Professor”
Zhi J. Wang, associate chair for research of aerospace engineering and professor of mathematics, was recently appointed Wilson Engineering Professor, a position funded by the Grace Miller Wilson and T. Wilson Endowed Engineering Faculty Fund. “It is a tremendous honor and it feels great to be recognized. The best thing is that this honor is …Continue reading “Wang named newest Wilson Engineering Professor”
Courtesy Photo: Northrop Grumman On Feb 4, 2011, Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy helped launch the next century of naval aviation with the successful first flight of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Aircraft. Conducted at Edwards AFB, Calif., the 29-min flight is a critical first step toward demonstrating that a tailless, fighter-sized unmanned aircraft can …Continue reading “Alumnus launches first unmanned flight”
Automakers aren’t the only ones looking to increase fuel efficiency and decrease emissions. Aircraft manufacturers are facing similar requirements, and they’re using high-tech gadgetry to help them meet those goals. Researchers at Iowa State University are using particle image velocimetry and molecular tagging velocimetry and thermometry to study the performance of nozzles that spray …Continue reading “The Search For Better Nozzles”
By Jennifer Meyer Staff Writer Published: Friday, December 17, 2010 12:09 PM CST Matt England is accustomed to long nights of computer programming in Howe Hall. So the junior in aerospace engineering at Iowa State University does not get weary at the mention of meetings lasting until late at night in Ames City Hall. “Those …Continue reading “England is City Council’s new student representative”
Hui Hu, left, and Zifeng Yang are working with engineers from Goodrich Corp. to analyze the performance of the nozzles that spray fuel into jet engines. Photo by Bob Elbert. Contacts: Hui Hu, Iowa State Aerospace Engineering, 515-294-0094, huhui@iastate.edu Kevin Gordon, Goodrich Engine Components, 515-271-7289, kevin.gordon@goodrich.com Mike Krapfl, News Service, 515-294-4917, mkrapfl@iastate.edu Iowa State …Continue reading “Iowa State University aerospace engineer and Goodrich partner to develop next-generation fuel nozzle diagnostic systems”
On November 19, Rich Wlezien received the Coffman medallion during a ceremony that included remarks from President Gregory Geoffroy and Dean Jonathan Wickert. Wlezien joined the college in August this year as chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and is the first to hold the recently created Coffman departmental chair. Vance Coffman, an …Continue reading “Wlezien receives Coffman Medallion”
The Space Shuttle fleet will be retiring in the next year (pending, of course, on whether they can get some cracking problems licked). While the orbiters themselves will be sold off, at prices in the millions of dollars, to museums Universities and schools around the country will have the opportunity to own at least a …Continue reading “Schools Can Order Space Shuttle Tiles for Educational Use”
