Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering Nigel Reuel
Nigel Reuel named Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) associate professor Nigel Reuel has been named the Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering. Read More

Valery Levitas
Valery Levitas appointed Murray Harpole Chair in Engineering

Department of Aerospace Engineering faculty member Valery Levitas has been appointed Murray Harpole Chair in Engineering. Read More

Group photo of 2023 BioMaP REU participants
BioMaP undergrad research program underway

Twenty-one undergraduate students from Iowa State and around the nation are ready for a summer of hands-on research in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) with the Biological Materials and Processes Research Experiences for Undergraduates (BioMaP REU) program. Read More

Department of Aersospace Engineering senior honorees on stage with chair Alric Rothmayer
Seven AerE grads receive department honors

Seven graduating seniors were honored with Academic Excellence and Overall Achievement Awards from the department. Read More

Carolyn Riedel brings energy, insight to AerE undergrad labs

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Full group of ISU students and faculty mentor participants in conference
CBE’s AIChE chapter picks up two awards at regional conference

An individual honor and a team honor were earned by the Iowa State student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in the group’s recent trip to the Mid-America Student Regional Conference hosted at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Read More

Aimar Negrete and Prof. Ossama Abdelkhalik
Aimar Negrete receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Aimar Negrete, a graduate student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering (AerE) at Iowa State University, has been named to the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Read More

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Three CBE students awarded NSF Graduate Research fellowships

Three students in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) at Iowa State University have received awards from the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Read More

Emily Roberts
“Engineering” student success: Emily Roberts expands her influence as new Student Government president

Emily Roberts is focused on earning a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering – but her own success is not the only thing on her agenda. She’ll also be working hard to represent her fellow Iowa State undergraduates as the newly-elected president of Iowa State University Student Government. Read More

Partha Sarkar
Partha Sarkar named recipient of Jack E. Cermak Medal

The Jack E. Cermak Medal, one of the most prestigious honors in the field of wind engineering, has been awarded to Department of Aerospace Engineering Professor Partha P. Sarkar. Read More

Zach Luppen in SpaceX launch area.
A voice for space: ISU grad Zach Luppen is SpaceX engineer and now host of launch webcasts

The next time you’re watching a live webcast of a SpaceX rocket launch, you just might be listening to a recent Iowa State Aerospace Engineering (AerE) graduate doing the talking. Read More

Spaceflight Operations Workshop student activities photo montage
Spaceflight Operations Workshop returns in August – apply now!

Do you have what it takes? If pushing yourself to master new tasks, employing teamwork and following operational thinking to achieve goals sounds like a great way to end your summer, then you need to apply for the Department of Aerospace Engineering’s 2023 Spaceflight Operations Workshop™. Read More

Vance and Arlene Coffman Endowed Department Chair Alric Rothmayer
Aerospace Engineering chair Alric Rothmayer announces retirement; Sarkar to be interim chair

Department of Aerospace Engineering Vance and Arlene Coffman Endowed Department Chair Alric Rothmayer has announced his retirement from Iowa State University effective the end of the spring 2023 semester. A search for a replacement will begin in the near future. Professor Partha Sarkar will serve as interim chair. Read More

Aerospace Engineering Assistant Professor Ping He
Aerospace Engineering’s Ping He receives Mack 2050 Challenge honor

Department of Aerospace Engineering assistant professor Ping He has been named a Michael and Denise Mack 2050 Challenge Scholar. The program was established to support the Iowa State University College of Engineering’s 2050 vision. It supports one junior faculty member with fellowship funding. Read More