In memory of David Wilder, former MSE department chair and alumnus

David Wilder, professor emeritus and former chair of the Iowa State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), passed away on Aug. 18, 2021, at the age of 92. He retired from Iowa State in May 1991 after a long and impactful career. Read More

September 13, 2021

MSE welcomes Business Administrator Andrea Mauton

The Iowa State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) welcomes Andrea Mauton to its staff as business administrator. Read More

August 27, 2021

ISU Honors Summer Snapshot: MSE’s PJ Micksch

Ever wonder what Honors students do during the summer? Honors Ambassadors and students will be taking you into their 2021 summer routines via photos. Check out this feature on PJ Micksch (sophomore in Materials Engineering). Read More

August 11, 2021

Iowa State part of U.S. National Science Foundation newly established artificial intelligence research institute on cyberinfrastructure

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the establishment of 11 new NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, building on the first round of seven institutes funded in 2020. The combined investment of $220 million expands the reach of those institutes to include a total of 40 states and the District of Columbia. One of the 11 institutes, called the AI Institute for Intelligent Cyberinfrastructure with Computational Learning in the Environment (ICICLE), is led by The Ohio State University, with Iowa State Professor Hongwei Zhang of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering leading the edge wireless component of that project. Read More

July 30, 2021

$20 million federal grant launches AI institute for better crops, agricultural production

The researchers behind a new artificial intelligence institute say their work can accelerate the productivity and sustainability of agriculture. The National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture are supporting the researchers’ idea with a five-year, $20 million grant to establish an AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture based at Iowa State University. Read More

July 29, 2021

ECpE’s Vaswani and Ramamoorthy awarded NSF grant for secure and efficient algorithm design for signal recovery from “messy” data

Professors Namrata Vaswani and Aditya Ramamoorthy, from Iowa State University‘s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, recently received a $564,500 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to solve problems related to data distribution and compression. Read More

July 15, 2021

MSE student receives TMS Light Metals Division Scholarship

Jarrett Loseke, a sophomore in Iowa State University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has received the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Light Metals Division Scholarship. The scholarship is given to full-time undergraduate sophomores or juniors majoring in metallurgical and/or materials science and engineering with an emphasis on traditional and emerging light metals. Read More

July 8, 2021

Software engineering grad Sami Williams Named Iowa State’s Female Athlete of the Year

Iowa State softball All-American Sami Williams was honored by the Iowa State Athletics Department as the recipient of the 2021 Celia Barquin Arozamena Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year award. Read More

June 30, 2021

Iowa State University and partners receive major National Science Foundation research grant to drive innovation in rural broadband connectivity

The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program announces Iowa State University and its partners as the fourth testbed in a diverse portfolio of large-scale research platforms located throughout the United States. Designated as ARA: Wireless Living Lab for Smart and Connected Rural Communities, the new platform in central Iowa complements the technical specialties of earlier PAWR platforms, adding a focus on technologies for rural broadband connectivity. Read More

June 22, 2021

Yoons’ $2m gift establishes Dr. Thomas D. McGee and Dr. Ick-Jhin Rick Yoon Department Chair in Materials Science and Engineering

June 17, 2021

Three from ECpE selected to participate in CYstarters this summer

June 3, 2021

MSE alum Alan Marty named Distinguished Alumni of the Year by Le Mars Community School District

June 1, 2021

Engineered defects in crystalline material boosts electrical performance

May 28, 2021

MSE alum Eric Johnson named John Deere Materials Engineering Fellow

May 12, 2021

Software engineering and softball student-athlete Sami Williams picked in Athletes Unlimited Draft

May 11, 2021