The Iowa State University Center for Cybersecurity Innovation & Outreach (CyIO) will host CyIO Week from Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 6-9, 2021. CyIO Week includes an Industry Day, Research Day, Education Day and a Cyber Defense Competition.
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ECpE department welcomes new faculty, staff
The Iowa State University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering welcomes several new faculty and staff to the department for the 2021-22 school year.
MSE’s Trivedi is PI of project carried on NASA Space X23 rocket to ISS
Dr. Rohit Trivedi, a senior scientist at Ames Laboratory and a professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, is the Principal Investigator of a physical science investigation known as DEvice for the study of Critical Liquids and Crystallization – Directional Solidification Insert-Reflight (DSI-R), being carried on the Space X23 rocket to resupply the International Space Station.
Now hiring: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in ECpE
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) in the College of Engineering at Iowa State University invites applications for multiple tenure-track or tenured faculty positions in electrical and computer engineering. Appointment level will be based on each candidate’s experience.
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.
Coming up: Microgrids and Energy Storage for Emergency Grid Resilience Webinar Series
Microgrids and Energy Storage for Emergency Grid Resilience Webinar Series, presented by the U.S. DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage Program, Iowa State University Electric Power Research Center, and Sandia National Laboratories
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.
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).
From grocery store cashier to department chair: Chris Cornelius shares his journey
All Chris Cornelius ever wanted to be was a grocery store produce manager. When he was younger, he never dreamed of being where he is today. Now, he is the department chair of Iowa State University‘s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE).
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.
$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.
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.
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.
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.
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.