Since 1998, the Division of Student Affairs has annually awarded one Iowa State University faculty member the Thomas B. Thielen Award. This year’s awardee is Tom Brumm, associate professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering (ABE) and professor-in-charge of online learning for the colleges of engineering and liberal arts and sciences. The award, named after …Continue reading “Brumm receives Division of Student Affairs’ highest honor”
The Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition has given students throughout Iowa the opportunity to work with Iowa entrepreneurs to develop business plans and to compete for three $5,000 prizes. This year three of the six students named regional winners were College of Engineering students and another a CoE alumnus. The regional winners include: Luke Schlangen and Ashish …Continue reading “Iowa State pair wins Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition”
Three graduating seniors from Iowa State’s College of Engineering recently received 2012 Alliant Energy/Erroll B. Davis Jr. Achievement Awards. They were among a group of four students who were honored April 12 with the award and a concurrent scholarship . The four awardees were: Bieu Y. Ieong, senior in mechanical engineering at Iowa State Sonia …Continue reading “Alliant Energy honors three CoE students”
On April 25th, Iowa State’s new student-run men’s magazine, Sir Magazine, was released. The magazine featured an article about CoE’s solar care team, Team PrISUm. Inside the article you can read about what goes into the making of their cars and the competitions they compete in. The article gives readers a good perspective on how hard …Continue reading “New student publication features Team PrISUm”
The 11th annual Learning Communities Peer Mentor Recognition Ceremony was held Wednesday, April 4, at Hixson-Lied Student Success Center. At the ceremony, 24 of the 300 student learning community mentors were named Exemplary Mentors. These students were nominated by their learning community coordinator and at least one other student in the learning community. Exemplary Mentors …Continue reading “CoE learning community mentors honored”
A dozen Iowa State engineering students traveled to Van Nuys, California, over spring break to participate in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Design West 2012 competition. The Iowa State team faced tough challenges, contending against students from all over the world, but left with an abundance of new skills and knowledge. The competition …Continue reading “SAE students gain perspective at aero design competition”
The College of Engineering advances many successful engineers into industry each year, and they all have unique experiences and accomplishments from their time at Iowa State. Mechanical engineering senior and Mason City native Chloe Dedic is no exception. In Dedic’s nearly four years at Iowa State, she has upheld a 3.99 GPA, participated in groundbreaking …Continue reading “ME senior recognized for abundant accomplishments”
When he graduated in 2009, Iowa State University electrical engineering alumnus Austin Lyons didn’t imagine that just three years later he would be on the verge of starting his own company with four of his closest friends. The group, which consists of Lyons, Eduardo Torrealba, Trevor Hutchins, Brad Sanders, and Michael Clemenson, met at a …Continue reading “Lyons makes gardening “oh so simple””
By Tiffany Westrom, tiffany.westrom@iowastatedaily.com Hundreds of engineering students file into Mechanical Engineering 160 to learn how to solve mechanical engineering problems with computer applications. One of those students walked out with the knowledge he needed to put an idea to work. Shaun Vanweelden, sophomore in computer engineering, used what he learned about a programming environment called …Continue reading “The building blocks of business: Legos inspire student’s ventures”
“Let’s not simply reduce the CO2 emissions going up into the atmosphere. Let’s draw them down.” So says Robert Brown, a professor of engineering at Iowa State University and a leader of the university’s Initiative for a Carbon Negative Economy and its Bioeconomy Institute. Those are interdisciplinary campus efforts to develop ways to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere …Continue reading “A carbon-negative economy: A practical prospect or a pipe dream?”
AMES, Iowa — Sauer-Danfoss Inc. of Ames has donated advanced hydraulic and electronics equipment to Iowa State University’s Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering to enhance hands-on training of students. “We appreciate Sauer-Danfoss’ generous donation and its commitment to helping us achieve the highest quality student education possible,” said Steve Mickelson, chair of the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. “This …Continue reading “Sauer-Danfoss donates equipment to Iowa State University student lab”
Regardless of race, sexual orientation, origin or political affiliation, there is one thing students and faculty at Iowa State can agree on: The state of Iowa has corn — and lots of it. In addition to Iowa being known as the Hawkeye State, after the Sauk Indian Black Hawk, the state of Iowa is also …Continue reading “Ethanol debate asks: Is corn food or fuel?”
Iowa State’s student chapter of Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) hosted an ACE Mentor Student Visit on March 3, 2012. The ACE Mentor Program is a nationwide program designed to introduce high school students to careers in architecture, construction, and engineering. The Iowa State event brought approximately 60 students and parents to campus to …Continue reading “ACE Mentor Visit engages students, parents, and CoE”
At the College of Engineering, offering students real-world experience is a top priority. In addition to encouraging the over 80 percent of students who complete an internship or co-op, the college requires students to take Capstone Design, providing excellent hands-on opportunities that prepare them to work in industry. Capstone Design was created to bring together …Continue reading “Real-world experience from Capstone Design”
A new, exclusive website will be available to Iowa State students on March 23rd. The site, called Central Campus, brings together students’ favorite academic websites in one location, and is the result of five talented engineering students’ capstone design project. Computer engineering seniors Micah Beeman and Kristen Muehlenthaler, and software engineering seniors Jeremiah Evans, Adam …Continue reading “Collaborating with Google”
