Senior Lecturer Larry Cormicle has a message for the spring 2016 graduating class of the Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. “On graduation Saturday, you are now one of our peers,” Cormicle said. And he has a question. “You are now one of over 2,600 ConE (construction engineering) alumni…You are part …Continue reading “CCEE Graduates Celebrate Success during Commencement”
ISU Concrete Canoe Co-Captain Abdullah Abdullah knows how to inspire recruits. “We have a project, a due date,” Abdullah said. “We have to finish it before the due date. We are representing [Iowa State University], so we have to have a really good final product.” This spring, the ISU chapter of the American Society of …Continue reading “Concrete Canoe Leadership Focuses on Goals while Hosting Regional Competition”
In one week, Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering opens its doors to researchers from across the nation. The Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS) has chosen Iowa State University to host its annual meeting June 7-9. PEGASAS works to partner researchers, educators and industry leaders with …Continue reading “CCEE Department to Host Federal Aviation Researchers on National Scale”
What happens when buildings are put to the test? Professor Matt Rouse created the CCEE Reinforced Concrete Beam Contest to show his students exactly that. “As engineers, a lot of times we design things but we don’t get to see how they fail. Hopefully not, anyway,” he said with a smile. This spring, Rouse’s engineering …Continue reading “CCEE Competition Tests Beam, Skills”