Sales Engineering minor bridge to a sales career

Macie VanNurden’s (B.S. ’22, industrial engineering) first stop in her journey from Wisconsin to Los Angeles was at Iowa State University majoring in industrial engineering with a sales engineering minor. This past July, VanNurden officially completed the program and rolled off as an outside sales engineer in Los Angeles, a place she’s always wanted to live and with a job that is much more customer-facing and dynamic. “I have direct ownership of customer relationships and personal brand—it is almost entrepreneurial in that sense. I look forward to further developing my sales style and strategy while continuing to learn and serve in everything I do,” says VanNurden. Read More

December 5, 2024

Melissa Boom: IE Alum Receives 2024 Women MAKE Award

For Boom it is important to spend time on being a positive role model for female employees. She mentors several female leaders at Winnebago Industries and is committed to the success of STEM programming for young students in high school. Read More

November 8, 2024

Senior Capstone Project Leads to Dream Job

Elizabeth (Belling) Krigbaum (B.S. '22, industrial engineering) knew she wanted to transfer to study industrial engineering (IE) at Iowa State after attending Des Moines Area Community College. “When the industrial engineering major was presented, it was like a light bulb went off in my head. To me, it was and has been the perfect fit for my interests and skills,” says Krigbaum, “My time at ISU was hands down my favorite years of school.” Read More

October 22, 2024

Researchers study 3D printing tungsten parts for extreme conditions in nuclear reactors

Sougata Roy and his DREAM-TEAM collaborators are studying 3D printing as an alternative way to process tungsten for use as shields and other components in nuclear reactors. The project is supported by a new, $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Read More

October 7, 2024

Michael Dorneich named Morrill Professor

Michael Dorneich, Joseph Walkup Professor of Engineering and professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering has been named Morrill Professor. The Morrill Professorship is a university award recognizing faculty members for their national and international reputation of demonstrated outstanding success in teaching and learning in undergraduate, graduate and/or extension/outreach programs. Read More

September 24, 2024

Trusting the robot in the workplace

Jundi Liu, assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, graduate student Mobina Amrollahi, and undergraduate research assistant Rindirisia Wangira are actively conducting AGV/human trust laboratory studies using a virtual reality apparatus for human-robot interaction research. Modern manufacturing is seeing rapid changes in the workplace. One change is integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated technologies like Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) into operational processes. Read More

August 20, 2024

Allie (Harris) Millikan: From Cyclone Nation to Magic Kingdom

For Allie (Harris) Millikan (B.S. ’19 industrial engineering, concurrent MBA ’19), the industrial engineering (IE) road led from Cyclone Nation to Magic Kingdom. “I have such incredible memories from our family Disney trips growing up. I couldn’t imagine a more magical place to work,” she says. Read More

July 31, 2024

Vanessa Calderon: There is always a better way

Finding ways to improve and positively impact the lives of patients, healthcare professionals, and the day-to-day experience of her colleagues is fulfilling for Vanessa Calderon (B.S. ’09, industrial engineering). Calderon became interested in working in healthcare through her IE senior design capstone experience at the UnityPoint Health – Des Moines where she was later employed and became a Process Improvement Engineer. Read More

July 17, 2024

A.J. Perron: Worldwide podcast connections power sustainability initiatives

For industrial engineering student, A.J. Perron, the goal is to make a difference through sustainability initiatives by making connections through his podcast, Universe-ity. The podcast has successfully reached audiences world-wide by building curiosity around and exploring “all things science”. Read More

July 1, 2024

Blake Clark: Advancing the energy transition is exciting work

In Blake Clark’s world, everything revolves around improvement. But he also values impact. “It’s important to me that my work also provides a ‘good’ in society,” he says. As Clark sees it, his role in the energy industry enables him to work towards providing affordable, reliable and cleaner energy for everyone. Read More

June 28, 2024

Mechanical engineer finds future in heart work

While life has presented challenges, it hasn’t stopped Abby McCormick, mechanical engineering major, from following her heart. Read More

April 29, 2024

Engineering quality for healthier hearts

Emma Wolf, industrial engineering, had no idea when she arrived at Iowa State University as an undeclared engineering major she would end up landing a job in quality control for medical devices. Read More

March 5, 2024

Building in progress: Career comes full-circle for industrial engineering alum Danelda Allen

For Danelda Allen (IE ’88), being assigned construction manager of the Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building project on campus is a full-circle engineering moment. Read More

February 21, 2024

Two mechanical engineering faculty recently named ASME Fellows

Two mechanical engineering faculty, Adarsh Krishnamurthy, associate professor, and Eliot Winer, professor, were recently named Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Read More

February 7, 2024

Lee receives NSF CAREER award to research how salt solution structure changes affect final crystal formation

Jong Lee, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research on how salt solution structure changes affect final crystal formation. Read More

January 31, 2024