ME/HCI grad student to advance VR research with support from prestigious NSF grant

Roselynn Conrady, Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering (ME) and human computer interaction (HCI), has been accepted into the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. She is one of just five students from Iowa State University to receive this honor. The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution. Read More

April 25, 2022

ISU team receives XPRIZE Carbon Removal milestone award for innovative vision to remove carbon from the atmosphere

An Iowa State University research team that helped develop a demonstration-scale pyrolyzer capable of sequestering thousands of tons of carbon dioxide a year has received a prestigious milestone award from XPRIZE Carbon Removal, it was announced on Friday. Read More

April 22, 2022

Engineering Fellow Kara Albrecht: The College Tour

Welcome to The College Tour! The College Tour is a new TV series, brought to you by Emmy-nominated and multi-award-winning producers. Read More

April 21, 2022

PHOTOS: 2022 Ignite Innovation Showcase

Photos from the 2022 Ignite Innovation Showcase at Iowa State University. Read More

April 21, 2022

Entrepreneurial ME alum helps to establish brew lab at Iowa State

When John Blichmann was a student at Iowa State University in the late 1980s, there was no formal course on how to brew beer. More than three decades later such a course does exist, and it was made possible because of Blichmann’s generosity. Read More

April 21, 2022

Two ME students selected to share research with policymakers on a national stage

Two mechanical engineering (ME) students will have their opportunity to share their heart valve research on a national stage at this year’s Posters on the Hill event. Read More

April 18, 2022

IE graduate student finds a little slice of her Iranian homeland in Ames

Even though she now lives halfway across the world, one industrial engineering (IE) graduate student has found a little slice of her Iranian home here in Ames. Read More

April 14, 2022

Incoming ME grad student named Research Fellow for prestigious NSF program

With an abundance of undergraduate research experience under her belt, Bella Guyll is ready to continue her studies and further advance her research as a graduate student. Read More

April 11, 2022

Board of Regents Approves New Translational AI Research and Education Center at ISU

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa has approved formation of the new Translational AI Research and Education Center (TrAC) at Iowa State University. Read More

April 8, 2022

Research project aims to make plastic films more biodegradable

That plastic film packaged around many consumer products might become easier to recycle thanks to an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Iowa State University and beyond. Read More

April 6, 2022

ISU recognized by industry organization for Marston Hall renovation project

More than five years after completion of the Marston Hall renovation project, Iowa State University has been recognized by a top industry organization for the building’s HVAC design and operation. The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) presented IMEG Corp., an engineering design firm, with a society-level first place Technology Award in the existing educational facilities category for their involvement in the Marston project. Read More

April 4, 2022

New program aims to combine industrial engineering with Navy engineering analytics

Faculty in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) are developing a new program that will provide students with the knowledge and skills to pursue careers in the U.S. Navy and adjacent paths. A group of IMSE researchers recently received a $520,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research’s STEM Education and Workforce Program to establish the Navy Engineering Analytics Program (NEAP), which they intend to eventually become a minor program administered through the IMSE department. Read More

March 31, 2022

Sarah Ryan named chair of the Iowa State University Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Sarah Ryan has been named the C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. Therkildsen Department Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. Ryan served as the recent interim department chair and her permanent appointment begins immediately. Read More

March 29, 2022

A foundation for a successful career

It was pretty much love at first sight for Larry Pithan and Pam Stoll, though even they admit it is difficult to pinpoint when exactly that “first sight” occurred. Read More

March 25, 2022

ME student continues his family’s now five-generation legacy at Iowa State

When mechanical engineering (ME) senior Nathan Stoufer walks across the commencement stage at the end of the semester, he will be following a legacy that his family established more than a century ago. Read More

March 24, 2022