Stanley to bridge the gap between industry leaders and students
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Principal Financial Design Sprint
Iowa State University students innovate financial plans for future generations during Principal Financial Group internship
Iowa State University Ignite LEGO® Challenge
Eleven days filled with students, faculty, staff and alumni going head-to-head, vying for up to $9,000 in prizes.
ME researchers take second place in national Hackathon competition
A mechanical engineering (ME) team of two graduate students and a postdoctoral researcher took second place at the national Hackathon competition hosted earlier this month by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ (ASME) Computers & Information in Engineering Division. The team consisted of Ankush Mishra, Ph.D. student; Venkat Nemani, postdoctoral research associate; and Adam Thelen, …Continue reading “ME researchers take second place in national Hackathon competition”
Engineers study advanced manufacturing methods in zero-gravity
A team of engineering researchers at Iowa State University is studying the most effective ways for manufacturing materials in outer space, with the hope that astronauts can use these methods while on space missions.
IISE Magazine: ISE students help deliver a shot in the arm
Ryan named interim chair for Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Sarah Ryan, Joseph Walkup Professor, has been named the interim chair for Iowa State University’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE). Ryan succeeds Gül E. Kremer, Wilkinson Professor in Interdisciplinary Engineering, who has been appointed to serve as Senior Director Presidential Projects reporting to President Wintersteen. Ryan, who also serves as a professor …Continue reading “Ryan named interim chair for Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering”
IMSE students, faculty recognized by industrial engineering professional society
Eleven students and faculty members from Iowa State University’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) were named award winners during the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) annual conference earlier this summer. This year’s award winners are listed alphabetically below: Matthew Frank, John B. Slater Professor in Sustainable Design & Manufacturing – …Continue reading “IMSE students, faculty recognized by industrial engineering professional society”
Serving his country by teaching armed service members
Ben McFarland was inspired by the good teachers he had as a student at Iowa State University and now he’s looking to pay it forward in his capacity as a college instructor. McFarland grew up in Nevada, Iowa and developed an interest in STEM at an early age because of his father, Pat, who worked …Continue reading “Serving his country by teaching armed service members”
Team PrISUm unveils “Eliana”
Iowa State University’s solar car team unveils its newest car
Iowa State University’s solar car club, Team PrISUm, unveiled its newest model on Friday afternoon at the Student Innovation Center: Eliana. Eliana is the 15th iteration of a solar-powered vehicle that the student club has developed since its founding in 1989. Typically, the team develops a new model every other year. The name for the …Continue reading “Iowa State University’s solar car team unveils its newest car”
Engineers aim to improve oil extraction using acoustic sound waves
Mechanical engineering researchers at Iowa State University are studying ways they can use acoustic sound waves to improve the efficiency of extracting oil from rocks. The project is led by Jaime J. Juárez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering (ME), with additional support from Michael Olsen, professor of ME. The project is supported with a more …Continue reading “Engineers aim to improve oil extraction using acoustic sound waves”
NIFA Invests $7M in Digital Agriculture Technologies
ME alum Jocelyn Jackson to serve as judge for Microsoft’s Imagine Cup World Championship
Vardeman to retire after nearly four decades at Iowa State University
Longtime Iowa State University faculty member Steve Vardeman officially retired at the conclusion of the 2020-21 school year. Vardeman first joined the Iowa State University faculty as an assistant professor of statistics in 1981. He became an associate professor in 1983 and in 1985 joined the industrial engineering (IE) department, serving appointments in both statistics …Continue reading “Vardeman to retire after nearly four decades at Iowa State University”