Chase O’Connell: Saying yes to NASA, South Korea, Germany, honors studies (and more)

Chase O’Connell has taken advantage of many opportunities in and beyond Iowa State classrooms, from honors programs on campus to the Johnson Space Center in Houston. A common starting point for the December graduate? His willingness to ask, “Why not?” Read More

December 19, 2024

Qi An research on twinning process gets publication cover

Associate Professor Qi An's research on understanding the twinning process in CdTe homoepitaxial film growth was selected for the cover of Crystal Growth & Design, an American Chemistry Society Publication. Read More

November 26, 2024

Nanoink, printing technologies could enable electronics repairs, production in space

Researchers tested new nanoink and printing technologies on the "roller coaster" of NASA microgravity flights. They demonstrated that electronic circuits can be printed in zero gravity. That could lead to astronauts printing electric circuits for spacecraft and equipment repairs. The technologies could also lead to manufacturing high-value electronics in the special environment of space. Read More

November 22, 2024

Sid Pathak and project partners selected for ARPA-E CHADWICK program

Sid Pathak, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, is the university lead in a project selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) to develop next-generation materials critical to commercializing fusion power. Read More

November 13, 2024

Cyber ACE: John Beuter’s mission is to protect the digital world   

“I love cybersecurity because of the ability to help and protect others. It’s the ability to have real-world impact, and I never have to question whether my work matters,” says John Beuter, cybersecurity engineering major. Read More

November 7, 2024

Tune into “Cyber House Rock!” for rhymes, tunes and cybersecurity basics

"Cyber House Rock!" is a fresh and helpful way for people to learn a few basics about securing their digital information. The series of music videos, with more to come, launched today during Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Read More

November 1, 2024

Alumni spotlight: Morgan Ambourn innovating at Microsoft

"To me, being a Cyclone Engineer means believing in yourself to rise to a challenge, being willing to lean on others around you to learn from, and letting yourself enjoy the journey," - Morgan Ambourn (BS ‘21, MS ‘22 CprE). Read More

October 29, 2024

Engineers build zero-trust, real-time cybersecurity tools to protect renewables on the grid

An Iowa State engineer is leading development of cybersecurity tools to guard power grids that carry renewable energy resources such as such as wind or solar farms. The researchers will develop "zero-trust" tools to reduce cyber exposure. The U.S. Department of Energy is supporting the project. Read More

October 16, 2024

Third class inducted into Electrical and Computer Engineering Hall of Fame

It was an afternoon of celebration and remembrance when the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering inducted the third class into the ECpE Hall of Fame. Read More

October 11, 2024

Iowa high school students meet, learn, play at Youth Cyber Summit

The Iowa Cyber Hub is bringing Iowa high school students to the Iowa State University campus for a Youth Cyber Summit. They'll meet, learn about cybersecurity, and maybe do some "adversarial thinking." It's part of a Cybersecurity Ambassador Program established a year ago to train and post “a legion of cyber guardians” around the state to help improve hometown cybersecurity for Iowans. Read More

October 8, 2024

Alina Kirillova 3D printing hydrogels for biomedical printing applications

“We have made significant progress in 3D printing hydrogels into porous 3D structures, which is a challenging task due to the softness of these materials. Vat photopolymerization of biocompatible hydrogel systems has proven to be an efficient strategy to achieve well-defined porous architectures,” Kirillova said. Read More

September 20, 2024

Iver Anderson’s storied career coming to an end

At the end of the year, Iver Anderson will wind down a long and storied career as a senior metallurgist for Ames National Laboratory. Read More

September 20, 2024

Researchers working to keep electric vehicles charging, even when the lights go out

The researchers will analyze multiple years of real outage data from Ames, Dayton and Indianapolis to see how often there are problems and how long it takes to recover from them. Read More

September 18, 2024

David Eisenmann is bringing Ground Penetrating Radar to agriculture at the CNDE

Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Teaching Professor David Eisenmann has several projects at the CNDE, including innovating Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to help the precision agriculture industry. He has been using GPR for over a decade, and has now turned his attention to South America, where he is helping crop producers track their planting rate using GPR. Read More

September 11, 2024

Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute launched to serve defense, manufacturing sectors

“Iowa State University is proud to be part of this groundbreaking partnership to establish the Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute,” said Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen. “This initiative will bring to bear our strengths as a land-grant university..." Read More

August 23, 2024