Alumni

In memory of David Wilder, former MSE department chair and alumnus
David Wilder, professor emeritus and former chair of the Iowa State University Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), passed away on Aug. 18, 2021, at the age of 92. He retired from Iowa State in May 1991 after a long and impactful career. Read More

September 13, 2021
Emily Johnson: From Cyclone Engineering Ph.D. to Notre Dame faculty
Emily Johnson completed her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and wind energy science, engineering, and policy this summer. This fall, she started at… Read More

August 27, 2021
In memory of CBE alum, hall of fame member John G. McDonald
John G. McDonald John G. McDonald, a 1957 B.S. graduate of Iowa State’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) and member of the… Read More

August 6, 2021
ABE alumni and faculty win Davidson Prize for innovative grain-drying technology
Haber Technologies received the Davidson Prize at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers during the Virtual Commodity Classic for their DRI-Stack grain-drying and… Read More

July 27, 2021
2021 CCEE Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Inductees
As part of Iowa State’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering’s (CCEE) 150-year anniversary celebration, 26 alumni of the CCEE department are being recognized… Read More

July 20, 2021
Serving his country by teaching armed service members
Lt. Ben McFarland Ben McFarland was inspired by the good teachers he had as a student at Iowa State University and now he’s looking… Read More

June 28, 2021
Yoons’ $2m gift establishes Dr. Thomas D. McGee and Dr. Ick-Jhin Rick Yoon Department Chair in Materials Science and Engineering

June 17, 2021
MSE alum Alan Marty named Distinguished Alumni of the Year by Le Mars Community School District

June 1, 2021
ME alum Jocelyn Jackson to serve as judge for Microsoft’s Imagine Cup World Championship

May 13, 2021
MSE alum Eric Johnson named John Deere Materials Engineering Fellow

May 12, 2021
Software engineering and softball student-athlete Sami Williams picked in Athletes Unlimited Draft

May 11, 2021
Sea-loving Saudi finds a loving home at landlocked Iowa State University
The sun sets along the Saudi Arabian coast. Photo courtesy of Fahad Alsaggaf Growing up in coastal Saudi Arabia, Fahad Alsaggaf developed a… Read More

April 28, 2021
How a kid from Defiance, Iowa with an IE degree became a successful venture capitalist
Dotzler’s senior photo from the 1967 Iowa State University yearbook. From growing up in a town of fewer than 400 people to working with… Read More

April 12, 2021
ECpE alum Vivek Kumar Singh recognized with 2020 NASPI Outstanding Student of the Year Award
Iowa State University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) alum Vivek Kumar Singh has been recognized with the 2020 North… Read More

April 8, 2021
New professorship in Chemical and Biological Engineering awarded to Eric Cochran
Mary Jane Skogen and Randy L. Hagenson Professor Eric Cochran Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering professor Eric Cochran has been named the inaugural… Read More

April 7, 2021