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CBE peer mentors, staff, faculty all honored at Learning Community ceremony

May 10, 2017 John Burnett-Larkins

A group of CBE students and advisers has been honored for their efforts in the department’s learning communities. They were recognized with the Outstanding Innovation Award for the new transfer student learning community and international student learning community, which were introduced during the fall 2016 semester. The award was presented at the 19th Annual Iowa … Continue reading CBE peer mentors, staff, faculty all honored at Learning Community ceremony

CBE senior Le Denmat tops Engineering Honors Program poster presentation

May 3, 2017 John Burnett-Larkins

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering undergraduate and Engineering Honors Program student Catherine Le Denmat has received top honors from the college for her capstone research project presentation. It was selected as best in the program’s recent poster symposium, which involves students from different College of Engineering departments. The award has been given to one … Continue reading CBE senior Le Denmat tops Engineering Honors Program poster presentation

Materials science and engineering graduate students receive 2016-2017 departmental research awards

May 3, 2017 baileym

As the semester and academic year come to an end, graduate students in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering are recognized for their achievements and success. The Trivedi Best Paper Award Stephanie Oyola-Reynoso, a Ph.D. student in materials science and engineering, was awarded the 2016-2017 Rohit Trivedi Best Paper Award. Her major professor is … Continue reading Materials science and engineering graduate students receive 2016-2017 departmental research awards

Shaw and Tian receive Spring 2017 MSE Graduate Research Excellence Awards

May 3, 2017 baileym

Two graduate students in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Santosh Shaw and Xinchun Tian, have been selected to receive the Graduate Research Excellence Award. The Research Excellence Awards are given to recognize graduate students for outstanding research accomplishments as documented in their theses and dissertations. These students are also expected to be academically … Continue reading Shaw and Tian receive Spring 2017 MSE Graduate Research Excellence Awards

ME students take home poster prizes

May 2, 2017 Nick Fetty

This article was written by Bob Mills of the Bioeconomy Institute. Two graduate students in the Biorenewable Resources and Technology (BRT) program won prizes in a poster competition held by the Center for Crops Utilization Research (CCUR) and BioCentury Research Farm (BCRF). The event was held April 20, 2017. Patrick Hall, a Ph.D. student … Continue reading ME students take home poster prizes

CBE grad students honored with research, teaching awards

April 28, 2017 John Burnett-Larkins

Four chemical engineering graduate students have been honored with the department’s annual Research Excellence and Teaching Excellence Awards. Jose Miguel Suástegui (Fall 2016) and John Matthiesen (Spring 2017) received awards for effort and results in their respective research projects, while Benjamin Schlichtmann (Fall 2016) and Li Zhe (Spring 2017) were honored for their engagement with … Continue reading CBE grad students honored with research, teaching awards

ME student recognized as outstanding undergraduate teaching assistant

April 27, 2017 Nick Fetty 2 Comments

A mechanical engineering senior was recently recognized for her efforts as an undergraduate teaching assistant (UTA) for the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (ME 324L). Sydney Good received the ME 324L Undergraduate Teaching Assistant CYtation Award. Teaching lab coordinators Wyman Martinek and Jim Shelledy presented her with the award during a ceremony last week. “Over the past … Continue reading ME student recognized as outstanding undergraduate teaching assistant

CCEE senior earns Dean’s Student Leadership Award

April 26, 2017 Kate Tindall

Civil engineering major leaves legacy of leadership as graduation approaches Glenna Lovig’s advice to fellow Cyclones? Don’t be shy. “There is a lot at Iowa State and it can be intimidating, but the more things you get involved in, the more experiences you have,” she says. This month, the College of Engineering recognized Lovig with … Continue reading CCEE senior earns Dean’s Student Leadership Award

Pittoni named ME Professor of the Year

April 25, 2017 Nick Fetty

Mechanical engineering lecturer Paola Pittoni has been named the 2016-17 ME Professor of the Year. The award was presented during a ceremony on April 24 by members of the Iowa State chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, a national mechanical engineering honor society. This award has been given out every year since 1993 and is voted on … Continue reading Pittoni named ME Professor of the Year

ME’s Balasubramanian named 2017 McNair Faculty Mentor of the Year

April 25, 2017 Nick Fetty

A Mechanical Engineering faculty member was recently recognized for the strong mentoring relationship he has developed with one of his students. Assistant professor Ganesh Balasubramanian has been named the 2017 McNair Faculty Mentor of the Year. Balasubramanian was nominated for the award by Mouhamad Diallo, a junior double-majoring in mechanical engineering and materials engineering. “I was truly humbled since … Continue reading ME’s Balasubramanian named 2017 McNair Faculty Mentor of the Year

ECpE Ph. D. student selected as IBM Fellowship Awardee

April 20, 2017 Kristin Clague

Neelam Prabhu-Gaunkar, Ph. D. student in Iowa State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE), was selected as an IBM Fellowship Awardee for the second year in a row. According to IBM’s research website, “The IBM Ph. D. Fellowship Awards Program is an intensely competitive worldwide program, which honors exceptional Ph. D. students who … Continue reading ECpE Ph. D. student selected as IBM Fellowship Awardee

CCEE graduate student earns Graduate and Professional Student Senate Teaching Award

April 18, 2017 Kate Tindall

Teaching remains a top priority for doctoral candidate Last week, engineering graduate student Alireza Sassani earned the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) Teaching Award. Sassani, who studies geotechnical/materials engineering at Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (ISU CCEE), earned this award for his work as a teaching assistant for the course … Continue reading CCEE graduate student earns Graduate and Professional Student Senate Teaching Award