Category: CoE in the Media
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ISU virtual reality simulation allows Iowans to glimpse new Mississippi River bridge
Engineers develop smart material that changes stiffness when twisted or bent
ISU named finalist for best cybersecurity program
ShieldX Networks (ShieldX) named Iowa State University a finalist in the 2018 SC Award for Best Cybersecurity Higher Education Program in the Professional Award category for its innovative use of the ShieldX APEIRO cloud security platform. The SC Awards are recognized as the industry gold standard of accomplishment for cybersecurity professionals, products and services. Iowa …Continue reading “ISU named finalist for best cybersecurity program”
On NBC’s TODAY show: Could heated airport runways melt away your winter travel headaches?
Halil Ceylan’s heated pavement technology was featured on The Today Show. Watch the video to see just how quickly the heated runways can melt away snow and ice.
Hacking an easier way to understanding quantum theory
Brendon Geils and Victory Omole, seniors with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University, make up two of the four-person team awarded the Hacker Prize at HackHarvard, at Harvard University, on Oct. 20-22, 2017. “I participated in my first hackathon (HackISU) in the fall of 2014, and I’ve been in love …Continue reading “Hacking an easier way to understanding quantum theory”
In memory of Richard Stanley
Richard H. Stanley died Nov. 17, 2017, at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa. He was an alum of the Iowa State University Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and recipient of the Iowa State College of Engineering Anson Marston medal and namesake of the Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering. The Stanley Chair was established to …Continue reading “In memory of Richard Stanley”
Dillyn Mumme: Reflecting on five years cancer free
Dillyn Mumme, senior in aerospace engineering, has been cancer free for over five years. When he was 13, doctors diagnosed him with leukemia, and was then treated at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.
Incoming ME student featured as “Athlete of the Week” in Quad-Cities Times
ECpE senior recreates Nintendo’s Switch
Nintendo’s latest device, Switch, has excited gaming fanatics all over the world. Yet what most people don’t realize is the Switch can be replicated in their own homes. Tim Lindquist, a senior in electrical engineering at Iowa State University, has a long history of creating hardware and software projects in his spare time. Last spring, …Continue reading “ECpE senior recreates Nintendo’s Switch”
Two MSE and ISU Startup Factory Companies Receive IEDA Innovation Funding
Two startups from cohort one, Sep-All and SAFI-Tech, are led by Dr. Martin Thuo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Sep-All is co-founded by Christophe Frankiewicz, and SAFI-Tech is co-founded by Ian Tevis. Both Frankiewicz and Tevis are Affiliate Assistant Professors in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Six Ames-Based …Continue reading “Two MSE and ISU Startup Factory Companies Receive IEDA Innovation Funding”
Winter is coming. What if roads and runways could de-ice themselves?
From NPR’s All Tech Considered: “Last year, Halil Ceylan, a professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at Iowa State University, installed two 15-by-13.5-foot slabs of conductive concrete at a corner of a hangar at Des Moines International Airport. It’s in an area for smaller planes, and Ceylan can turn on the heated pavement with an …Continue reading “Winter is coming. What if roads and runways could de-ice themselves?”
Ed McCracken: From Silicon Valley to “Faces of Iowa State”
Iowa State University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) alumnus Ed McCracken is featured in the “Faces of Iowa State” portraits painted by artist Rose Frantzen at Iowa State University Brunnier Art Museum. The exhibit opened Aug. 21 and will remain a permanent collection at the Brunnier Art Museum. McCracken said he enjoyed working …Continue reading “Ed McCracken: From Silicon Valley to “Faces of Iowa State””
Moving Fast: Tirthapura wins NSF grant on mining from massive data streams
In today’s technology-driven world, the need to have information instantaneously is growing. Big data can be of large “volume,” meaning the number of bytes required to store the data, as well as high “velocity,” or a high rate of change. The field of analyzing such massive, fast-changing data is called “streaming analytics.” Iowa State University …Continue reading “Moving Fast: Tirthapura wins NSF grant on mining from massive data streams”
U.S. News rankings: Iowa State 53rd among national publics; first in ag/bio engineering
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University is tied for 53rd among 132 public national universities in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges” undergraduate rankings released today. Overall – in the magazine’s ranking of 311 national universities offering a full range of undergraduate majors, graduate programs and research capabilities – Iowa State is tied for 115th. Read …Continue reading “U.S. News rankings: Iowa State 53rd among national publics; first in ag/bio engineering”