CoE News

Intelligent roadmap: Collaborative, cutting-edge methods to create new alloys 

Anson Marston Distinguished Professor Duane Johnson and professor Jun Cui have been working together for years, collaborating on finding solutions for real-world problems while improving materials and research processes.

October 25, 2023

Iowa Cyber Hub enlists ‘Cybersecurity Ambassadors’ to help their communities

“I’ve always had a goal of every Iowan understanding basic cybersecurity. But there’s only one of me and 3 million of them,” said Doug Jacobson. Soon there will be many more cyber guardians like Jacobson in Iowa as a legion of trained volunteers help their communities learn cybersecurity.

October 24, 2023

For Matthew Poling, transferring means getting real experience in his field

Matthew Poling knew he wanted to get his hands dirty after transferring to Iowa State, with in-the-field learning to help him grow into a career in the agricultural industry.

October 19, 2023

Bethany Danley builds community for transfer students

When Bethany Danley transferred to Iowa State, she found community in WiSE and Alpha Sigma Kappa Women in Technical Studies. Now she's creating connections for new transfer students.

October 19, 2023

Belle Finney: Cutting-edge opportunities at a national lab 

"It was nice coming from a smaller college to a department in a larger university that still maintains the support and communication of a smaller college."

October 19, 2023

James Rodgers’ first step after transferring? Hands-on research

"Last summer, before I even started taking classes at Iowa State, I got experience working on using machine learning to predict the angle of view between two images of the same object, taken from different angles."

October 16, 2023

Exceptional contributions: Mufit Akinc and Ick-Jhin Rick Yoon inducted into MSE Hall of Fame

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering inducted two new members to the Materials Science and Engineering Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 13 – honoring both for outstanding achievement and contributions to the discipline.

October 16, 2023

M:2:I’s HABET balloon project takes on new challenges in MTGSC, ISGC, & NASA funded mission

Iowa State’s High-Altitude Balloon Experiments and Technology (HABET) team will soon celebrate another milestone in its quest to study and understand our planet's atmosphere.

October 12, 2023

Brad Swan is finding the right balance between classes, research and family

"The greatest challenge was finding the balance of time between classes, research and family so that I could succeed professionally while still being a devoted father and husband. I was fortunate to find Dr. Cornelius, and he understands the challenges as a father and as an atypical student."

October 11, 2023

New REMADE project: Eco-friendly strategies to remove metal corrosion

Yiliang (Leon) Liao, associate professor of industrial engineering, leads a new project to develop hybrid laser surface processing technology that will be an easy-to-use, highly controllable and eco-friendly solution for metallic surface remanufacturing. The work is supported by $880,000 in funding from the Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Reducing Embodied Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE).

October 6, 2023

Shao and Bardhan: Two faculty members in Chemical and Biological Engineering will see research advances with new appointments to professorships

CBE faculty members Zengyi Shao and Rizia Bardhan have been named to two important professorships.

October 6, 2023

Four-year, $14 million grant to design a national testing facility to simulate tornadoes, downbursts and gusts

A team led by Cyclone Engineer Partha Sarkar has won a four-year, $14 million grant to design a national testing facility that will simulate tornadoes and other windstorms. Experiments will measure the loads that windstorms exert on structures and help researchers engineer building improvements.

October 5, 2023

Lucky Onyekwelu is looking for links between computer hardware and evolving AI

"During my undergraduate days back home in Nigeria, I studied computer engineering. However, after working at a computing startup, I decided I'd need more in-depth knowledge in a graduate program to become a leader in the quickly evolving world of computing and software."

October 5, 2023

Three in AerE receive TEX-REX summer honors

Three graduate students in the Department of Aerospace Engineering have been named recipients of teaching and research excellence awards for summer 2023.

October 4, 2023

Quantum mechanics and machine learning: Qi An is unlocking the secrets of strong and ductile materials 

Qi An focuses on using quantum mechanics and data-based computational methods to study materials science. In recent studies conducted by An and his team, significant progress was made in the field of ceramics. One of their works focused on improving the ductility of superhard materials. Normally, these materials have high strength but limited plasticity. 

October 3, 2023