Cyclone Engineers

A winning formula: Henry Shires is learning the game of baseball – and entrepreneurship – with his sports analytics startup Casmium
Henry Shires was in high school when the baseball coach asked his programming class for a tool to collect data on player performance. Shires stepped up to the plate and created the sports analytics startup Casmium. Read More

June 15, 2023
ME grad student completes his 4th RAGBRAI
While he could have just spent his summer in the comfort of an air-conditioned lab, mechanical engineering (ME) graduate student Nick Schnoebelen decided to brave the heat and trek more than 450 miles across Iowa’s northern terrain on his bike. Schnoebelen, a M.S. student in ME, recently completed his fourth full RAGBRAI route. Read More

August 3, 2022
Cyclone Rocketry overcomes difficulties, nets best-ever showing in Spaceport America competition
After a variety of challenges and delays at the Spaceport America Cup (SAC) intercollegiate rocket competition, it all came right for Cyclone Rocketry. The team of Iowa State University students was rewarded with a second-place overall finish in its division, and 14th place overall in the event, the best-ever showing for the ISU effort. Read More

July 22, 2022
Two AerE grad students shine in conference research paper competition
Department of Aerospace Engineering graduate students Nianhong Han and Anvesh Dhulipalla have taken second best and third best paper honors, respectively, in a prestigious international competition. Read More

July 22, 2022
Students of Color Network provides a sense of belonging
Elaine Phompheng, ABE student services specialist, along with colleagues, led the development of ABESCN. ABESCN was created in 2018 based on student feedback to improve the department's cultural environment. Read More

July 11, 2022
American Solar Challenge 2022 – Day 1
Despite cloudy skies at the start of the race, the American Solar Challenge 2022 kicked off Saturday morning to embark on the historic Oregon Trail. Read More

July 10, 2022
492 Senior Design Poster winners
492 Design Poster winners Read More

June 28, 2022
Tomorrow’s future makers: Women in Engineering Day
This week is International Women in Engineering Day, recognizing all the ways women engineers are innovating, optimizing, building and creating a brighter tomorrow. Read More

June 20, 2022
Summer of undergrad research underway in Aerospace Engineering with LAUNCH-UAS
The Department of Aerospace Engineering’s LAUNCH-UAS undergraduate research program has initiated its takeoff for 2022. Eight students from around the nation are making Iowa State University and the Department of Aerospace Engineering (AerE) their summer home for the ten-week program. Read More

June 9, 2022
Expanded BioMaP undergrad research program underway with 18 students
Students from Iowa State University and around the nation are settling in for a summer of hands-on research work with ISU’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) with the BioMaP Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates. Read More

June 7, 2022
Hands-on research experience sets course for aerospace career
Andy Hammer, senior in aerospace engineering, reached out right away in their first year to Kristin-Yvonne Rozier, Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellow and associate professor in aerospace engineering, about getting hands-on reseasrch experience in with Rozier’s lab. Three years later and not only is Hammer an experienced undergraduate research student in Rozier’s lab, now they are working on an independent project with Rozier’s mentorship – setting Hammer on the path to an exciting future career in aerospace engineering research. Read More

June 7, 2022
Oviedo, Spain summer lab in full swing with support from Whitney scholarships
A cohort of 11 chemical engineering students have embarked on the study abroad summer lab program that many point to as the highlight of their undergraduate experience in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) at Iowa State University. Accompanied by CBE faculty member, teaching professor Stephanie Loveland, the group is now in Oviedo, Spain participating in the chemical engineering summer lab experience, which is conducted in collaboration with faculty and facilities at the University of Oviedo. Read More

June 7, 2022
Cyclone Engineers aim to advance battery science and technology for Naval applications
A team of Cyclone Engineers hope to advance the fundamental understanding and capabilities of lithium-based batteries for Naval applications with the help of a new grant from the Office of Naval Research. Read More

June 2, 2022
Teaching/research awards honor four AerE grad students
Four graduate students in the Department of Aerospace Engineering have been honored for their work with Teaching Excellence and Research Excellence Awards from Iowa State University’s Graduate College. The awards are presented each fall and spring semester to graduate students who demonstrate excellence in their scientific research or their performance in teaching. Read More

May 31, 2022
Two ABE Grad Students Receive Outstanding Degree Awards
Eric Henning and Lirong Xiang have each earned awards for their outstanding accomplishments in earning their degrees. Read More

May 27, 2022