Department News

Chemical engineer Katie Quinn: Creating community through mentorship and music
Katie Quinn, a senior in chemical engineering and a guitar player in her band, got involved in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering early on as a peer mentor and continued in that role throughout her college career. Here's what she learned along the way, and what she'll remember most from her Cyclone Engineering experience. Read More

May 6, 2025
Iowa State University dedicates new Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building
Iowa State University’s Therkildsen Industrial Engineering building offers industrial engineering students a technically-enhanced research laboratory and learning space where they can gain knowledge to design tomorrow’s innovative, safe and nimble production processes across all industry sectors. Read More

May 2, 2025
Exploring drinking water solutions and gaining industry-applicable experience through research
Undergraduate researcher Lauren Spaete, junior in environmental engineering, is researching nitrate levels in drinking water and building skills she'll use in her future career. Read More

May 2, 2025
Cardinal Electric is gearing up for the 17th annual ECIC, 16th appearance in competition
Cardinal Electric has been working all semester toward their proposal submission, building real-world skills, and acting as electrical contractors for a net-zero building. Read More

May 2, 2025
Engineers using ‘digital twins’ to improve agriculture, health, manufacturing and more
Iowa State researchers are building "digital twins" that are regularly updated with data from their physical twins. A national committee said digital twins have "immense promise in accelerating scientific discovery and revolutionizing industries." Read More

May 1, 2025
Cy Launch is taking the rocketry world one 3D print at a time
M:2:I’s Cy Launch rocketry team has taken a key step with innovation by creating rockets made totally of 3-D printed pieces. Read More

April 30, 2025
Celebrating student success at the 13th annual CCEE Research Symposium
The 13th annual research showcase held 72 civil, construction and environmental engineering undergraduate and graduate student research presentations. This year featured projects in a broad range of subjects, like the use of VR in construction training, defining solutions for wastewater treatment, finding answers to erosion challenges, and many more. Read More

April 30, 2025
Cheng Wang receives NSF CAREER Award to develop scalable, energy-efficient AI hardware
Cheng Wang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for the project, “Scalable and Robust AI Computing with Stochastic Processing Ensembles.” CAREER awards are the NSF’s most prestigious awards given to early-career faculty. Read More

April 29, 2025
James Meggitt: ‘Engineering Career Services played a massive role in my success’
Just eight weeks from when James Meggitt stepped onto campus as a first-year electrical engineering student, he had already secured an internship in the field. Read his take on how he made it happen, with support from Cyclone Engineering resources. Read More

April 29, 2025
Alyssa Peck: Careful planning, Engineering Career Services support helped land early internship
Just eight weeks from when Alyssa Peck stepped onto campus as a first-year construction engineering student, she had already secured an internship in the field. Read her take on how she made it happen, with support from Cyclone Engineering resources. Read More

April 29, 2025
Strong mentorship and hands-on learning helped Sarah Stewart turn her dream into reality at Iowa State
Iowa State’s strength in engineering and space programs influenced her decision to become a Cyclone. “By going to Iowa State, I was immediately able to work on hands-on projects I was passionate about through classwork, student organizations and research opportunities.” Read More

April 24, 2025
NSF CAREER Award for Roling’s nitrate pollution research
Assistant Professor and Jack R. and Carol A. Johnson Faculty Fellow in Chemical and Biological Engineering Luke Roling has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. Read More

April 24, 2025
Heads up! M:2:I student team exploring augmented reality astronaut helmet innovation
A group of nine students recognized a need for innovation in astronaut helmets to help optimize operational efficiency on space missions and detect hazards. Read More

April 8, 2025
Pivots, prototypes, and persistence: How two Cyclone Engineers are solving an age-old ag challenge
Dakota Belling (’23 civil engr) and Eugene Meyer (’22 industrial engr) launched an agtech startup, Bovi-Jet, with the help of Iowa State entrepreneurship programs. Read More

April 8, 2025
Peter C. Collins named fellow of Alpha Sigma Mu
Peter C. Collins, professor of materials science and engineering and The Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering, has been named a fellow of the Alpha Sigma Mu, an international professional society for the field of materials science and engineering. Read More

April 7, 2025