Department News

‘I can build meaningful solutions’: Mitchell Kabenda, digital health innovator
"I want to build technology that makes a meaningful difference." Read More

March 6, 2025
‘Stay hungry for new skills’: Zane Lenz, gelato startup co-founder
"Thanks to the various pitch competitions throughout the year and the CYstarters program, I had both the time and funding to start my own business." Read More

March 6, 2025
‘Pursuing ideas I’m passionate about’: Allison Hubbell, pitch-off competitor
"Iowa State's entrepreneurial resources are incredibly beneficial. Every event I’ve participated in has helped me grow and gain confidence." Read More

March 6, 2025
Student organization spotlight: The Agricultural Systems Technology Club
Get to know the Agricultural Systems Technology Club, and get your lawnmower tuned up for spring. Read More

March 6, 2025
Nicole Hashemi recognized as emerging inventor by the NAI
Nicole Hashemi, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. The honor recognizes the nation’s top emerging leaders in turning innovative discoveries into new technologies and products. Read More

March 6, 2025
Halil Ceylan receives highest honor in transportation engineering
Halil Ceylan, the Pitt-Des Moines, Inc. Endowed Professor in Civil Engineering, has been honored with the Francis C. Turner Award by the Transportation and Development Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Read More

March 5, 2025
Mark Bryden named ASME Fellow
Mark Bryden, mechanical engineering professor and founding program director of the Division of Simulation, Modeling and Decision Science at Ames National Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME). Read More

February 28, 2025
Big ideas need specific tools — Walter Glockner found them in industrial engineering
Pursuing his passion to build and to solve problems led him to industrial engineering and eventually into IMSE assistant professor Jakob Hamilton’s lab as an undergraduate research assistant. Read More

February 28, 2025
Andrew White’s materials science journey lays foundation for innovation
Andrew White’s Cyclone Engineering experience has been full of research, mentorship and networking in pursuit of innovative solutions. Read More

February 28, 2025
Nigel Reuel leads College of Engineering graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty entrepreneurial program
Nigel Reuel has been named professor in charge of deep technology venture creation. Read More

February 27, 2025
Mentorship helps undergrads, grad students grow their research know-how
“My time at Iowa State has been defined by my research experience, and it has prepared me well for a career in chemical engineering." Read More

February 26, 2025
Hanwook Chung is building a Simulated Environment Agriculture Lab, starting with his courses
Hanwook Chung, assistant professor in the Agricultural, Biosystems and Environmental Engineering department, is developing a new simulated environment concept that provides information on growing environments affect food production systems. Read More

February 25, 2025
Alumnus Rao Surampalli receives ASCE OPAL award
Cyclone Engineer Rao Surampalli has received a 2025 American Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Projects and Leaders Award. Read More

February 25, 2025
Robert C. Brown elected to National Academy of Engineering
Robert C. Brown, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering and the Gary and Donna Hoover Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the most prestigious recognitions in the field of engineering. Read More

February 21, 2025
Saeed B. Nia paving the way to eco-friendly concrete
Graduate research assistant, Saeed B. Nia is pioneering the reuse of materials in concrete, and finding implementable solutions. Read More

February 14, 2025