Department News

CyMath builds math confidence for Ames students, valuable skills for mentors
For Namrata Vaswani, the Joseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professor in Engineering, improving college students’ success in STEM fields starts long before freshman year. Read More

July 15, 2025
Alexander Goldman: Stretching for new, better metal
Alexander Goldman hopes by adding just the right elements to magnesium he can make a lighter and stronger, more malleable metal option for manufacturing. Read More

July 9, 2025
Invention improves ‘gene gun,’ targets efficiency gains in plant research
Engineers and plant scientists worked together to improve a basic tool of plant research. Read More

July 3, 2025
Engineering history: Iowa State collaboration caps off historic farm State Fair exhibit
The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering embraced the challenge when alumni from the Iowa Barn Foundation had a vision for a 1910 glazed tile silo to appear at the Iowa State Fair. Read More

June 24, 2025
Wyatt Curtis lifts-off from undergraduate research to doctoral innovation
Wyatt appreciates the flexibility and the competitive but collaborative culture on campus that made his path possible; “I’m definitely proud to say that I got my engineering degree at Iowa State.” Read More

June 23, 2025
From learner to leader: Honing mechanical engineering skills through hands-on work in Boyd Lab
Colin Livesay's job in the Boyd Lab has provided “the enjoyment of working with your hands and seeing a project through.” Read More

June 12, 2025
Geogrids for gravel roads strengthen Iowa’s rural transportation infrastructure
“My goal is to develop sustainable and resilient transportation infrastructure by using waste materials, helping conserve natural resources for future generations" Read More

June 2, 2025
Graduate student Metrid Okumu is advancing the future of hypersonic speed analysis
Graduate student Metrid Okumu and her research team are finding ways to analyze data from aircraft moving faster than the speed of sound. Read More

May 29, 2025
Maedeh Ahmadipour: ‘As an engineer, I’m interested in making the world a safer and smarter place’
Maedeh Ahmadipour, mechanical engineering graduate student, grew up in a family of educators. “My grandpa was a high school mathematics and physics teacher and inspired me to pursue engineering,” says Maedeh. Read More

May 29, 2025
Six graduates recognized with AerE department honors
Six graduates recognized with AerE department honors Read More

May 21, 2025
Seth Zoppelt receives NSF Graduate Fellowship
Department of Aerospace Engineering graduate student Seth Zoppelt has received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Read More

May 20, 2025
AerE advisor Andrew Albaugh receives learning community award
The award recognizes Albaugh for outstanding early career contributions to learning communities. Read More

May 20, 2025
Engineering students shape future of origami drone design
A team of IE 4350X: Engineering Problem Solving for Defense students worked this semester in a class taught by IMSE associate professor Cameron MacKenzie with specific focus on origami drones, a unique design featuring folding & shape shifting in the wings. Read More

May 15, 2025
Matt Frank named C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. Therkildsen Department Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Matthew C. Frank has been named the C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. Therkildsen Department Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. Frank’s appointment begins July 1. Read More

May 14, 2025
13 outstanding seniors reflect on their Cyclone Engineering experience
The Iowa State University College of Engineering is proud to present the spring 2025 outstanding seniors. Read More

May 12, 2025