The Make To Innovate program’s Design Build Fly team turned in an impressive result in a major remote-controlled aircraft competition.
Category: Aerospace Engineering
Alesha Roll joins Iowa NASA EPSCoR and Iowa Space Grant Consortium as program specialist
Alesha Roll has joined the Iowa NASA EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) and Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) in the role of program specialist.
M:2:I CyLaunch rocket team turns in best-ever performance in national competition
The Make to Innovate (M:2:I) program’s CyLaunch student rocketry team achieved unprecedented success at the recent NASA Student Launch Competition in Huntsville, Alabama.
Valery Levitas named Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS; placed in top percentage nationwide
Department of Aerospace Engineering faculty member Valery Levitas has been named an inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS.
Putting it all together: teamwork and technical knowledge work together in aerospace engineering’s senior design courses
Aerospace engineering take one of their biggest steps each year in the senior design program.
Memorial scholarship launched for first-gen students aiming for the stars
A new undergraduate memorial scholarship in Aerospace Engineering will help first-generation students reach for the stars.
Silence! Aerospace Engineering’s anechoic chamber makes noise in (quiet) research
Silence is golden, as the saying goes. Its significant value in scientific research can be found in the anechoic chamber in the Department of Aerospace Engineering.
Aerospace Engineering alumna, industry professional, aviation ambassador Vera Martinovich passes away
Vera Martinovich, an influential alumna of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, a member of the department’s Industrial Advisory Council (IAC) and a respected aviation professional, passed away April 17.
Student team to participate in national custom-built aircraft competition
A team of Iowa State University students are headed to Wichita, Kansas as entrants in a nationwide competition sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
CyLaunch M:2:I team heads to national competition with unique 3D-printed rocket
All systems are “go” for The Department of Aerospace Engineering’s CyLaunch student team in in Huntsville, Alabama, taking part in the NASA Student Launch Competition.
Student balloon team focuses on solar eclipse opportunity to advance hands-on discoveries
The HABET high-altitude balloon student team with the Make To Innovate program will take part in studying the solar eclipse April 8 as part of the National Eclipse Balloon Project.
Four graduate students in aerospace engineering enjoy teaching and research honors
Teaching and research expertise in the fall semester of 2023 has been recognized for four Department of Aerospace Engineering graduate students.
Two mechanical engineering faculty recently named ASME Fellows
Two mechanical engineering faculty, Adarsh Krishnamurthy, associate professor, and Eliot Winer, professor, were recently named Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Valery Levitas’ unique laboratory study leads to inclusion in one of the world’s leading scientific academies
The European Academy of Sciences and Arts has elected Valery Levitas of Iowa State’s Department of Aerospace Engineering to its Technical and Environmental Sciences division.
NSF CAREER Award will support Sheidaei microstructural materials research for many applications
Department of Aerospace Engineering assistant professor Azadeh Sheidaei’s research in microstructural materials has been recognized by the National Science Foundation (NSF) with the NSF CAREER Award.