Category: Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

Water Environment Federation of ISU advances to next round of CSWEA Student Design Competition

April 26, 2019 • Kate Tindall

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) ISU Student Chapter competed in the Central States Water Environment Association (CSWEA) Student Design Competition on April 8 in Madison, Wisconsin. “This organization connects what we learn in class with real-world problems,” said Peiyang Li, a member of WEF at ISU and a student in biological systems engineering. “It provides … Continue reading Water Environment Federation of ISU advances to next round of CSWEA Student Design Competition

New dean announced

April 26, 2019 • bbeach

W. Samuel Easterling from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has been named the next James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering. Easterling, Montague-Betts Professor of Structural Steel Design and head of the Via department of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, will begin at Iowa State July 15.

ISU CCEE graduate student wins women in transportation award

April 23, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Civil engineering student Carissa Moyna named Udall Scholar

April 23, 2019 • Cyclone Engineering

Carissa Moyna, a junior in civil engineering, has been named a Udall Scholar for 2019, selected from among 443 candidates nominated by 227 colleges and universities. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships for leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to the environment or Native American nations. Moyna’s passion is sustainable construction practices and plans to one day launch and environmentally focused design-build firm. She’s a current member of Iowa State’s Green Energy Challenge Team, Engineers for a Sustainable World, Honors Program and Women in Science and Engineering.

Rutherford studied failed Midwestern levees, researches potential solutions

April 22, 2019 • Cyclone Engineering

Cyclone Engineer Cassandra Rutherford has inspected failed levees along Midwestern rivers. And now she’s working with other engineers to develop technologies that could improve levee performance. Those technologies include using electricity to inspect levees for internal defects and using “biocementation” to strengthen the soil surface of earthen levees.

Two engineering students take second place in Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics

April 19, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Two students from Iowa State University’s College of Engineering, Saeed Khaki (IMSE) and Zahra Khalilzadeh (CCEE), won second place in the Syngenta 2019 Crop Challenge.

Civil engineering researcher looks to improve safety on the road

April 16, 2019 • Liz Jacavino

This research feature is part of a series highlighting the work of ISU CCEE faculty. For more information, visit our website, www.ccee.iastate.edu/research/. Also, follow ISU CCEE on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and LinkedIn (search “Iowa State University Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering” and “ISUConE”). Text-only version available.

ISU AGC participates in Appalachian Service Project’s Race to Build

April 10, 2019 • joclynbu 1 Comment

A total of 14 construction engineering students from Iowa State University’s (ISU) Associated General Contractors student chapter participated in the 2019 Appalachian Service Project (ASP) Race to Build. This competition was held in Johnson City, Tennessee, at the Bristol Motor Speedway on April 5- 7. The goal of this annual competition is for students to … Continue reading ISU AGC participates in Appalachian Service Project’s Race to Build

ISU environmental engineer researches the most effective methods to clean water

April 10, 2019 • Liz Jacavino

Cyclone Energy 2019 ELECTRI International Green Energy Challenge

April 4, 2019 • Kate Tindall

For five years running, Cyclone Energy has claimed the championship at the ELECTRI International Green Energy Challenge, and the team is at it again for 2019.

Davide Bigoni, University of Trento, to present AerE seminar

April 1, 2019 • John Burnett-Larkins

Davide Bigoni of the University of Trento, Italy will be a special guest of the Department of Aerospace Engineering. He will present “Folding of Elastic Solids and Eshelby Forces in Elastic Rods.” The presentation is part of the Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series. It examines a process rarely encountered in nature but is common in mechanics … Continue reading Davide Bigoni, University of Trento, to present AerE seminar

Professor’s passion for civil engineering lives on through generous scholarship

March 29, 2019 • Kate Tindall 2 Comments

Friends, family memorialize efforts of late ISU civil engineering faculty member Not many people say they have a passion for Portland Cement Concrete Pavement, but James (Jim) Cable did. The Iowa State University (ISU) civil engineering professor was a dedicated teacher and researcher. It’s this dedication that family, friends and industry partners want to memorialize … Continue reading Professor’s passion for civil engineering lives on through generous scholarship

Construction engineering faculty earn prestigious Quality Matters certification for preconstruction course

March 26, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Quality Matters certification of Civil Engineering 501: Preconstruction Project Engineering and Management guarantees highest standard of online learning for graduate students The course Civil Engineering (CE) 501: Preconstruction Project Engineering and Management is the newest Iowa State University (ISU) online course to earn Quality Matters (QM) certification. Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process … Continue reading Construction engineering faculty earn prestigious Quality Matters certification for preconstruction course

Three ISU CCEE undergrads co-author ScienceDirect article, gain real-world research experience

March 21, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Not one. Not two. But THREE undergraduate students worked on this article in ScienceDirect. Connor Theisen, Heather Murphy and Nicholas Anastasi co-authored this paper with Associate Professor Simon Laflamme and recent ISU graduate Austin Downey. Their work proposes a new class of passive friction devices with programmable hysteresis loops.

Cyclone Engineers work with Iowa DOT to scale up tests of heated pavement

March 14, 2019 • Cyclone Engineering

Iowa State engineers are working with the Iowa Department of Transportation to test heated-pavement technology developed on campus. The test slabs at the Iowa DOT are smarter and more complex than the research group’s previous tests at the Des Moines International Airport. And so far, preliminary tests indicate the system works well – even in this winter’s subzero temperatures.