W. Samuel Easterling, James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering at Iowa State University, has received a 2024 American Institute of Steel Construction Special Achievement Award. The award recognizes Easterling for steel diaphragm research innovations that drove changes to standards governing the use of metal deck diaphragms in steel structures
“My journey hasn’t been a straight line. There have been twists and turns, U-turns and backups. But once you find your right path, like I have, the path feels steady and right.”
Each year, Iowa State University’s Department of Civil Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) honors legacy-creating alumni for their professional achievements, service to the profession, community and/or the department, and high degree of integrity and character through two different recognitions.
The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering mourns the death of emeritus professor Wallace Sanders, who passed away on January 6.
“As a Cyclone Engineer, I want to ensure that anything I go onto build is safe, exciting and bettering the community it is located in. I personally want to be able to look back on my career and physically see what I have accomplished through the projects I have worked on.”
“Being a Cyclone Engineer means that I will always have a network of other Iowa State engineers in the industry. In my internships, I have already noticed a sense of community with other Iowa State engineers.”
Gale “Cork” M. Peterson, Jr. (’66 construction engineering) is a visionary principal of Peterson Contractors, Inc. (PCI), a nationally-regarded, Iowa-based company that has innovated ground improvement installation and heavy-highway construction since 1964.
Marissa Recker transferred to Iowa State at the beginning of her junior year to major in civil engineering. She found a community in her classes and clubs – and that employers are eager to hire Cyclone Engineers.
The Electric Network Disaster Mitigation for Utilities in Rural Environment (ENDURE) team, led by Alice Alipour, associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, won Iowa State’s Interdisciplinary Team Research Award for their work designed to help utilities develop risk mitigation strategies.
Congratulations to 2023 College of Engineering faculty and staff award winners, new named faculty positions, and patent recipients.
The Kiewit Scholars Program at Iowa State University has recently announced the selection of students for its second-year cohort. The program comprises a diverse group of individuals, including 8 incoming freshmen and 8 currently enrolled Iowa State students.
“I will share my experiences about CCEE and hope to encourage students to see how geotechnical engineers fit into the ‘big picture’.”
Oni wants to solve cross-disciplinary engineering problems with her Cyclone education: “I hope to be a change agent wherever I find myself.”
Both Caleb Dowd and Aiden Lee said yes to APEX^E and said that their summer of research and connection was even better than they imagined.
Dakota Belling (civil engineering grad) and Eugene Meyer (industrial engineering grad) met for the first time on September 1, 2022. Today, less than a year later, the highly ambitious duo are business partners and co-founders of Bovi-Jet, an automated medicinal spraying system for cattle.
