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  • Photo of three ABE students discussing the dashboard project
    Helping policymakers make informed decisions about agriculture, $1.9 million grant for broad-scope framework

    In the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, researchers received a $1.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to provide a broad-scope framework presenting how FEW systems work together. Including elements like crop and animal production and ethanol generation among other things, the team is designing a series of maps that describe the food, energy and water data elements within the state of Iowa, and housing the maps in one user-friendly webpage. Read More

    November 16, 2022

  • ECIC team checking their construction plans in the computer lab
    ECIC club wins first place in national construction management competition

    Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering’s (CCEE) National Electrical Contractor’s Association (NECA) club took home a $4,000, first-place award this fall at the annual Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge held during the NECA National Convention in Austin, Texas. The team placed first in the overall presentation portion of the challenge, an award determined by combining the scores of a written proposal and the oral presentation. Read More

    November 14, 2022

  • Daria Dilparic is a student operator the Ames Water Treatment plan
    Water work: Daria Dilparic provides vital water treatment service to the Ames community

    Daria Dilparic is combining her love of chemistry, water quality and public health as a graduate student in environmental engineering – and in a position as a student operator at Ames Water and Pollution Control Department. Daria’s commitment to protecting the environment and her community inspires her to use analytical chemistry methods to solve drinking water contamination problems. Read More

    November 4, 2022

  • the team walking on a sidewalk with power lines and electrical infrastructure in the background
    Keeping the lights on in rural Iowa, digital tool to support utilities in the face of extreme weather events

    Alipour recently received stage one of a two-stage grant to develop a digital infrastructure tool that can support electrical infrastructure, titled “Electric Network Disaster Mitigation for Utilities in Rural Environment (ENDURE).” This grant is a part of the CIVIC Innovation Challenge, funded by National Science Foundation in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The CIVIC Innovation Challenge works to “lay the foundation for a broader and more fluid exchange of research." Read More

    October 26, 2022

  • Kaoru Ikuma holding clean water
    Accelerating environmental equality in rural communities, Kaoru Ikuma receives $3.2 million EPA grant

    Engineers at Iowa State University are starting a project to normalize and accelerate water reuse for rural communities. Water reuse is already implemented in small ways across the nation, especially in urban areas, but society still tends to turn heads at the thought of drinking what used to be “unusable” water. Read More

    October 19, 2022

  • Marissa Recker
    Structural change: Marissa Recker’s transfer keeps her on pace to civil engineering career

    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. Read More

    October 18, 2022

  • Max Porter
    Max Porter receives Cyclone Engineering’s highest alumni honor, the Anson Marston Medal

    Max Porter (’65 civil engineering, MS ’68, PhD 74 structural engineering) is a 2022 Anson Marston Medal recipient. The Marston Medal is the college's highest alumni honor. Read More

    October 14, 2022

  • Yunjeong “Leah” Mo
    Assistant professor Leah Mo joins CCEE faculty

    With a passion for research in several facets of construction engineering, assistant professor Yunjeong “Leah” Mo joined the Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) this fall. Read More

    September 30, 2022

  • CCEE senior Caleb Stevenson receives ISU alums’ Burg-Coleman Fellowship

    The Burg-Colman Iowa State ‘77 Fellowship was created in 2021 to award students who are studying an advanced degree in civil engineering. Caleb Stevenson, a senior studying Civil Engineering at Iowa State University, will become the first-ever recipient of this fellowship. Read More

    September 14, 2022

  • All four graduates sitting around a table collaborating on a project
    Four CCEE grads spark innovation and lead infrastructure firm in Des Moines

    After graduating from the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University, four civil engineering students began to build their careers at HNTB, an infrastructure solutions firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Read More

    September 6, 2022

  • Photo of Beth speaking at the hall of fame/distinguished alumni banquet at a podium with industry partners in the audience
    Alumni are honored at CCEE awards banquet

    With a plethora of engineering expertise and impact, alumni from Iowa State’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) are being recognized at the 2022 Civil and Environmental Engineering Awards Banquet this September. These alumni are renowned for their high professional achievements, service to the profession, community and/or the department and a high degree of character and integrity. Read More

    August 26, 2022

  • Photo of all 18 Kiewit Scholars standing
    Iowa State College of Engineering selects first Kiewit Scholars Program cohort

    AMES, Iowa – This spring, Iowa State University’s Kiewit Scholars Program selected 18 students for the inaugural cohort for the Kiewit Scholars Program at Iowa State. This first group of scholars includes nine incoming freshmen and nine currently enrolled Iowa State students. Read More

    August 18, 2022

  • CCEE’s Beena Ajmera receives mentoring and leadership award

    Beena Ajmera, an assistant professor at Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE), was surprised and honored when she learned she had been selected to receive the Early-Career Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award from the Engineering Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research. Read More

    August 15, 2022

  • Miller undergrad education grants awarded to faculty

    Nine Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) faculty are involved with Miller faculty grant projects. The Miller Faculty Fellowship Program seeks to provide opportunities to better understand undergraduate academic programs. Read More

    August 11, 2022

  • CCEE and ME faculty receive $540k grant to predict health of high-rate systems

    Prestigious funding from the U.S. Department of Defense will provide Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) professor Simon Laflamme and Mechanical Engineering associate professor Chao Hu the opportunity to study new algorithms to predict the health of mechanical systems in real-time and high speeds. The award total is $540k for 3-years and will start next month. Read More

    July 25, 2022