Steve Vardeman, longtime professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, is the co-author of a newly available open-source book, Basic Engineering Data Collection and Analysis.
Category: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Educating future industrial engineering innovators
“Working as an undergrad research assistant taught me to think differently, and I learned how we can design efficient systems to better conserve our resources – because I believe Cyclone Engineers have the talent and responsibility to create a better world for future generations.”
Award-winning INFORMS chapter celebrates diversity through food
When Zhuoyi Zhao, a graduate student in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, and The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Student Chapter realized that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) set out to celebrate STEM – they decided food was a great way to highlight diversity.
Blake Clark: Outstanding senior in industrial engineering
Blake Clark is the fall 2022 outstanding senior in industrial engineering.
Exploring how analytics can help farmers and policymakers achieve financial and environmental sustainability
In their analysis and case study for corn production, professor and C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. Therkildsen IMSE Department Chair, Sarah Ryan, and recent PH.D. graduate, Görkem Emirhüseyinoğlu, discuss how climate uncertainties and global market volatility can impact annual farm management decisions.
Laura Brooks Maxwell receives Cyclone Engineering’s Professional Citation in Engineering for outstanding career accomplishments
Laura Brooks Maxwell (’89 industrial engineering) is a recipient of a 2022 Professional Citation in Engineering. The PACE award recognizes alumni for significant career accomplishments.
“Food brings people together”: Ani Yam engineers manufacturing processes for meals meant to be shared
Ani Yam (’22 industrial engineering) loves to create connections and community – and what brings people together more than delicious food? So after getting a taste of the food industry in a summer internship, Yam is now a manufacturing and engineering associate at General Mills.
Guiping Hu to join national program aimed at helping STEM faculty from underrepresented backgrounds ascend to leadership roles
Guiping Hu, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, has been named a fellow in the fourth cohort of the IAspire Leadership Academy.
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Therkildsen Industrial Engineering building
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Sept. 23, 2022, marking the beginning of construction on the new Therkildsen Industrial Engineering building.
Lettuce deliver: Nick Herrig engineers tech solutions for fresh greens-to-doorstep startup
Nick Herrig (‘17 indust engr) is the lead software engineer for Clayton Farms, an Ames-based startup that delivers soil-free-grown produce to customers’ homes – the same day it’s harvested.
After graduating and working in process improvement and IT for large companies for a few years, Herrig realized he was still hungry for the fast-paced world of startups.
IMSE’s Li named World of Difference Faculty Fellow in Engineering
Qing Li, assistant professor in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering (IMSE), has been named a Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellow in Engineering.
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.
Iowa State researchers receive FAA awards
Philippe Meister, a recent Ph.D. graduate in human-computer interaction (HCI), and Michael Dorneich, professor in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering (IMSE), were both recognized during the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) annual meeting for its Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS) program held this summer in Chicago. Meister is the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Student Researcher Award while Dorneich won the 2021 Jimenez Faculty / Researcher Award.
Faculty Professional Development Assignment leads to patent for IMSE prof
The Faculty Professional Development Assignment (FPDA) taken by one industrial engineering professor has paid off in the form of a patent. Matt Frank, the John B. Slater Professor of Sustainable Design & Manufacturing, and a team of engineers from Deere and Company were recently issued U.S. Patent 11,364,536 B1 for the “layered slab manufacturing system and method”
I E 348 Final Projects – Spring 2022
Students in I E 348: Solidification Processes had some fun as they ended the semester with a Design-Cut-Weld project.