Finding ways to improve and positively impact the lives of patients, healthcare professionals, and the day-to-day experience of her colleagues is fulfilling for Vanessa Calderon (IE ’09).
Category: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
A.J. Perron: Worldwide podcast connections power sustainability initiatives
For industrial engineering student, A.J. Perron, the goal is to make a difference through sustainability initiatives by making connections worldwide through his podcast, Univer-ity.
Blake Clark: Advancing the energy transition is exciting work
In Blake Clark’s world, everything revolves around improvement. But he also values impact.
Experimental class connects business and engineering students
In the MKT458X: New Product Marketing course, marketing and industrial engineering students work across disciplines on product concepts, research planning and execution, branding development, and launch planning. Through collaborative work sessions, marketing students learn what is important to the engineers and how to support their efforts, while the engineers do the same for the marketers.
Daniel Kaye: Outstanding senior in industrial engineering
“Iowa State affords student the ability to pursue a myriad of different things alongside their education as an engineering student.”
Engineering quality for healthier hearts
Emma Wolf, industrial engineering, had no idea when she arrived at Iowa State University as an undeclared engineering major she would end up landing a job in quality control for medical devices.
Building in progress: Career comes full-circle for industrial engineering alum Danelda Allen
For Danelda Allen (IE ’88), being assigned construction manager of the Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building project on campus is a full-circle engineering moment.
Davarnia receives NSF CAREER award, his second early career award in two years
Danial Davarnia, assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for research of efficient scalable methods for solving large-scale network optimization problems.
Vaidehee Bahirat: Outstanding senior in industrial engineering
“My Cyclone Engineering education has prepared me to be an engineer in any part of the world. We get to learn a wide variety of concepts not just through the academic curriculum but also through opportunities like research assistant, senior design, and group projects. The network and quality of education are unique at Iowa State.”
Curiosity as infinite as the night sky: AJ Perron and Judson Martin’s podcast explores the universe
Podcasting pair and Cyclone Engineers make space for curiosity and conversation on their podcast, Universe-ity.
New REMADE project: Eco-friendly strategies to remove metal corrosion
Yiliang (Leon) Liao, associate professor of industrial engineering, leads a new project to develop hybrid laser surface processing technology that will be an easy-to-use, highly controllable and eco-friendly solution for metallic surface remanufacturing. The work is supported by $880,000 in funding from the Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Reducing Embodied Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE).
Honoring excellence: Cyclone Engineering faculty and staff award winners, named faculty positions and new patents
Congratulations to 2023 College of Engineering faculty and staff award winners, new named faculty positions, and patent recipients.
Welcoming Tim Miller, professor of practice, industrial and manufacturing systems engineering
Tim Miller brings his experience in engineering management positions into the industrial engineering classroom.
Welcoming Jakob Hamilton, new assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering
“I hope my research interests inspire students to find creative solutions and develop technology throughout their studies.”
Welcoming Bin Li, new associate professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering
“My research focuses on the design and manufacturing of new lightweight alloys for automotive and aerospace applications.”