Category: Materials Science and Engineering
Category: Materials Science and Engineering
Cyclone Engineers develop alternative cooling materials
Iowa State University, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, the University of Maryland, and the Colorado School of Mines collaborated on a paper researching a solid-state alternative that can be used to replace vapor-compression cooling technology, making an environmentally friendly material resistant to wear over time.
Outstanding senior fall 2019 – Charlotte Brandenburg
Charlotte Brandenburg Major: Materials engineering: emphasis in metals and polymers Minor: Mathematics and German GPA: 3.84 Hometown: Cedar Falls, Iowa Career goal: To be a materials researcher at NASA Clubs/activities: PrISUm Solar Car Team, Osteoceramics Research Lab, Teaching Assistant Awards/honors: Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society Favorite place on campus: Lagomarcino courtyard in spring and … Continue reading Outstanding senior fall 2019 – Charlotte Brandenburg
MSE’s Tan lends TEM expertise to PRL paper, search for new green materials
Xioli Tan is the worldwide expert on in a technique called in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM), used to examine crystal structure dynamics. Tan lent his TEM expertise to a recent paper in Physical Review Letters on the atomic understanding of a type of perovskite antiferroelectic material.
AAAS recognizes three Cyclone Engineers for distinguished work advancing science
MSE’s Collins wins two awards for high-impact paper
Pete Collins, Alan and Julie Renken professor of materials science and engineering, received two awards for the significance of his paper.
Dean of engineering message regarding campus climate
President Wendy Wintersteen recently sent two letters to the campus community condemning racist acts at Iowa State University. A forum was held on Nov.7 with Students Against Racism in which the ISU leadership team outlined 10 actions to help address the campus climate. I want you to know I am strongly supportive of these actions and expect our students, faculty and staff to join me in also condemning racism, white supremacy, anti-Semitism and xenophobia.
Q&A with Ph.D. student in materials engineering and science Trishelle Copeland-Johnson
Trishelle Copeland-Johnson is a Ph.D. student in materials science and engineering (MSE). She is currently researching the explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant in 2011, and she recently was awarded the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Fellowship.
MSE’s Thuo makes cover of Advanced Functional Materials
Martin Thuo, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, and his team have been featured on the cover of the October 2019 issue of Advanced Functional Materials for their recent publication, “Heat-Free Fabrication of Metallic Interconnects for Flexible/Wearable Devices.” Thuo and his team have developed a heat-free way to make metallic conductive interconnects, which are … Continue reading MSE’s Thuo makes cover of Advanced Functional Materials
Cyclone Engineering faculty and staff honored for contributions to college
James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering W. Samuel Easterling celebrated Cyclone Engineering faculty and staff award winners at the College of Engineering’s 2019 fall convocation.
MSE’s Jiang organizes workshop series to improve engineering department
New Eddy-Current textbook trains next generation of NDE engineers
Nicola Bowler, professor of materials science and engineering, published a new textbook titled Eddy-Current Nondestructive Evaluation.
MSE’s Michael Bartlett makes cover story of ACS journal
Earlier this year, Michael Bartlett, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces for the article titled, “Liquid Metal-Elastomer Soft Composites with Independently Controllable and Highly Tunable Droplet Size and Volume Loading.” The work was led by Ravi Tutika, graduate student in materials science and engineering, and was … Continue reading MSE’s Michael Bartlett makes cover story of ACS journal
Printing on Jell-O: MSE’s Thuo featured in magazine for heat-free printing procedure
Shan Jiang awarded prestigious ACS-PRF Doctoral New Investigator Grant for coating research
Shan Jiang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, has been chosen to receive a highly prestigious Doctoral New Investigator Grant (DNIG), funded by the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF) for his proposed research to study polymeric particles and their self-assembly for film formation and coating applications. Each year, ACS-PRF holds a highly … Continue reading Shan Jiang awarded prestigious ACS-PRF Doctoral New Investigator Grant for coating research
