The Iowa State University College of Engineering is proud to present the fall 2024 outstanding seniors.
Category: Mechanical Engineering
Kalista Leners: Outstanding senior in mechanical engineering
Kalista Leners, mechanical engineering, has been named a fall 2024 Iowa State University College of Engineering outstanding senior.
The bionics (making) woman
Kaylee Herrig set out early on her engineering journey, encouraged by the confident women in STEM fields whom she admired. But it was an “aha” moment in seventh grade that solidified her path — a news story about a man receiving an artificial hand.
“I realized you could apply the fundamentals of engineering to solve the problem of a lost limb,” she says. “When I learned I could study this in college, I thought, this is the way I can help the world.”
Researchers study 3D printing tungsten parts for extreme conditions in nuclear reactors
Sougata Roy and his DREAM-TEAM collaborators are studying 3D printing as an alternative way to process tungsten for use as shields and other components in nuclear reactors. The project is supported by a new, $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Strategic plan investment at the Bioeconomy Institute may speed discoveries
Mechanical engineering doctoral students Sarah Tyree and Madeleine McMahon use a new gas chromatography machine in a lab in the Biorenewables Complex. A strategic plan award last year purchased several pieces of equipment that will expand research capabilities at the Bioeconomy Institute.
Bastawros awarded for advances in packaging electronic devices
Ashraf Bastawros has been named recipient of the prestigious 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division (EPPD) Excellence in Mechanics Award.
Department of Mechanical Engineering receives national ASME award for expanding engagement and outreach
Iowa State University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering received the American Society of Mechanical Engineers MEDHEC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award at the ASME Mechanical Engineering Education Summit.
This award honors department-wide efforts to cultivate a working and learning environment where all students, faculty and staff can thrive.
Grass to gas: Exploring the win-win of grass-powered energy production
Mark Mba-Wright, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is co-author on two recent studies, modeling the impact of using anaerobic digestion to produce renewable natural gas from grass biomass in different settings and from varying perspectives.
Valery Levitas named Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS; placed in top percentage nationwide
Department of Aerospace Engineering faculty member Valery Levitas has been named an inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS.
ISU graduate’s engineering expertise helps patients recover from brain injuries
For Cassandra Swacker, engineering is a way to help people.
Majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in biomedical engineering at Iowa State University equipped Swacker with the skills to design and manufacture personalized utensils and devices for people with traumatic brain injuries.
Hailey Negley: Dean’s Student Leadership Award winner and outstanding senior in mechanical engineering
“I want to help the next generation of female engineers reach their full potential.”
Mechanical engineer finds future in heart work
While life has presented challenges, it hasn’t stopped Abby McCormick, mechanical engineering major, from following her heart.
Two mechanical engineering faculty recently named ASME Fellows
Two mechanical engineering faculty, Adarsh Krishnamurthy, associate professor, and Eliot Winer, professor, were recently named Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Lee receives NSF CAREER award to research how salt solution structure changes affect final crystal formation
Jong Lee, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research on how salt solution structure changes affect final crystal formation.
NSF CAREER Award will support Secor lab develop multi-material additive manufacturing technologies for electronics
Ethan Secor, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research on additive manufacturing technologies for electronic materials.