After completing his studies at the end of the Spring 2022 semester, Yi Zheng, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering, will spend two years serving as a postdoc research scientist for the Facebook Reality Lab in Seattle.
Category: Mechanical Engineering
ME alum Charlie Kolar wins prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy
owa State senior All-American tight end Charlie Kolar is one of the most decorated players in Iowa State history and he solidified his place in Cyclone history by receiving the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy tonight at the 63rd National Football Foundation Awards Dinner in Las Vegas.
Retired ME staffer keeps busy creating stained-glass art
Deb Schroeder, who worked as a clerk for the ME department from 2010 to 2019, spends part of her free time these days creating stained-glass panels.
Olivia Tyrrell: Outstanding senior in mechanical engineering
Olivia Tyrrell is the fall 2021 outstanding senior in mechanical engineering.
Two PIRI awards grant $900k to support translational artificial intelligence and foster rural innovation
The Iowa State University Office of the Vice President for Research has announced two winning teams for the 2021 Presidential Interdisciplinary Research Initiative (PIRI), distributing a total of $900,000 in institutional funding to support two of the largest collaborative initiatives in award history. For the 2021 award cycle, two teams led by associate professor of mechanical engineering Soumik Sarkar, and professor of electrical and computer engineering Hongwei Zhang and professor of architecture Kimberly Zarecor, were each recently selected to receive $450,000 in PIRI funding over the next three years.
2021 REX, TEX award winners announced
Six mechanical engineering students were recently recognized by Iowa State University’s Graduate College.
New course teaches the art and science of beer brewing
Iowa State University’s newest courses will teach an ancient practice that has gained mass popularity in recent years: beer brewing.
Using video game-based tools to teach STEM
A mechanical engineering (ME) alum hopes to engage the next generation of scientists and engineers by using a video game interface to teach them STEM concepts and methods.
Project aims to 3D print super-soft materials for health-monitoring sensors
A new project involving an interdisciplinary team of researchers aims to 3D print super-soft materials to create sensors that can better monitor health conditions ranging from cardiovascular diseases to COVID-19.
Relieving stress through skateboarding
Everyone has their own ways of unwinding after a stressful day. Mechanical engineering student Josh Jarnagin unwinds by hopping on his skateboard and hitting the skatepark.
ME student designs, fabricates outdoor desks to reduce spread of COVID-19
Studying outside is a common scene on the Iowa State University campus during the warmer months, and that ability to study outside became even easier because of an effort by a mechanical engineering student.
Alum appointed deputy dean at Ugandan university
Three-time Iowa State University alum Denis Bbosa has been named the deputy dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology at Mbarara University in Uganda, which is the approximate equivalent of the College of Engineering at Iowa State University.
Developing a skilled workforce in rural Iowa using advanced learning technologies
A team of interdisciplinary researchers at Iowa State University will study ways that they can utilize digital teaching technologies to effectively develop a robust workforce that will serve Iowa’s rural communities.
CoMFRE graduate student earns prestigious DoD SMART Scholarship
Justin Lajoie, a mechanical engineering graduate student working with Travis Sipple in multiphase flows, has received the Department of Defense, Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship. The scholarship fully funds his education and allows him to focus on his research.
Lights. Instruments. Action!
The Iowa State University Cyclone Football ‘Varsity’ Marching Band is performing during the 2018 Band Extravaganza. The drumline is equipped with lights that flash different colors every time they hit their drums and the crowd goes wild over the spectacle. This is when Jacob Schmieder, a trumpet player in the band, came up with a business idea.